The Consequences Of Shootings

y yard shot,i was just about to shoot then i looked at the end of my arrow there was a field tip on i knew i had to do something fast.

My eyes gravitated toward sudden movement in the right side of the binoculars. I instantly caught a glance of a huge rack of antlers creeping out of the pine trees. Instinctively, I threw down the binoculars, grabbed my gun, found the buck in my cross-hairs, took the safety off, and fired. The deer immediately dropped.

Has the deinstitutionalization of the mentally ill led to the increase of mass shootings experienced in the US? According to Lankford, several reports suggest that up to 60% of offenders of mass shootings in the US since 1970, exhibited symptoms including depression, delusions, and acute paranoia prior to the commission of their crimes. Further statistics have shown that since 1982, there have been at least 71 public mass shooting across the country; with 34 of these mass shooting having occurred since 2006. A recent analysis of the database by researchers at Harvard University corroborated by a recent FBI study concluded that mass shootings have been on the rise. More than half of the cases involve school or workplace shootings, 12 and 20

When we hear the words mass shooting, most of us immediately pause and begin to think the worst. We are filled with sorrow that soon turns to anger as details of the event emerge. A portion of the population immediately begins to call for more gun regulation and the battle is staged again. This scenario plays out in the media and in the legislative halls around the country and seems to occur on a much too frequent basis. Has the frequency of mass shootings actually increased? Or has technology allowed the media to convey stories within minutes of their occurrence giving the appearance of increasing crime? Many people believe the term mass shooting and inner city are almost synonymous

Archery Club Meeting for any 6, 7, and 8 graders: Archery club will be having a meeting at Shattuck Middle School any student interested in learning how to shoot a bow or to those who already know how. You do not need to have any experience or equipment to join; we have different levels and equipment for all participants. We will discuss when the club will meet in the future and hand out a permission slip to be taken home. The meeting will take place in room C57 (Mr. Meyer's room) at Shattuck Middle School on Thursday November 8, 2012 from 3:30 to 4:15. Please make sure a ride will be here to pick you up. See you then, and stay on target with your grades. If you cannot stay for the

Without a doubt there is a lot of violence on the news today, from mass shootings to murder almost every day. The violence happening should have schools and work places concerned and working better security to their environment. Mass shootings that have occurred over the years such as the Sandy Hook Elementary School, Aurora Movie Theater and the University of California had shooter that had been diagnosed with one or more mental issue. In the article by Jonathan Metzel, he explained each of the three shootings that are listed above in detail. Jessica Jigmond stated in her article that by voting having better gun laws could help prevent shootings to occur and killing innocent people. The last article Guns, Schools, and Mental Illness:

The reasoning behind issues of accidental killings to mass murders is also muddled in the minds of many. Many people seem to focus on different aspects of mass shootings in order to develop a sensible explanation for their occurrences. For example, some aspects analyzed may include, focus on the motives of the gunman, the strength and efficiency of firearm laws, and society’s disregard for the mentally ill. This is what is known by “attribution theory” (Joslyn, Haider-Markel 431) This theory describes how people justify what causes certain actions and events–with individual reasoning in order to show how gun ownership builds the way individuals determine who to blame and how they view mass shootings. Gun possession causes individuals to

Sitting in the blind looking out over the water Renee and I patiently await the arrival of shoot time. Looking out at the sky with its thin blue line of light on the horizon as the sun begins to rise into the dark sky still above us. Quiet with anticipation and excitement, we start to hear the sounds of nature waking up all around us. We ready ourselves and load our guns as we hear the distant sounds of the first of many groups of ducks and geese that we hope to see this morning. I look down at my watch and then to Renee the time has come. I raise one of my mallard calls to my lips and taking a deep breath I break the silence of the crisp autumn morning with a sharp cracking cadence. Above me I hear the cadence repeated they are coming in

Two new deer hunters decided to separate to increases their chances. “What if we get lost?” says one of them. “Fire three shots up in the air, every hour on the hour” says the other. “I saw it on TV.” Sure enough, one of the hunters gets lost, so he fires three shots up into the air every hour on the hour. The next day the other hunter finds his friend with the help of the Forest Ranger. “Did you do what I said?” asked the hunter. “Yes, I fired three shots up into the air every hour on the hour, until I ran out of arrows.” Bow hunting has been around for many years. Bows have evolved over the years, so much that it is easier to bow hunt now than it was years ago. Everyone should try bow hunting at least once in their lifetime. Bow hunting can be a challenging sport, an exciting sport, and a relaxing sport.

As my team walked up onto the field, filled with cameras and fans, we were determined to win. Before we started the match, our coach yelled, “NO REGRETS. Just shoot strong.” And that is what we did. We were the first cadet team to force the Koreans, who are the best at archery in the world, into a one arrow shoot-off. As I stepped up into the line, a million thoughts were pouring into my head. Don’t mess up. Don’t embarrass yourself. Don’t let down your team. I could not stop thinking this negative thoughts. BANG. I shot my arrow and saw it sail down to the target and hit the golden yellow. Unfortunately, the Koreans were closer to the center. When they won, they started cheering in Korean. Us? We were devastated. For me, however, on the inside, I was ecstatic because I felt like my perseverance proved who I truly

The deer hunt tests your patience and in my case- accuracy. One day my brother told me to come up to him on the property. When I arrived there I caught my breath and calmed down to be able to take my best shot. After that we then situated our selves for the shot. It was a long 150 yard shot. I held my aim and didn’t even breath to be able to take the perfect shot. Once I shot, the deer all of the sudden trotted away. I had missed! However, I took three more shots, right after the third shot the deer dropped dead instantly.

So, let's go back to our story. You draw your bow, and, shoot. You make your target, a huge monster. You keep loosing your arrows until it drops dead. You and your hunters go to celebrate the victory.

It is a chilly, snowy, winter day that’s just perfect for the start of the shot gun deer hunting season. Gabe, with more excitement than he could contain, is spending time at Grandma and Grandpa’s house while Mom and Dad are slaying deer. This happens every year the first weekend in December. As he runs to the patio door, he imagines what fun he will be having for the day.

It is a quiet day in the last dying weeks of summer. The only sound is the wind through the high grass and the occasional croak of a frog. I’m standing in the middle of the path, my father stands behind my right shoulder holding the thrower. “Pull.”, I say as I raise my 12 gauge to my shoulder. Time seems to slows as I focus on the bright circular orange ceramic tile. I take a deep breath, and squeeze. With a flash and a roar the shotgun bucks in my hands and the scent of gunpowder fills my nose. Less than a second later, over my ringing ears, I hear the odd sound of breaking ceramic. Perfect.A feeling of elation I seldom feel rises in my chest.My lips strech into a wolfish grin, “Again.” I say. Ten more times the shotgun bucks and roars out into the relative silence and ten

Soon enough, however, we seemed to become bored with our adventure and decided that our excitement for the day had ended, so we began our short journey back to my house. On the way back, we stopped briefly by the tree that supplied the three squirrels we killed previously. I then continued walking, but my friend had noticed a squirrel clinging to the trunk of the tree. I was on the opposite side of the tree from him, about forty feet away from my fellow gunslinger. As I turned around, I noticed I was in the direct line of his firing range. Before I had time to warn him of the unsafe situation, I saw the shots. Three consecutive discharges of his gun snapped the scene into slow motion. Fire and smoke billowed out of his gun after each bullet was released. The sound of the shots was deafened by my own fear, although I could hear the bullets whizzing inches from my head. As bullets pierced the air right next