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    Gun Control In Schools

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    Guns hold a lot of responsibility, wouldn’t you agree? Should we really trust all school staff member to watch over that gun and to keep students away from it? Guns are dangerous. Just recently the deaths caused by guns became more common than the deaths from a car accident. Lately, the arming of teachers has been a very controversial issue. With the uprise in school shootings, many people believe guns are the option, but they don’t realize the issues that go along with having guns inside a school

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    Gun Symbols

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    Many of the gun grabbers in Washington and in state governments want to have a national registry of firearms.  This is only the first step in the road to confiscation.  That t has already happened in Great Britain and Australia.  We gun owners need to stand strong and together against this assault on the Second Amendment of the Constitution.  We must never vote for those who would strip us of our right to protect ourselves and our families.  If the government would simply vigorously enforce the firearms

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    Gun Control vs Gun Rights: A Perpetual Debate In the light of the recent, tragic incidents of gun violence in the United States, such as those in San Bernardino and Las Vegas, the controversial issue of gun control has rekindled the grand debate of whether or not the government should enact stronger restrictions on guns to protect the public. This issue in recent years has become quite contentious as public opinion has balanced out to nearly 50/50. While restricting firearms may seem like a good

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    some friends and I had a Nerf gun war, to make it harder on us we only had five bullets to start with, that’s one shot for each person. It was a windy, sunny day with no clouds. The ground was damp with dew, since it was eight in the morning. We put our guns in the middle of a yard, and we all agreed not to shoot while getting guns. On the count of three we would run to the middle and pick up a gun. One... two... three! I ran towards the guns, I was aiming to pick up a gun with some range and something

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    United States are the most top armed nations around the world, and there are 270 million guns which are held by US civilians (Brussel). With the large number of guns, it could become unpredictable without proper gun control. As an example, the tragedy was brought upon the nation on December 14 2012, twenty children and six staff members was killed by a single man at Sandy Hook Elementary school. New York passed the Ammunition and Firearms enforcement act of 2013 becoming the first state to respond

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    Jen Jeffrey Juvenile Justice and Delinquency October 21, 2001 Critique of Fist Stick Knife Gun The Book "Fist Stick Knife Gun" by Geoffrey Canada is a biographical account of his childhood in the south Bronx. He and his 4 brothers were raised by only their mother. She would survive on no more than ten dollars a week. He moved several times as a child until finally landing on union avenue, the place were many of his life lessons were learned and at times applied. He learned about the ranking

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    Guns should not be allowed in secondary education campuses because of the occurrence of mass shootings, and as students prepare to embark for college and the “real world” the stress can often time lead to gun violence along with bullying. Guns are easily accessible as it is. For example, in the state of Florida to have ownership or a shotgun or rifle there is no license required just have been at least eighteen years of age. On December 14, 2012, twenty students were killed along with six teacher

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    Gun violence is a high priority is a problem that effects parents deeply, parents are often nervous about shootings happening in or around their children’s school or daycare facilities. This research is vital to children and their parents to demonstrate how much knowledge parents believe their children have on firearm safety knowledge and about the knowledge children have about firearm safety, on the bases of accuracy. Majority of the information that children receive about gun safety comes

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    Gun Club Annual Report

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    The 7th Annual Tuolumne County Trap Championships took place last Saturday at the Mother Lode Gun Club and the event drew 39 competitors of ages from 10 to 89. Results are as follows: DIVISION 1 - Junior - No. 1. McKenna Alderman, 89 out of 100; No. 2. Trace Strickland, 82; DIVISION 2 - Youth - No. 1. Colton Vines, 100; No. 2. Sean Griswold, 92; DIVISION 3 - Men - No. 1. Chance Vines, 95; No. 2. Jayce Alexander, 95 (Vines won shootoff); DIVISION 4 - Senior - No. 1. Bill Youngman, 98; No. 2. Bill

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    Shooting a gun, even safely, for fun or for marksmanship is looked down upon. This is because in today’s world, guns are seen as a symbol of death. This has been created by the rise of deaths caused by gun violence and accidental shootings. Because of this, many parents do not allow their children to shoot a gun. In spite of this, some parents are choosing to let their children shoot guns. In the eyes of others, these parents are considered bad parents because they are endangering the lives of their

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