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Amy Bishop was born on February 4, 1968 (Dunlop, 2010), to Sam Bishop and Judy Bishop. They lived in Iowa City where her father worked on his graduate art work at the University of Iowa. Bishop was a bright and empathetic girl who loved to play with her toys. The family eventually moved to Massachusetts where her father got a teaching job. They settled in Braintree in 1968 and Seth was born later in the year (Keefe, 2013). Amy was an asthmatic and she was sent to the emergency room often which is

Guns and Violence School shootings, gang violence, drive by shootings, murder, and thousands of acts of violence are committed every day. Members of our society criticize their own people for this violence while they continue to sit back and do nothing about it. These acts of violence have many contributing factors. Violence in our country today is escalating because we don't control the distribution of the guns sold. There are not enough restrictions on guns sold legally.

Guns all around the world have done harm to people such as killing them, but has also saved the lives of people as a use of protection, which is why I believe that guns should not be taken away all together. It is in my hope that I can get people to understand that guns have a meaning behind them both good and bad and that regulations within the gun control need to be set in place. A safety and mandatory training should be in place for anyone who is purchasing a gun. To be able to get a gun or firearm

The Dark Night Rises July 20th 2012 held the midnight premiere of the anticipated film, The Dark Night Rises, this night was also the premiere of an idea in my head, that I passionately hated guns. The Aurora shooting was a massacre that carved a deep impression on my beliefs in relation to guns and even more so, the moral people. It was after that incident that I began to see America’s ethical spine for what it really was, bent and partially broken. As the ethical backbone of this country continues

Shooting an Intruder vs. Your Safety In today’s world there is so much controversy over guns and whether or not civilians should have access to them. Since the beginning of time, we have used some type of weapon to protect both ourselves and our family. Protecting our loved ones comes naturally to us. Since the first gun was invented in China during the 10th century, which was the Chinese Fire Lances (Harder), they have been used as a means for protection. Using guns for protection brings about

Questions for the Direct Line of Questioning (Trying to prove it wasn’t PTSD induced) Sazer was badmouthing Jamie the night of the shooting at Alex’s restaurant Did the gun pointing gesture at Jamie and told him to “run home before there is trouble” Sazer got up and started looking around when the fireworks got too loud. Seemed to be looking for Jamie MARK THIS IS THE ANSWER I AM KIND OF LOOKING FOR WHEN I DIRECT YOU (not word for word though). IF YOU SKIP INFORMATION I WILL ADD MORE QUESTIONS

On the morning of December 14, 2012, a lone shooter entered Sandy Hook elementary school and killed 26 people. This heinous crime is America’s deadliest mass shooting at a grade school and the fourth-deadliest mass shooting by a single person. Throughout the country, American citizens were mournful and regretful as media outlets released the details of what transpired. Police investigators, media reporters, and American citizens were left wondering how could this have happened and how could we have

On Campus Protection: Staff Carrying Guns “Between [2001 through 2002] and [2005 through 2006], there were 61 total casualties during college shooting incidents. During the [2006 through 2007] to [2010 through 2011] school years, casualties nearly tripled, increasing to 168 killed or wounded; 42% of these victims were shot during the mass shootings at Virginia Tech (49) and Northern Illinois University (21). Casualties continued to climb to 208 [adding] (24%) during the last five school years—a 241%

When tragic, major events happen in the United States, you can always expect an argument or something to unfold about how to prevent something similar from happening again. On October 1st, a man named Stephan Paddock, shot and killed 59 people including himself, while injuring an additional 546. This shooting is now considered the deadliest attack in United States history, so of course you can expect an ongoing political conversation on how to prevent attacks like this. During the attack, Paddock

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