Politicians have stated thy will introduce new laws wanting tougher background checks, forced registration, and outright banning of military looking firearms. All these types of new laws will cut down on crime and make this country a safer place. But I believe the way to protect against a bad person with a gun is a good person with a gun. First of all on the issue of it will cut down on violent crime, who are they kidding criminals rarely obey laws; studies show most criminals acquire guns through friends or theft. Adam Lanza the shooter at Newtown stole the guns he used from his mother.
The results of Lombroso’s studies on criminals and the results of his post mortems led him to believe “that the criminal was, in effect, a human subspecies.” (Hagan. 1987., P.20). In more modern times, however, criminologists no longer believe that the only cause for crime is the abnormality of a persons appearance or growth defect. Modern theorists now believe that it is a combination of personal traits and environmental factors. This theory is known as the “Biosocial Theory”.
Customers buy guns from local small businesses for game and sport purposes. If we outlawed these tools for our protection and recreational use, America would be losing a major market department. It's a right in the United States to own a gun in ones
His request was granted in the form of a police autopsy, which showed that he had a brain tumor(A+E Networks, 2012). This has been debated on whether the tumor caused Whitman to act out in this killing spree, Others say that by the way he planned and carried out the actions of his crime that the tumor did not affect his mental abilities. When we look at the fact, that prior to the shooting spree , Whitman reported severe headaches, and consulted a therapist concerned with his own mental health. Then it may be reasonable, to assume that the tumor later found could have contributed to his killing spree. Medical experts , disagree over whether the brain tumor found in his autopsy had any effect on his actions (A+E Networks, 2012).
Scientists say that these deceased Indians are needed for research that could benefit the health and welfare of living Indians. But just how many dead Indians must they examine? Nineteen thousand? There is doubt as to whether permanent curation of our dead really benefits Indians. Dr. Emery A. Johnson, former assistant Surgeon General, recently observed, "I am not aware of any current medical diagnostic or treatment procedure that has been derived from research on such skeletal remains.
Deterrence is the idea that executing the murderers will decrease the rates of homicide by discouraging future murderers. It may make them fear that they themselves will suffer the penalty of death if they commit a murder. A person is less likely to do something, if he or she thinks that in doing so harm will come to him. This is what is referred to as "general deterrence". Another type of deterrence to look at is known as "specific
Gun shops and outdoor outlets are not the preferred place for criminals to obtain a weapon. Gun shops are sources for law-abiding citizens to make their purchases. Citizens who own and carry a gun are themselves a deterrent to violent crimes. Professors James D. Wright and Peter Rossi of the Social and Demographic Research Institute at the University of Massachusetts were of the opinion that strict gun control deterred
The death was ruled a homicide, by medical examiner Dr. Jan Garavaglia and that she had likely been killed by undetermined means. The Body Farm is a key battle in the Caylee Anthony case. Investigators of the case sent carpet and odor samples from the trunk of Casey Anthony’s car to four scientist at the Body Farm in Knoxville. The four scientists claimed that there could have been a decomposed body in Casey’s car shortly after Caylee went missing. There were DNA test from Oakridge National Laboratory in Tennessee showing evidence consistent with decomposition.
They government is emphasizing more on the fully automatic weapons, explosives, armor and other things that only the military should have access to. Some people do not see that the violence taking place in the U.S. has to do with the access to guns and the mental health of the individual. The people who are victims to some of the most recent shootings should speak up and tell others why we need to make obtaining these types of weapons much more difficult. Many individuals choose what they want to see, hear and believe, as in seeing the massacres happen and believing the government is taking their right away and not letting them have what they have the right to have, which is “the right to bear arms.” Most citizens do not see that making further background checks and regulation on the amount of ammunition that is
Is crime genetic? The debate on whether crime is genetic or not has been going on for a long time some think it is and others think it’s down to ‘nature’, it could be believed that crime is genetic. Raine believes that the basis of it is biological and that criminals have a brain disorder and that we may be able to identify the potential criminal before they offend by using psychometric tests although this doesn’t really seem like a very realistic idea having to test every single person, and even then do what age do you test them? And how do you know when these ‘genetic disfunctions’ occur is it at birth of later stage of life?, however Oliver James doesn’t believe the genetics of someone is what makes them a criminal and thinks that its down to ‘nurture’ the environment that a child is brought up in for example if your mother is depressed it can trigger genetic changes. Young poor and male are the things that lead to violence, not genetics this is something that is probably easier to buy than the idea of genetics, if you consider the fact that the majority of criminals are male and for the minority of female criminals the crimes are usually a lot more minor.