The Rights Of The United States

A shooting here; a shooting there; an every day occurrence heard in the newspapers and on the news channels on television. New media are reporting a shooting somewhere. Whether the shootings are accidental or intentional; they are happening across the United States. Nevertheless, in today’s society, gun violence is sparking debate and controversy on how to control gun violence. Throughout the country, thousands of laws and regulations have been created to aid in the control of guns. Through much study, the gun laws and regulations in place have very little effect on the number of gun related injuries and deaths. More needs to be done to establish an effective way to control gun violence.

With the popular culture providing positive images of guns, the United States has a gun prevalence that is very rare in the modern world. While many people appreciate the “gun culture”, guns are heavily involved in violence in the United States. According to U.S. Department of Justice, since 1960, more than 750,000 Americans have died under firearms, including homicides, suicides, and unintentional injuries. The figure 1 provides a comprehensive survey of U.S. violent crimes for the period from 1993 to 2011.This figure illustrates that from 1993 to 2011, about 60% to 70% of homicides were associated with a firearm. Over the same period, between 6% and 9% of all nonfatal violence, with about 20% to 30% of robberies and 22% to 32% of aggravated assaults involving a firearm.

The “smart gun” is help because the can save many live. How? If the gun is only made to go off by its authorized user then , if someone, a suicidal teen, was to try and kill themselves they couldn’t . And that’s one life saved! If a teen that was getting bullied was to take their parents gun to school to try and harm the bully/ bullies it wouldn’t

“The number of unintentional deaths caused by firearms has ranged between 1,225 and 2,000 per year since 1979. Many of the victims are young children. In 1995, the most recent year for which final statistics are available, 440 people age 19 and younger, including 181 that were under 15, were unintentionally killed with guns.” With technology evolving, we have many resources at our fingertips.Look at your phone no one else can use it since it has to be unlocked with your fingerprint.There are also ways of unlocking your phone with your own face.Now some of these options aren’t 100% guaranteed secure.Someone could copy your fingerprint or hold up a picture of your face.Will people do this yes, but if you encounter someone who is willing to go through all that trouble then you should call the authorities.The main point is advancing gun technology so it cannot fall in the wrong hands.That only the owner can fire the gun.”( Teret) Stolen guns contribute to the number of gun-related deaths. Experts estimate that about 500,000 guns are stolen each year. Surveys of adult and juvenile criminals indicate that thefts are a significant source of guns used in crime.” (Teret) If we make guns that work only with the owner authorizing the use of it we can prevent more deaths.

Guns falling in the wrong hands is a crucial problem in our society. The United States has 88.8 guns per 100 people which is the highest total and per capita number in the world. In America 38% of men and

As the 21st century continues, the purposes behind the use of guns are significantly changing. More people are purchasing guns for criminal activities and misusing the intentional purposes of guns. These criminals are gaining access to guns and using the firearms to commit gun-related crimes. Because of the rising number of illegal guns in criminals' possession, it has become very challenging for a law-abiding citizen to purchase a firearm. Statistical studies have proven the rate of gun related crimes has increased due to the misuse of guns ("Gun Violence", 2006). Guns only bring more violence. One single shot from a gun can take away a life. Firearms were supposed to be used for self-defense and hunting, but people take advantage of guns and use them as a destructive weapon that cause millions of people to die each year. The goal is to enact more stringent screening of gun sales, ban handguns from certain areas, limit the number of guns one person can own, and general gun safety.

Since the development of firearms, human life is being more threaten than anything. Crimes related to firearms like mass killing, assault and homicide were increasing in a tremendous way. Regarding the safety of citizens, many nation have framed the gun control law in order to prevent the gun related crimes. Just like other nation, United State has also passed out Second Amendment law declaring “right of the people to keep and bear Arms’( ). Gun control law illustrated by the second amendment makes drastic changes in gun related issue. Not only it restricted the certain high loaded gun but also it helps to enforce the registration process. Although its been a several years that gun control law has been imposed, gun related crimes

