Human Perspectives

In America guns have been a part of the country’s society since it’s birth. Throughout history the citizens of the US have used firearms to protect the nation, protect their families, hunt for food and engage in sporting activities. The issue of Guns and gun control is complex. Weighing the rights and liberties of the individual against the welfare and safety of the public has always been a precarious balancing act. In the United States, gun control is one of these tumultuous issues that has both sides firmly entrenched in their positions. Those parties in favor of gun ownership and the freedom to use and keep arms, rely on the fact that the provision for such rights is enshrined in their constitution. In this climate of

My grandfather was born and raised in the backwoods of Louisiana during a turbulent time for African Americans. As a black man he lived in perpetual danger. Through race riots, physical exploitation, and attempted rape, he has developed a much different opinion about gun reform than mine. So much so that my mother carries the many of the same opinions.

The Atlantic asked its readers about their first memories with guns, and one reader responded with "We lived in southwestern Colorado my first six years of life (1949-1955). My father had a double-barrel shotgun, and a single-barrel one, a .22 rifle, and a “deer rifle.” We ate more venison than beef and almost as much pheasant as chicken.... I never knew where he kept those guns; I never touched one that he didn’t offer. We only saw them when he cleaned them or packed them to go hunting. He let my older sister and me shoot one of them to feel the kick and power and hear the loudness.... When he passed away in 1981, a year after my mother had passed away, we took inventory of their estate, but we never found those guns. Perhaps he sold them or gave them away or simply kept them hidden somewhere so that no one would be able to find them and shoot someone accidentally" (Green). The issue of gun control has been an increasing cynosure in society, growing in its controversy. The polar opposite sides seem to grow further different from one another, with one side supporting and the other opposing gun control laws/actions. Those who support it tend to believe there should either be no place for the firearms in society at all or that there should be very strict restrictions on who may obtain a given firearm. Those who oppose the laws believe there should either be little to no change in current restrictions or, as the National Rifle Association (NRA) advocates, there ought to be

In light of the stereotyped, yet nonetheless accurate, obsession of firearms that the American people proudly uphold, restricting the use of guns proves to be a much more difficult feat than one would have you believe. “America 's pervasive gun culture stems in part from its colonial history, revolutionary roots, frontier expansion, and the Second Amendment”.

A controversial subject in America today is gun control; should there be or should there not be. I do not know the answer to this question, but I do have an opinion as most citizen of our country. All trough our history guns have been used for the good of the people, and on the other hand, they have been used for the not so good of the people; however, as with most things there is a good use and a bad use. I believe the good uses out weigh the bad uses in this case. In this essay I am going to discuss three reasons I am against gun control: one being it is our constitutional right to bear arms, two every citizen should have the right to protect themselves, their family, and their property, and three for conservation purposes hunting

Since I was a little girl, I remember hunting season; Dad and Katlyn, my sister, would come home to say they killed a deer. Even though I did not enjoy hunting, I still see how much they love to go; hunting great bonding time for them. My dad taught my sister and me how important gun safety is. He has shown us how to carry a gun properly, never to aim it at anyone, never put our finger on the trigger until ready to shoot, and always leave the safety button on until ready to shoot as well. In my house guns are always hidden or locked up in a safe, only Dad knows the combination, so no intruder can get to them. Guns are a very serious item. I was raised to understand guns are not something to joke around about; if they are in the hands

As a person living in a household with guns all my life, as well as my house being robbed, I am blessed to have protection of these weapons. My father would have an protocol for all predicted situations, which help out my family in the long run. Without these weapons, our property and maybe our lives would have been taken. Having the permission to bear arms is a right that I don’t want to lose and I will fight to keep this right alive.

In the past year, I am sure that you have heard about the issue of gun control. Well, do you really know the full story behind the debate? My goal for this essay is to fully explain everything to you behind this issue and why it is such a big deal in our world today. There are many different problems behind why gun control is such a big issue in the world today, and why some people want gun control and others do not. Through these contrasting opinions on gun control, the world will never fully decide what is completely right.

