Loaded Gun Essay

In 2015, 13,367 people lost their lives due to gun violence according to Gun Violence Archive. The Archive also states that out of that number, 693 were children from ages 0-11. We can all agree that there is indeed a problem that we have to address. The solution to that problem, however, has been debated by many. I believe the solution to this problem exists in three parts: Mandatory training and licensing along with more heavily secure gun storage, stricter regulations on the purchasing of a firearm—disabilities

saw some men who have guns and was practicing shooting, where he sparked his interest to buy a gun. And there he went to a store and borrowed a catalog. The store w if he is planning to buy something, because he wasn’t the one who keeps and saves his earnings, then he shyly told the store owner that he is buying a gun. The store owner told him he was too young to own a gun. But it won’t change Dave’s frustration of buying it. It happened that the store owner is selling an old gun for just two dollars

thought of killing was too much for her. She handed me the .45 magnum she had and said, "if you can shoot that gun without having second thoughts, you can have it." Having strong morals about killing someone to prevent more lives from being lost, I accepted her challenge. I made my way down the stairs and passed where my family was. As I passed by, they looked at me in confusion because I had a gun. I made me way to the testing booth to fire the six shots I had. The targets were wanted posters that had

of power. Could kill a man with a gun like this. Kill anybody, black or white. And if he were holding his gun in his hand, nobody could run over him; they would respect him"(Wright, 377). "Lawd, ef Ah had just one mo bullet Ah'd taka shot at tha house. Ah'd like t scare ol man Hawkins jusa little…Jusa enough t let im know Dave Saunders is a Man"(Wright383).      Dave's adoration and oppsetion with the gun is seen throughout the story. The way he treats the gun and speaks of it , it seems that he

Why children should be taught gun safety? “The latest CDC data are for 2006 and list 11 categories of accidental deaths...For all children younger than 15:54 died from firearm accidents”(Gun-Proof your child with Firearms Education.) Guns don't pull the trigger on themselves and kill people,it's the hand or in this case tiny hand that they fall into who kill,accidental or not it happens.Children dying from gun accidents is an epidemic that can easily be stopped.Children are not born knowing how

the car to bring in the shotgunn. When we came back we put our ear and eye protection on and headed into the range. Mr. Sanders described what I would be doing today and how that would prepare me for the following weeks. Starting with how to load a gun, opening, inserting the shell, closing,aiming, taking the safety off, and then shooting. All of which I already knew how to do from prior experience. I felt pretty confident in myself for I had shot before (I was wrong). Next he described the differences

no one got hurt. There was a kid brought a gun into school today and, pulled out during class. Luckily the teacher had a gun in the class room which stopped the kid in a few minutes. Should the school call the police department and, do nothing causing people to get hurt? Or should the teacher of stop the shooter? Of course the teacher should of stop the shooter. By stopping the shooter it did not get worse and no one got hurt. Teachers should have guns in school to protect the students. Part of

sauntered in. Its hands jammed into the pockets of exuberantly expensive pants which matched the equally high quality suit. Sebastian was seated at the scuffed, battered table with legs propped against another chair, cleaning a wide arrangement of gun parts and torture equipment from the last contract (which had been messy). “Hiya, Sebby. Miss me?” Within seconds Moran had leapt from his seat and had his hunting knife against Moriarty’s throat, pressing dangerously close to breaking the skin. “Start

others. We all understand that it’s a teacher’s job to keep our young children safe at school, but do we really need to go as far as allowing them with loaded and deadly weapons? Teachers, if given that power, could misuse the weapons and harm our children. Having an armed weapon would also raise the probability of distrust and fear, as weapons like guns, with a single pull of the trigger, could take someone’s life away. Furthermore, if the weapons got into the wrong hands, such as a child’s, it will

technological leap in weaponry, the weapons were very interesting and effective at the time. Artillery At the time of the American Revolution, illiteracy was a common problem. Maybe that is why the men responsible for arming and firing Mortars, Howitzers and Guns (Cannon) were considered the cream of the crop. The troops tasked with firing the Artillery not only had to be able to operate the weapon, but also had to be able to do the calculations required to place their round on target. Mortars came in