Essay on Gun Violence In America

Perhaps Stand Your Ground laws, also known as “Shoot First” laws, should be called Last Man Standing Laws, because the last man standing in a fatal altercation calls the shots, so to speak. And it seems to me that the last man standing in a Zimmerman-Martin type situation always claims self-defense. The expansion of this presumption of innocence creates an impossible situation for prosecutors...

Guns are capable of ending a precious life in a few minutes, thereby interrupting the natural life cycle. On the one hand, every effort is made by scientists and doctors to save and improve life expectancy. Researchers throughout the world are working to find cures for deadly diseases such as AIDS and cancer so that a human can live longer. On the other hand, guns are created to destroy the same l...

Nothing can be too biased, nor can it be too democratic. Although this documentary seems to present us with an omniscient viewpoint, but are we restricted to one perspective (naturally Michael Moore's) only? It is often impossible for directors to totally subjugate personal political convictions to their professional commitment to fairness and balance, and in this case, we might be oblivious of a ...

The pursuit of fame can lead people to acts of great courage and nobility. It can also lead to acts of great savagery. Other than the long-time debates on gun control law itself, it is necessary for the public to think about other issues regarding public safety. In all cases, gun bans have been ineffective, expensive, and even counter-productive. If properly issued, registered, monitored and store...

If Bull's Eye and Bushmaster had acted as they had an obligation to act, Muhammad and Malvo would have been prevented from obtaining the assault rifle they needed to kill their victims since federal laws prohibited both from buying guns. Bull's Eye and Bushmaster helped cause the deaths, the wife of a victim claimed, and so “they share the responsibility for my husband's death and many others. �...

The cooperation of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF (RCMP) declared in November of 2006 aimed at sharing all the required information on removed guns. Both associations are looking forward to develop intelligent legal intrusion that will give them a chance to hold up the flow of guns conveyed into Canada from the United States by sm...

The leading causes of death in America is guns. African Americans are 2.5 times more likely to be killed by a gunshot. In order to do something about the gun shootings, volunteer to protest, or donate to charity for the victims of gun shootings. If you don't take action, then there will be more consequences and fatality. However, if you do take action, then we will feel a lot safer being outside o...