The author is to show democrats and liberals the opposite side and why conservatives do not want a ban on guns or even gun control . He is trying to see the gun debate argument on both sides. Although they are pro guns they also are pro gun control. The purpose of this article is to educate and try to reason with those who do not see the other side of the gun debate article. This article shows the common ground that both liberals and conservatives may agree on. Rural America wants a voice and wants to be understood. Many liberals often label guns as bad and believe that should be banned. Leonard analyzes both points of view and shows both sides. “But again, where you might blame the guns, they don’t. They blame the shooters.” (Rob Leonard).

Violence. Murder. Sadness. These words describe a situation that has been occurring in the United State more frequently, a mass shooting. The thought of something so horrible happening to someone close or even oneself is hard to imagine. However, knowing that that possibility of a shooting happening is raising more concern on gun laws. The debate is one that is difficult to answer; there are those who, almost literally, love their guns more than their children and there are those who love their children more than guns. Both sides make valid arguments and can be quite convincing as well, although, to provide a unanimous solution we must analyze both perspectives. The question is then brought to attention; what are the perspectives on the gun

Marcus Aurelius said “Everything we hear is an opinion, not a fact. Everything we see is a perspective, not the truth.” This quote portrays the idea that everything we hear or see is not a fact nor the truth because every individual have their own perspectives. Individual’s perspectives can be influenced by their beliefs and values or from other people. However, as people grow older and become more mature, their perspective may change because they developed a better understanding or they’ve learned to think more deeply. In the novel To Kill A Mockingbird, and the poem Equality Harper Lee and Maya Angelou developed the idea that an individual’s perspective could have different effects on personal beliefs because individual’s perspectives will

Firearms have been the subject of long standing controversies in America society, culture and law. And our children and young adults are getting their hands on guns in a variety of ways and for various reasons. Some for recreational use, hunting and target shooting, and some for a means of hurting one, or many people at a time. “An average of seven children and teens under the age of 20 are killed by guns every day” the Brady Campaign states. (Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence, n.d.). There is a problem with keeping guns in the home because it increases the risk of injury and death. Between 6% and 14% of firearm owning households with a child under age 18 have an unlocked and loaded firearm. (Johnson, 2004, p.175) .

A part of the political ideology that I have is more gun control, with more laws and testing. I grew up surrounded by my dad’s side of the family. None of these family members ever went hunting or had a need to have guns around. However, when my dad was young, my grandfather had a gun. It was not kept in a safe, secure area which caused my uncle to get in a little accident with the gun when he was playing hide and seek in my grandparent’s bedroom. This caused only minor injury, but left lasting impacts on this side of my family. Growing up hearing these stories I never had much thought about it, beside the fact that it was incredible dangerous and thankful we didn’t have any such thing in my house.

In America there are two strong sides that are for and against the owning of firearms. I will refer to the side that is for firearms as the pro-gun side and antigun side for those who oppose firearms. In this paper I will discuss how firearms affect our lives here in America. I will inform you what a firearm is and how they are used. I will discuss whether owning a firearm is ever morally permissible. I hope that by the end of this paper that you will be able make your own decision on this topic and join the side that you think is right.

Let us take a moment and think about how we view ourselves. Do we think we are strong, motivated, maybe even the next legend to rise in this world? Now, what do we think other people think of us? As I am sure most of us know all too well that what a person is thinking and what they say to our faces are usually two vastly different things. That is unless the person actually cares enough to say something straight to your face. We all know how disappointing today’s society is, but what about other time periods? I am going to show you how even at two different time periods, through the stories “Araby” written by James Joyce, and “A Rose for Emily” written by William Faulkner that society hasn’t really changed. There will always be those that keep their thoughts to themselves and those who can’t help, but to insert their two cents into another’s life. After all it is human nature.