Shotgun

as self-defense within the home. In 1939 The Court adopted a collective rights approach in the case of United States v. Miller, determining that Congress could regulate a sawed-off shotgun that had moved in interstate commerce under the National Firearms Act of 1934 because the evidence did not suggest that the shotgun. That

example, in Australia during 1996, there was an annual gun death rate of over 500 people [Australian Institute of Criminology].However, after the Port Arthur Massacre, the Australian government banned “certain semi-automatic, self-loading rifles and shotguns, and imposed stricter licensing and registration requirements. It also instituted a mandatory buyback program for firearms banned...” [FactCheck.org] By 2007, these stricter gun control laws caused the annual gun death rate to decrease by approximately

Mass Shootings There is no question that mass shootings are happening more frequently. The question is are they happening to often? They have become more common, but have always been a problem in the world. Shootings have been happening since the invention of guns, but as we come closer to our era mass shootings have been happening more regularly. These shootings need to be stopped and put an end to. But how can we as a whole all come together and put an end to it? The statistics and facts that are

Have you ever been through a tough time and wondered how you were going to get through it and move on? In Ron Rash’s short story “3 am and the Stars Were Out,” from the collection Something Rich and Strange, people read about two elderly men that have been through so much. Ron Rash describes the two men with troublesome pasts and how they prevail through their life struggles. The characters take comfort in the stars while reminiscing about their wive’s deaths, the Korean War, and their current struggles

gun must be recorded, and marked. One has to be sure not to mistaken serial numbers with model or patent numbers. Firearms evidence should be well placed in wooden boxes or cardboard to avoid shifting and movement when being transported. Rifles and shotguns must not be taken apart; proper procedure must be followed if the weapon is going to be tested for any kind of prints. When transporting a weapon with fabric or blood evidence on it, weapon must be wrapped carefully with clean paper and taped firmly

On October 1 2015, tragic news traumatized people from all over United States of America and even, people from all over the world. A 26-year-old student at Umpqua Community College of Roseburg, Oregon, Christopher Sean Harper-Mercer, opened fire in a classroom and gunned down nine people (students and a teacher) and injured nine others. A survivor from that incident, Anastasia Boylan, told the news that the shooter singled out the Christians in the classroom and that before shooting the students

The insanity plea has been around since 1843 when it was first used in London during the M’Naghten case. The insanity plea made its first appearance in the United States in 1859 after Congressman Daniel Sickles murdered the man who his wife was having an affair with. However, a more recent and rather public use of the insanity plea is against James Eagan Holmes. James is being charged with murder and attempted murder after he maliciously attacked an Aurora Colorado movie theatre in 2012. James shot

In the beginning of Training day officer Hoyt was getting ready for his first day of duty. All of a sudden his phone rings and it’s Alonzo the head detective; he introduces how to control his game plan, he tells officer Hoyt to meet him in a diner. Then when officer Hoyt arrives at the diner he tries to express his joy of working with him, Alonzo sits there calm and asks him a few questions. Then he wipes the smirk of his face and moved the conversation his way, then he walks out and tells him to

The trial for the Bridgewater crime began on June 22, 1920. The prosecution presented several witnesses who put Vanzetti at the scene of crime but their descriptions varied. Physical evidence included a shotgun shell retrieved at the scene of the crime and several shells found on Vanzetti when he was arrested. The defense produced sixteen witnesses, all Italians, who testified that at the time of the attempted robbery they had bought eels from Vanzetti for the Christmas holiday. But this brought

to die, we soon are revealed our surroundings. A wet, ash filled place that we can assume is Midwest America for the father stating repeatedly that the states are gone and they are headed south. As the story continues the dou reaches the “road” that they were looking for and begins south when other survivors appear and our duo must hide for shelter for the night. As the father sleeps there are flashbacks, back to his wife, the two sitting in the kitchen before there are massive explosions and bright