Reducing Gun Violence in America: Through Effective Gun Control Mark Clairmont Kaplan University Reducing Gun Violence in America: Through Effective Gun Control Since the terrible events at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut on December 14, 2012, America has been divided on what actions need to be taken to prevent another mass shooting. Anti-gun lobbyists and their followers call for firearm bans and universal background checks while pro-gun lobbyists and their followers…
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that] the nation witnessed a series of widely publicized school shootings in relatively unfamiliar places [across the United States]” (Triplett, Allen, & Lewis, 2014, p. 353). Because of these horrendous incidents, zero tolerance was created by the Gun-Free Schools Act of 1994 which “was a sweeping attempt to take back control of schools and provide districts with the power to increase social control in order to prevent violence” (Mongan & Walker, 2012, p.…
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Without these laws and regulations, the order that exists in today’s world would not exist. Society needs a set of rules and guidelines to follow in order to thrive peacefully. The important of such regulations is key to a community, they provide a set standard, a line to follow; for example a 15 mile per hour speed limit in a school zone. Of course, there is always those who chose not to follow these set regulations; it’s human nature. When a law is broken, there are always consequences that are sure to…
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animal slaughter are harsh and painful to the animals. And they are set in place to provide for large corporate industries in the least time consuming and labor intensive way. Due to these self derived motives, many slaughterhouses lack sufficient safety and health regulations, which result in work related injuries and widespread foodborne illnesses. This problem is not as concerning in other areas of the world because their government has monitored slaughter more closely by implementing specific…
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as well as finding them treatment. There is no price that can be put to the loss of lives that occurs due to rampant stupidity. Driving Drunk ruins lives. From the people that die to the families of those left behind. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), in 2009 released their statistics, showing that 11,773 people died in alcohol-related crashes. (Sept. 2010, par. 3). Even with a nearly a fifty percent drop in the number of drunk driving accidents since the early 1980’s, the…
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Everything Has an Influence: Good and Bad Tina Moore Business Ethics November 4, 2014 There is a saying that bad things come in threes. One bad or negative leads to another, and then another. How the negatives relate to one another can make a difference on rectifying the problem. It could be a coincidence that the bad things happen in threes or maybe it is the bad or negative influence is passed down and spread to the next. Is there a realistic way to prevent bad influences…
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A Community Health's Perspective for Disease Control & Prevention Abstract The paper is intended to ascertain research statistics, facts, policies and analysis of topics that contributes to the health and wellbeing of a community. The effects of injury prevention and the control of infectious diseases are discussed. The rationale of controlling the cost of healthcare through behavioral and lifestyle changes is discussed. How does the exploitation of drugs, alcohol and…
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have seen juvenile school shootings across America. In the most recent years following the infamous Columbine High School shooting, there has been an increase in fear throughout the nation, with many policy changes and stronger gun control laws throughout states, to prevent guns getting into the wrong hands. Juvenile school shootings has created a nationwide panic and has been the highlight of media coverage, instilling fear amongst parents, children, school staff, and the public. These mass shootings…
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Task 2 When convicted of murder, it leads to a mandatory life sentence. However if the defendant is charged with murder but can successfully rely on one of the two partial defences to murder, their crime can be reduced to voluntary manslaughter. Voluntary manslaughter is where a partial defence to murder is successfully pleaded. The partial defences to murder can only be raised where the defendant has been charged with murder, not any other charge including involuntary manslaughter. The two partial…
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the different sections within their company somebody would have caught very early on what was going on and could have put an end to it. There are supposed to be checks and balances within companies to ensure that everything is operating the way it should be. One key item that auditing students are taught is the segment of internal controls. Even if it is the CEO or the President of the company that is acting wrongfully there needs to be checks on them as well and people need to have the integrity…
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