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    In the United States, thirty-three thousand people die each year from gun violence. Roughly two-thirds of those gun deaths are from suicide, and the remaining are from homicides. The vast majority of the country believes in stricter gun control; for a number of reasons, Congress can’t pass gun control laws. Rather than focusing on the weapon and stricter background checks, focus on the ammunition instead. Metal bullets are unnecessary and overpowered – you only need them when you have the intent

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    To begin, it is much easier to list the benefits of technology. Some of these benefits are easy to point out and seem relatively obvious; cars, planes, cell phones, and a multitude of other electronic devices that serve us in our day to day lives. But technology is not simply the material products that we use. Technology helps us in the background of our lives by simplifying means of production, providing us with things oft taken for granted. Consider our chairs, our buildings, our streets, our clothes

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    A person never knows if their life’s base between life or death, when there is a terrorist out in the community willing to come out and kill many citizens for no apparent reason. Proposition 63 would regulate the amount of ammo a gun should have and have no more guns with large magazines. With large magazines it is easier for a terrorist to kill more people in less time, but with proposition 63, ammo would cut off shortly for a gun owner and have their background checked to buy ammo or a gun. Will

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    In 1962, the article “The Incredible Laser” predicts the development of a laser canon and stated that all lasers are dangerous. This is one of many misconception the public has made of the ideal purpose of the laser. Most misconception the public has makes on laser is that all lasers, masers, and particle-beam weapons are dangerous. He describes the Ray Gun Myth as “purely the stuff of fiction” meaning this is the concept of a beam weapon being small enough to be used as a hand-held weapon is not

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    Do you know what the steps are when it comes to processing firearms evidence? Do you know what you should not do when picking up a firearm at a crime scene? Do you know what the steps are to safe handling of firearms found at crime scenes? Have you ever heard what information can be obtained from the analysis of firearms evidence? Do you know what data bases and technology can be used in processing a firearm? Have you heard what you can use to test bullets to see if they are a match to what has been

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    Words Are Loaded Pistols

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    Words are Loaded Pistols” – Jean-Paul Sartre Words are loaded pistols means to me, they kind of shoot each other with thoughts and words. that to show the power of words. when you speak, you shoot the words out. Furthermore, words is more dangerous than thoughts, because thoughts are something we think of and words are the result we make out of our thoughts. When we speak we give our opinion and therefore it can be seen as a violent thing. Moreover, the wounds from bullets are easy heal, but the

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    Crossbow Bolt Essay

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    SPEED TRACK 60 pcs. for 50lb 80lb Pistol Crossbow Cobra Small Bolts Plastic Sharp Arrows 270 4.4/5 $13.99 https://www.amazon.com/SPEED-TRACK-Pistol-Crossbow-Plastic/dp/B00BP1WHBS If you are looking for both quantity and quality, SPEED TRACK 60 pieces for 50lb 80lb Pistol Crossbow Cobra Small Bolts Plastic Sharp Arrows will serve you well. You have the option to get a yellow or black crossbow bolt based on luck. Several shooters prefer the brightly colored crossbow bolt because it is easily distinguishable

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    From the iconic AK-47 to the lesser know guns have been with man since the 10th century when the Chinese invented the fire lance (“Jeff Harder”). A simple hollow tube made of bamboo or metal loaded with gunpowder and shrapnel that would be fired. Later on in the 13th century the first cannons were in production and used by European countries (“Jeff Harder”). Following the invention of a flint lock in the 15th century guns similar to those used in the French and Indian Wars were produced (“Jeff Harder”)

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    His appearance combined with the time and place he lived in made many things in his life difficult to accomplish but it also made him, Oscar Zeta Acosta, a strong and honorable man. Starting with the fact that there was a lot of racism, drugs and violence going on while he was growing up. Violence especially was a big issue. In those days, firearms were owned by anyone who either had the money or knew a way to get it and most of the times they fell into the wrong hands. Q: Hello Mr. Acosta, How are

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    Harry Lim Professor McNair Language Arts 11 7 December 2017 Gun Control Will Reduce Crime In modern days society, there are numerous crimes are caused by firearms including handguns which are relatively easier to access for normal citizens compare to other firearms. The country I will mostly focus is United States of America, since US is the country where crime related to gun happens the most. This is because the inclusion of the right to bear arms and owning firearms to protect itself from others

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