Guns

Frequently children are taught and trained to stay away from guns but that is often not enough. ... In addition, a small boy who had been trained all his life to stay away from guns could not resist the exciting inducement when he found a hidden gun. "I don't touch guns- he said, remembering what he was taught, " I"m touching a gun, I"m touching a gun," he shouts seconds later as he is no longer able to resist the stimulating temptation. ... The boy knew that guns were dangerous and he knew that he shouldn't have touched it, but he did anyway. ... These teens knew first hand how da...

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As stated before, the Second Amendment granted the right of a qualified citizen to own a gun. This modern debate has not been over the legitimacy of that amendment, but whether existing gun laws are sufficient, or if stricter gun laws need to be imposed. ... Without a government law that monitors these private, unlicensed sales, guns are constantly falling into the hands of potential ex-convicts who are looking for an easy source of guns. ... Instead, it is quite simple: close the "gun show loophole." ... However, conservatives in the gun control debate possess opposing ideas. ...

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As described in the article "Public Perspectives: Public Opinions About Gun Policies- by Tom Smith, general gun control consists of three major policies that would regulate the manufacture and sale of guns. ... The second type of gun control, gun safety, consists of polices designed to make guns "safer and less accessible to unauthorized users such as children-(Smith 3). ... The second type of gun control measure, gun safety, includes establishing federal consumer product safety standards to guns. It requires that guns be childproof and for gun owners to store their guns safely. ... Even wit...

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The issue of gun control pertains to those laws and regulations that would result in a limited number of people buying the guns and thus control the distribution of guns so that they do not fall into the wrong hands. ... Opposition: Guns kill people. ... (FBI) Gun suicides outnumber gun homicides. ... Of thirteen studies, nine found a significant association between gun levels and rates of gun suicide, but only one found a significant association between gun levels and rates of total suicides. ... So should gun control be implemented? ...

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The Machine Gun The machine gun is one of the most important inventions in military history. ... The worlds first working machine gun was invented by an engineer named Sir Hiram Stevens Maxim, the founder of Maxim Gun Company. Some very unique features he invented that were included on his gun were the belt feed, so ammunition could be feed continuously to the gun, and the water cooling system, which prevented his gun from overheating after rapid use. ... The machine gun is operated by first loading a round of bullets, which means to put a belt of bullets into the guns chamber. ... W...

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Do you think that carrying guns is a human right or it is just excessive? Should everybody be able to posses guns to protect themselves? ... This crisis is gun violence. ... Such people owning guns can be a threat to other people, and knowing that those kind of people are able to own guns makes it hard to sleep at night. ... We don't see machine guns being used in the U.S. in crimes. ...

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Josh Sugarman, the executive director and founder of the Violence Policy Center and the author of two books about gun violence prevention and against Gun Clubs in schools is concerned that there might be a chance for new "Columbine shooting" if this continues. On the other side, the NRA is trying to promote the guns to children because of a decreasing profit in the country. ... People sell them to criminals and ultimately the guns end up with gangs, which only worsens the situation. ... It will scare many burglars and robbers if they see a gun or hear a gun shot. At least the defense...

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INTRODUCTION Throughout American history, high-profile gun violence has taken the national spotlight regarding gun control. ... Even though this issue is very controversial, the majority of research has proven that the correlation between the availability of guns and gun violence is evident; hence stricter gun control laws will reduce gun violence. ... An article states that, "A national survey finds that nearly half of gun owners (48%) volunteer that the main reason they own a gun is for protection, and having a gun makes them feel safer" ("Perspective of gun owners"). ...

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America has dealt with gun control issues for decades, as well as anti-gun groups that want to disarm America. ... Wright, Wright discusses issues ranging from handguns, large capacity magazines, concealed guns, and how anti-gun groups misconstrue the facts regarding guns. ... There should be background checks for people to buy guns as well as for guns to transfer ownership, even if that gun comes from a deceased relative. ... When a gun owner passes away, there should be some kind of an alert in the system that lets the government know that gun's owner is deceased and the gun has no asso...

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It was the work of Tom Gunning with his scholarship with others, into what he termed the "rapture and difference" of the time (1993 p3.). ... For Gunning the early filmgoers were seeking the film-going experience as a means to experience something outside of themselves. ... The films described by Gunning were indicative of the atmosphere of the time for the viewing public. ... As indicated by Gunning, the advancement in technology, distribution, and economies of scale of a wider audience came into being. ... Perhaps it's in an unconscious homage to Gunning's concept....

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