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    reaction to a given stimulus. That stimulus can be a timer on a range‚ or the presentation of a gun on the street. We as guardians must understand that through training we can actually make reaction faster than reaction. But first we must establish a base line for each individual officer. Once the base line is established we should constantly push the limit of speed and combat effective accuracy. 2. Violence of Action: “Controlled aggression to achieve a tactical objective. “ Controlled aggression is

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    often that it’s almost as common as breathing. With recent events today‚ we bring this controversial issue to light. Guns are a big source of crime in our nation. We should take steps into regulating and making it more difficult to obtain these weapons to insure the safety of the citizens. Gun control is much needed in our society today. Nowadays‚ it seems so simple to acquire a gun. With these weapons‚ we are more prone to utilising them incorrectly and for the wrong reasons. Just this summer on

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    military service only? Gun control in America has its pros and cons‚ but the nation needs to decide which way the government goes on this topic because more school shootings will occur and terrorists can still get there hands on them. The nation’s powerful gun lobby‚ the National Rifle Association‚ or NRA‚ says that the 2nd Amendment gives the right to keep and bear arms‚ which it most certainly says. This right is privileged and for those millions of people who choose to own guns either for safety or

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    all too recognizable. A troubled person pulls out a gun in a school‚ an office‚ or a shopping center‚ and he or she slaughters innocent men‚ women‚ and children. Recently‚ mass murders have occurred at Columbine High School‚ Virginia Tech University‚ and Omaha’s Westroads Mall (Schwartz). These tragedies are not inevitable‚ so people wonder one question. Are guns in our society getting out of control? Four out of every ten Americans own a gun; which leads to the perception that America has returned

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    -(Ammoland.com)- For decades‚ gun-grabbers have been using the “gun show loophole” to push their gun control agenda. This so-called loophole has a become a boogeyman for pushing everything from bans on gun shows to bans on private firearm sales to every conceivable facet of gun control a shameless politician can use in a sentence with “gun show loophole.” But here’s the problem — there is no such thing as a gun show loophole. Read that again — there is no such thing as a gun show loophole. To talk of

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    Gun control‚ has recently become a topic of discussion. After the recent shootings in Florida‚ California and Connecticut‚ Gun control activists have been pushing to change the laws and control what type of weapon can be bought. But many people view guns as a tool that helps in times of crisis when help may be not willing to come‚ or not in range. Instead of placing more restrictions on guns and their owners‚ we should uphold the current laws‚ with the ability to protect ourselves and other Americans

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    been killed by guns in the United States. In the article‚ “Many Children and Teens Are Killed or Injured by Guns Every Year”‚ author unknown will go into more detail about these issues this can be found on ic.galegroup.com. This article is okay it shows good and bad things‚ the good is how well it uses factual things and also how broad it is covering gun issues amongst teens‚ the bad is how repetitive it gets. The United States has a high gun related death toll amongst teens. Gun deaths since being

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    subject of that debate is gun control laws. With mass murders and break-ins happening all over America it brings up two groups of people. One group believes taking away the guns will solve the problem. I believe‚ along with lots of other people‚ that taking away the guns will not solve the problem. We need to protect our Second Amendment‚ as well as ourselves‚ and stick to our guns. Stricter gun laws should not be put in place because people feel safer owning a gun. Since it is impossible for

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    School. Shooting like this are what bring people to the attention of gun laws. More gun laws does not make sense that we have more laws about guns. It will not change the way people behave with guns. All people will not change with laws like chameleons color with their mood. It’s not gun laws that need to change but people need to change. thousands of unintentional deaths happen every year. Law Center to prevent gun violence has shown that unintentional deaths happen twice as often as records

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    Gun Control The most important role of the United States government is to protect the rights and freedoms of individual citizens. Some might argue that the world ’s greater issue is government(1). All countries have social issues that are mostly blamed on the government. Governments should first focus on the social issues that the citizens are mostly concerned off. The United States has many social issues some of those issues are education‚ tax the wealthy‚ creation of new jobs‚ same sex marriage

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