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    Firearms are bred into the DNA of the United States of America. The right for civilians to bear arms is written in the constitution which makes it a god given right. Firearms have always been seen as a means to protect what one has and what one loves but in recent years there has been a change in the opinion of firearms. Although a high majority of people who reside in the United States own a gun or know someone with a gun there have been incidents that have called for the examination of the process

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    Weapons have evolved to become more sophisticated every century, especially guns. A gun is a weapon that can shoot projectiles called bullets. There are many types of guns, such as the hunting rifle, the hand pistol or a semi-automatic pistol. Guns are also more efficient and effective than knives or arrows, as a weapon - since many can shoot from and to a far distance. Some are also very compact. A gun's use can vary from recreational hunting to committing a crime. Since guns can be very dangerous

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    On October 1st in Las Vegas, Nevada, the worst mass shooting in United States history happened. The shooting was carried out with semi-automatic assault rifle, which are military grade weapons that can fire over 100 rounds per minute. This shooting reopened the debate on gun control, which has been necessarily quiet for a while. With our country so divided over this issue, there are many things that need to change to make the issue better. There have been roughly around 130 mass shootings in the

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    Influences of Civil War Technology

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    influence the design has. It went through many steps to become its final product during the civil war, the design was improved so much that it become one of the reasons so many people ended up being killed instead of being just injured. The design let the rifle be loaded much faster, shoot farther, and be more deadly.

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    assault style category if it meets any of the following criteria; “any firearm capable of fully automatic, semiautomatic, or burst fire, ... a semiautomatic rifle shorter than 30 inches, ... semiautomatic centerfire rifle that has a fixed magazine that can hold more than ten rounds, ... or a pistol grip” (Rose). The assault style gun is much more versatile and effective than the average hunting rifle. Assault style guns enable the marksman

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    Effects Of Gun Control

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    Does gun control an effecttive way to prevent mass shootings? In December 2012, 20 years old Alan Lonzon kills 20 children in the Sandy hook elementary school. Could gun control prevent this deadly mass murder? Gun control has been a very controversial topic in United States. Our government should care about this issue because innocent people die every year in the United States. Gun control will not prevent mass shooting because legal guns are easily accessible to anyone, it’s also very easy to make

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    You get to go to you favorite artist concert near your town and you owe it all to Sam, your best-friend since kindergarten. You are so excited that your emotions are jumping all over your bedroom. Later, you put on your brand new outfit and meet Sam at the concert. You enter the building with a rush and the whole atmosphere changes. The room is filled with thousand of buzzing fans, dancing lights, and your in the middle of it. Then your favorite artist comes on stage and start singing along with

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    and the causes and effects of the laws we have had, Firstly, some of the history of gun control in the United States. In 1791 the 2nd Amendment was added and in 1871 the National Rifle Association was formed. In 1934 the National Firearms act was passed and on passes the Gun Control Act. These laws restricted some automatic weapons and shotguns, as well as keeping a better eye on interstate traffic of firearms. In 1986 the Firearm Owner’s Protection Act was passed and in 1993 The Brady Handgun Violence

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    the most common sporting rifles on the market. For good reason! The AR-15 is the civilian version of the United States military rifle, the M4. The M4 has been in service for many years; serving in over five wars and many different terrains, it has proven to be reliable across the jungles of Vietnam and the deserts of Iraq. This rifle is the leading rifle in modern military technology and will be for the years to come. The AR-15 is slightly different from the M4 military rifle. Due to certain laws, the

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    HISTORY OF FIREARMS Firstly, for a clear understanding the history of firearms is extensively complicated and the actual fact is that the scientific approach was often discovered well before they had a practical use. The discovery of gunpowder by the Chinese over a thousand years ago led to the evolution of firearms though it was predominantly used in firecrackers and nothing more besides in some weapons for military purpose. Gunpowder is commonly made up of Charcoal, Sulphur and Saltpetre( Potassium

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