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Allowing guns on campuses has to be one of the most absurd solutions conceived to regulate safety. Firearms have no place in the hands of staff and students on campus. The idea is totally blown out of proportion because many universities actually considering concealed carry believe the impact will be less crime and more safety, but what exactly does it mean to allow a weapon on college property? People that are for campus carry argue that those with a firearm will be able to defend themselves against

The more people who own guns the more likely the violence is to occur. If we keep restricting guns as a country, people will find a way to still get firearms. The strict laws will only cause more criminals to be aroused to fight back. Criminals are only know for one thing and that is breaking the law. We also have all these children seeing violence and cruelty through social media or even national television. This child could feel like violence is a good way of handling things. The television encourages

A large field was broken up by two rows of trees creating a small square section with dense cattails covering most of it. A mix of knee high grass and alfalfa covered the rest. Luke, Billy, and I decided it would be best to start on one side and push the birds to the other, staying away from the tree line. We quietly stepped out of the truck and safely loaded our guns. Once we were ready, I went to the bed. Luke’s dog, Chase, and my dog, Ruby, watched eagerly wagging their tails, waiting for the

1 Teenage Gun Violence Nicole Minor Union University . Abstract Teenage gun violence is on the rise. Gun violence has become a major problem for America. We have more privately owned guns than any other country. This could be one of the reasons that guns are being used by teens, because of the access they have to guns. The availability of guns to our youth is making the world unsafe. Although lawmakers are working on gun control laws, I wonder is the problem

In recent years gun violence has increased significantly in various parts of the world. There are more cases of children and young adults engaging in violence or getting caught in the crossfire. Is there anyone to blame ? There has been debate over whether gun laws are strict enough and what else can be done to reduce such acts from occurring. With more lives being affected on a regular basis, more concerns arise as to how people can live safe lives when guns are being used in increasing numbers

Give a Boy a Gun is a novel by author Todd Strasser. In this novel, Brendan Lawlor and Gary Searle are two boys that attend Middletown High School. Brendan Lawlor moves to Middletown from Springfield in the middle of his ninth grade year. While Brendan was a jock and popular in his previous school, his life changed when he came to a new town and a new school. Brendan becomes friends with Gary Searle, who is also an outcast at Middletown High School. Brendan noticed that he has been struggling beside

BOOM! Dust flew, and there was a six foot hole in the wall. There was a man to my surprise, it looked like agent McHaven. But just as I was about to call to him my eyes drew weary—I felt faint. I fell to the ground with a thud. The next thing I knew was that I woke up in a white bed looking straight into the dark brown eyes of agent McHaven. “Agent McHaven, what are you doing here?” I ask. “I’m saving your life, the rich and president Poe they think that they can do whatever they want to do. Oh

In order to have a peaceful community, and for everyone in society to feel safe again, we need more restriction on guns such as who handles guns, when they are handling a gun, and what they are needing the gun for. Violence is a part of history, that has always been talked about. We don’t need violence anymore, and not having restrictions on guns, is just making the violence worse. We need to know the problems that guns have caused in the past, and today, and the real reason why people who are against

“If a child can’t open a bottle of Aspirin, we should make sure that they can’t pull a trigger on a gun.” This is a saying of our President, Barack Obama, regarding gun laws. Picture yourself enjoying a movie at a movie theater, eating a meal at a restaurant, or even sitting in a math class in high school while people all around you are carrying loaded guns! Although this may appear unbelievable, it is likely because the second amendment of the United States Constitution gives citizens the right

Although gun violence has fluctuated since the 1960s, recently it has started to become a major topic of debate and chaos. Polls and studies conducted by Everytown.org have provided some extremely frightening statistics about the gun problems in America. In an average year, 12,000 people in the U.S alone are slaughtered by firearms and on an average day, 93 people. That means that our country’s gun homicide rate is 25 times higher than all other developed countries. Even though they were only mentioned