Arquebus

A teen finds a file online. It is marked by the name “The Liberator”. Inside is the 3-D model for an unmarked weapon. It is untraceable, comes with a bullet, and is available to anyone to download and print when they please. The first place he decides to take his newly printed weapon is his local high school. The first school shooting of its kind ensues. This could quickly become a reality in our community. A model for a gun has in fact already been created and downloaded over a million times.

More gun control laws are needed to protect women from domestic abusers and stalkers. Five women are killed with firearms consistently in the United States. A lady 's danger of being killed increments 500% if a weapon is available amid a local question. Amid the Iraq and Afghanistan wars, 5,364 US warriors were murdered in real life between Oct. 7, 2001 and Jan. 28, 2015; somewhere around 2001 and 2012 6,410 ladies were slaughtered with a firearm by a close accomplice in the United States. A 2003

Imagine this, a cop shows up at 3 in the morning at your house to inform you that your son or daughter won’t be coming home anytime soon. Why? Because they were in the area that a shooting occurred, and sadly they were one of the several casualties. Your heart sinks, tears fill up your eyes, and there's a lump in your throat. This can’t be possible, how could this have happened you think. Now imagine this not having to occur. Families not having to lose their loved ones from the usage of guns (to

Gun control is a very controversial subject to talk about, some people are in favor of it while on the other hand there are people opposed to it. There are many pros and cons when talking about gun control. One pro being self-defense, because it gives the individual a sense of support and protection of their material goods and their life if being attacked. The security that this entails are the main beliefs that a bearer feels, the mismanagement of security and the criminal heyday has made the citizens

Could Banning Assault Weapons Decrease Crime? According to the Congressional Digest, in an article called Gun Violence Prevention, it states, “Firearms fatalities increased by 3.8 percent in 2005 to 30,694, by 0.7 percent in 2006 to 30,897, and by 1.1 percent in 2007 to 31,224” (Gun Violence Prevention 4). In today’s world, it is becoming a commonplace for us to flip on the news and hear about some tragic murder, mass shooting, etc. It has become extremely evident that we are sweeping these tragedies

Gun violence is the sign of a far greater universal problem in America today. Violence and gun violence specifically, is surrounded within, and spread all through every part of our society. All the reasons remain intimately related to the actual solution, which can only be a general solution one by treating it as one issue. The region that I live in is considered a peaceful part of Harvest, which I am particularly grateful about. I do not have to worry about gunfights in the roads of my community

Guns. Just a word, just one little four letter word that can ignite such passion, fury, and heated debate. With the killing spree that occurred in Vegas, increased gun control is once again being thrust to the forefront as an answer to preventing future tragedy. Is that an effective answer? If we take away certain guns, ammo, clips, or stocks are we solving the problem or ignoring a larger one? Guns do not kill people, people kill people. To believe that the continued legislation of firearms

Ethical Side Freedom: The main ethical debate is that gun ownership revolves around the freedom to “bear arms.” In the second amendment from the Bill of Rights, the founding fathers wrote that “A well-regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed.” This gives anyone (as long as they are not a convicted criminal) the unalienable right to possess a firearm. In a democracy, we should not have to justify owning

“Every day ninety-three Americans are killed with guns. For every one person that is killed with a gun, two more are injured. America’s gun homicide rate is more than twenty-five times the average of other developed countries.” (CDC, 2015) These facts from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control show us that a real problem has arisen in America. Guns have caused a division in the country, and give people more power than some can handle. This dilemma strikes a question into the minds of Americans. When

Guns have become a serious issue in today’s society. There have been incalculable incidents that involved a gun causing physical harm to a person. This can occur when guns are not properly stored in a safe location. House Bill 75 has been proposed to help solve this problem. With this bill set in place, if a minor has the ability to access a firearm unauthorized, the person responsible for that firearm will receive criminal penalties. As a matter of a fact, there have been cases reported about