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    circumstances and everyone else who have a firearm in their name. The vast majority of the adult public is allowed to obtain and have a firearms they want, thus preserving the personal right to “keep and bear arms” that has been established by recent U.S. Supreme Court rulings. But that right, like all rights, has limits. People with serious criminal records or severe mental illness may reasonably be deemed at such high risk of misusing firearms that raised a public-safety alarm which should always take priority

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    some people think they should be banned. Guns are important because they provide instant protection to people before the police could every reach a crime. They are even important for sports because there is even an Olympic sport that revolves around firearms. Also hunting is increasing in popularity more than any other sport. Guns also play a huge role in our economy and if they were to be banned our economy would be critically damaged. Years ago gun sales had highs and lows but now they have been increasing

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    Firearms evidence is a key to capturing a shooter. Firearms evidence can be found at different types of crime scenes; from homicide to rape. Forensic technicians can determine the distance of a shot based on power residue, they can compare cartridge cases and bullets to particular guns possibly used at the crime scene and link them to owners, forensic technicians can also determine the sequence of shots fired and trajectories. Gunshot residue found at a crime scene can be matched with that found

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    Firearms in the United States have always been very controversial, no matter what regulations we have put in the past, there is always something new. When a firearm is found at a crime scene, it is most likely the weapon or one of the weapons used to commit the crime or a killing. Firearms evidence is usually encountered in crimes against persons such as homicide, assault and robbery; but may also be found in other crimes such as burglary, rape, and narcotics violations. The first step into processing

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    pushing harder to consider legislation about whether or not to permit concealed guns on college campuses and to obliterate the existing firearm regulations. This is not Colleges and Universities purpose; they’re for learning and experiences and amongst other things, not about guns. Students and faculty should not be allowed to carry firearms onto college campuses, firearms are illegal on most campuses, and that is how it should remain. In 2015, the number of colleges and universities in the United

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    When working with violent crime scenes, firearms are used quite frequently. The use of firearms can make the collection process much tedious. You have to remember safety first and treat all firearms as if they were loaded. There are many different types of firearms and ammunition out there, they all shoot different and not one firearm will create the same markings on the ammunition. Ballistics is the scientific study of the path of a bullet. A story can be told by the path the bullet takes.

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    Gun Control After many firearm related attacks, gun control still remains a large issue that needs to be solved in the United States. Attacks such as the Sandy Hooks and Columbine High school shootings, gun control was brought back into being a serious issue being discussed. With a long history in the United States, and having many different pros and cons, groups such as the NRA and ATF continually try to provide solutions to cutting back gun related violence. Gun control is a controversial topic

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    Scouts Gun Safety Hey, Parents! We are excited to introduce a gun safety course for the Boy Scouts at the Guadalupe-Parkway Sommerville Centers. The duration of the program will last four weeks, with the last week being live shooting from a gun range. Our purpose in this gun safety course is to provide our Boy Scouts with knowledge when it comes to firearm safety. We want to teach them how to handle properly a firearm and know what to do in the presences of a firearm. The firearm course instructor

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    in the United States where 247 million adults reside – which averages more than one firearm for every person able to own one. This is a sobering statistic as violence is currently on the rise. However, concluding that all people owning firearms are dangerous would be an invalid assumption. Most legal owners do not pose a problem; the illegal firearms cause the biggest issues in the nation. The theft of firearms has almost doubled from the 1990s from 230,000 to 400,000 per year. There are 30,000

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    inches tall and weighs 255 pounds. The client also lives in a one level townhome home with his wife and daughter. Safety In meeting with the client, I observed various safety measures that are in place throughout the home. The home safety checklist provided on pages 694 of the Fundamentals of Nursing Guide Eighth Edition was the basis for my checklist. Regarding fire and burn safety the client is very prepared he has a list of emergency phone numbers posted near the cabinets where he keeps his

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