The incidents of gun violence can be diminished by removing the focus on gun control and enacting more laws to regulate ammunition. Using the tremendous amount of available new technology can be a huge first step in the process. Due to the lack of current laws to regulate ammunition the safety of American citizens is very questionable. Additionally, ensuring that human rights are not violated in the process of regulation. For these reasons, one can assume the dangers assigned to gun violence will subside with the enactment of

Gun use and safety is an important issue around the world and especially in the United States. Mytec Technologies are working with American firearms manufacturer Smith & Wesson on a "smart gun." The partnership is intended to create a gun that will prevent anyone other than authorized users from shooting

People of the United States of America have basic human rights. Among them are the rights to education and democracy, freedoms of speech, thought, and expression, and the right to life. However, currently, there is no right to die present in the U.S. The right to die is defined as the right of persons to choose natural death and refuse any medical measures to prolong their lives under the circumstances of terminal illnesses and the unlikeliness of them getting well (“Right-to-die”). “Death with Dignity” laws are present in a few states such as Oregon, Washington, Vermont, California, and Montana via court decision, but these laws are still not recognized on the federal level. For a terminally ill person, it is often not an option to move to one of these states to execute the right to die since the law has strict residency requirements, including state Driver License, filed state tax returns, lease or property ownership documentation (“Public Health’s Role”). Thus, the persons, being weak physically and mentally are forced medical care to prolong their lives by reducing the quality of them without any hope for recovery. Unmanageable health care costs become a burden on the family members and loved ones of the patients. Terminally ill patients should have a choice to die on their own terms to avoid further unbearable pain, to prevent the demolition of the quality of their lives, and to stop the sufferings of their loved ones.

Human rights are inherent to being human and essentially a right obtained by any being born in the world. These rights do not discriminate whether one was born in the United States or in Mexico. Essentially, they are what it means to be a human being, not if you are a citizen to a specific country. Lawful permanent residents of the United States prior to 1996 were eligible for public benefits programs suck as the Food Stamp Program, Medicaid, Supplemental Security Income (SSI), and Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), all on terms similar to those of native-born citizens (Capps, 2002). Bill Clinton’s administration enacted Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (PRWORA) in which significantly

It is impossible not to open a newspaper, watch the television, or listen to the radio with out hearing about some type of gun violence. Perhaps the main reason for such high gun violence is that guns are so plentiful in the Unites States. In fact, there are sixty five million handguns in America ("The `facts' about Guns"). These guns contribute to an annual medical cost of fourteen billion dollars, which is spent solely on treating gun victims ("Handguns in America"). Not surprisingly, handguns are the cause of eighty percent of homicides, seventy percent of suicides, and almost every accidental shooting ("Youth and Violence"). Handgun violence is a problem that is easy for everyone to see. How to solve this predicament is another

Introduction: Citizenship is a what connect us all Americans not bounded by individuals’ race or religion. However, this is not an exception to forget the responsibilities and rights given to every individual. Throughout generations, The United States have welcomed new immigrants from all over the world and they have helped shape and define the country what we see today. All American citizens share equal rights which are right to vote, prompt, worship, be employed, and much more. The principal of “due process of law” protects these rights for all Americans, established through the Fifth and Fourteenth Constitution Amendments. In other words, by the constitution, every individual citizen has the freedom to pursue “life, liberty, and the

The U.S. Government has made a draft official, containing list of specifications for manufactures of smart guns, 5 months after the US Department of Justice proposed it. It’s an initial outline of the baseline features including safety features, requirements for rechargeable and replaceable batteries, and failsafe countermeasures.

Many accidental shootings, resulting in death and serious injuries, occur each year from a curious child finding a relatives gun and the weapon discharges while in possession of the child. Moreover, many adolescents with access to unsecured guns commit suicide each year. What if there was a technology that could prevent many of these atrocities from occurring? Well, the technology already exists and it is commonly referred to as a ‘smart gun.’ This paper explores a brief history of the ‘smart gun’ technology, advantages and disadvantages of the technology, and the challenges companies who try to advance this technology face, even though this technology could easily prevent several of the aforementioned gun related incidents from occurring.