Mrs. Milligan Economics 4/21/13 This article is about the shooting in an elementary school in Newton, Connecticut. The shooter killed twenty-seven people, twenty of them children. Ages varied from five to ten years old. Because of this shooting, President Barack Obama, stated, “We’re going to have to come together and take meaningful action to prevent more tragedies like this, regardless of the politics.” President Obama is trying to take away guns from the people and he believes only the military should have assault rifles and machine guns. I understand why he feels the need to take away the guns but it may not be the best option.
Do they think that the criminals are going to give up their firearms just because it’s “illegal” to possess them? If current gun control laws put forth by this administration were enacted, law abiding citizens would be the only unarmed population in this country. This would work out well for the criminals who want to take our wallet of rob your home. We as a people need to stand up and let our politicians know that we are more protected when we are allowed to protect ourselves. If the aim of our government is to protect our schools, then why not post an armed serviceman at ever school.
The horrific tragedy in Columbine which left several students dead and a town forever traumatized, the theatre shooting in Colorado that left men, women and children dead and family wondering what happened, to the most recent shooting in Connecticut at Sandy Hook Elementary School that completely shocked a nation and called for a national ban of weapons. Deaths among children and teens, as well as violence in general, would not be decreased by the banning of guns, rather gun education, background checks, and mental health reporting would be a more logical
The Ongoing Gun Debate Steven Webb Axia College of University of Phoenix On the morning of April 20, 1999 one of the worst American tragedies occurred in Columbine, Colorado. The time was approximately 11:19 a.m., when the massacre began at Columbine High School. which in the end claimed 15 lives, which included the two shooters, and injuring 20 others (Wikipedia 2009). This was not an act committed by individuals from other countries trying to send a message but by two young men of our own culture. Shortly after, people began questioning who was accountable for this heinous act.
Gun Control: Constitutional? Amendment II: A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a Free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed. In the United States Bill of Rights, the second amendment gives citizens the right to bear arms. This amendment has created one of our country’s most debated topics over the past decade. In recent years, the number of deaths caused by firearms has increased which has caused some citizens having the need to push for gun control laws.
Columbine Shooting April 20th, at Columbine Senior High School in Littleton, Jefferson County, Colorado, two teenage gunmen entered the school and began shooting. The enormous amount of media coverage that these events typically get serves to perpetuate the same kind of crime elsewhere. I see a major problem in the routine, continual violence that these children see everyday in the news, both print and television, and a responsibility on the part of the media for the type of information that it is exposing to today's youth. For days after the shooting, US morning news shows built new sets after the Littleton shooting as all the key players - parents, students, police and politicians went from show to show. We in America seem to feel that talking
Vincent Seapara Social Ethics Professor Robert Foelber March 19, 2015 Evaluating the Legality of Cognitive Enhancing Drugs The issue regarding the legality of the use and distribution of illegal and cognitive enhancing drugs has become one of importance in recent years. Some people believe we need change and others do not. Milton Friedman and Ethan Nadelman are in favor of the legalization of all drugs, while William Bennett and James Wilson are not. Henry Greely focuses only on cognitive enhancing drugs and takes the position that we need change in our attitude and teaching. The first part of this essay contains an evaluation of their perspectives regarding the legalization of illegal and cognitive enhancing drugs.
The argument against gun control has many facets that are either illogical or contain a plethora of logical fallacies. One of such fallacy is the use of the Second Amendment. It has been misconstrued over the years to change what its original meaning was. The text of the second amendment is as follows: “A well regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed.” The various proponents of anti gun-control, gun enthusiast and NRA alike, tend to cite this amendment as a safety net to all of their arguments. But this, like in most cases, is not a flawless argument.
All of this has been a controversy in our nation and will continue because we all have different perspective on this topic. As for me, you know what I think, and most definitely the law should be enforced more. Especially, in providing safer school environments for young students and doing background checks on gun purchasers, but not banning them completely. In addition, those who oppose all of this have made their points clear and this debate will continue until our government officials reach an agreement on this difficult
Sue Klebold, Mother Of Columbine Shooter Dylan Klebold, Says She Prayed For Son's Suicide By Keith Coffman DENVER, Nov 17 (Reuters) - The mother of Columbine shooter Dylan Klebold prayed for him to commit suicide when she was told he was a suspect during the shooting spree at a Colorado school that killed 13 people, the woman said in a new book. Klebold, 17, and classmate Eric Harris, 18, went on a rampage at Columbine High School in Littleton, near Denver, in April 1999. They were heavily armed and took the lives of 12 students and a teacher, before turning their guns on themselves. Sue and Tom Klebold, who have rarely commented publicly about their son, were interviewed extensively for a book released this week, "Far From the Tree: Parents, Children and the Search for Identity." The massacre was the most deadly mass