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    Pass a Ban on All Assault Weapons? School shootings, theater shootings, bank robberies. What is the common factor in all of these scenarios? Criminals? Death? Tragedy? Yes, but so are assault weapons. Mass homicides cannot happen without a powerful gun. However, can the public reasonably attribute mass murders to assault weapons? And if these weapons are to blame, then does that mean that we should ban all assault weapons? Bans on weapons in the United States are neither unheard of, nor difficult

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    US submachine guns The two different Submachine guns that the US used during WWII would be the Thompson submachine gun and the M3. Both used the exact same type of ammunition and were both ruggedly reliable firearms. The Thompson submachine gun was the primary submachine gun of the war with production reaching one million twenty five thousand by the end of WWII. The gun itself was simplified over the war repeatedly to try and bring the price down45. Furthermore there was an issue of the gun weighing

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    were primarily used for defense of a structure or infantry and cavalry. The first firearms were matchlock guns developed in this century. Matchlock guns were fuse ignited and lit by a match. When the fuse burned down it ignited gun powder and fired projectiles. Matchlock guns were widely used for up to a century before the Wheelock is invented. 16th – 17th century weapons. The wheel lock gun is invented. Similar to the matchlock in every way, except its ignited by a mechanism that is set back and

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    During many wars, technology that was developed for specific wartime needs has been integrated to everyday use but, compared to other wars, World War 2 had the largest effect of the technology we use today. While a lot of countries decided to go with quality over quantity, the United States decided to go with quantity over quality. While they decided to go with quantity over quality, their technology was still good for that time. Technology played a major role during World War 2, from communications

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    D-Day Facts

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    Americans were usually armed with a Colt 1911A1, a Thompson M1A1 submachine gun, and some Mark II A1 frag grenades. Sometimes they were equipped with US M1 Carbines, Browning M2 12 0,7mm LMG’s, even M1 “Bazooka”s. Germans, with the most weaponry, were typically armed with the usually armed with a Mauser C96 pistol, a Schmeisser MP40 submachine gun, and some Stielhandgranate 24 hand grenades. The special hill bunker squads had MG 42’s to Fg 42’s mounted

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    Crime In The 1920s

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    gangsters took part in. Prohibition only made crime worse. Making alcohol illegal didn't make people stop drinking, it only made people sell it illegally. This also padded the pockets of these mobsters, providing them with the funds to literally out gun the authorities. With money comes power, and gangsters had a lot of money. Often the police would be bribed to turn the other way when a mobster committed a crime. Scarface Al Capone, or Scarface, was arguably the most feared mob boss that there was

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    Saving Private Ryan Essay

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    Saving Private Ryan Saving Private Ryan portrays the experiences of the mysterious captain John Miller and his army ranger Squad. The story accurately depicts what could have happened to a comparable unit mission shown had actually existed. No Saving Private Ryan character ever existed. Furthermore, it is unlikely that Saving Private Ryan’s mission ever would have been ordered. The mission shown is improbable because United States army sole survivor policy “is applicable only in peacetime.”

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    During the early history of the United States, gun regulations were a state centered issued. In 1827, Georgia was one of the first state to try to implement gun regulations by passing a bill that attempted to ban handguns. The law is ruled unconstitutional and thrown out (Utter, 2000). As gun technology progressed during World War One and the Thompson submachine gun was developed a change for stricter gun regulations was inevitable. The History News Network reported that, “at least 27 states enacted

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    politics know as gun control came about in the 20th century with the passing of the National Firearms Act (NFA) in 1934. Congress passed this act in response to Prohibition-era gangs and the extreme violence that they caused. With the passage of the NFA the federal government set into motion the beginning of gun politics in America. The history of modern gun control has been fiercely fought in and out of the courts by parties on both sides of the issue with several key court rulings. Gun control politics

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    Gun Control Essay

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    Why There Should Be Better Restrictions For Purchase Of Guns Today, guns are a major cause of the high homicide rates in the United States. More criminals and convicts have access to guns by cheating the system.and finding loopholes. This is causing many to try and find a way to make the system stricter and require background checks. This paper will examined information gathered on the issue, how it's being addressed and the problems that the country as a whole faces by having States that

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