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Gun Manufacturers and Lawsuits

the general public; however, such a charge has no bearing in this instance since the manufacturer had no control over what the ind...

People Assisted by Social Sciences

that this huge nation requires a significant amount of energy just to maintain daily operation. As a result of Chinas overwhelmin...

A Case Study Involving Stress And Coping Mechanisms

to develop, there must first be bonding and attachment to other humans, typically to parents or other caregivers but this can only...

US Political Process and the Mechanisms of Rational Choice

that we see unfolding before us in the opening decade of the twenty-first century. The rational choice theory is perhaps be...

Machine Guns and Warfare

employ the use of the new technology in the battle of Petersburg in Virginia(Bellis 2003). Interestingly enough, the inventor of ...

Policing and the Useful Tool of Taser Guns

or heart attack. The use of the stun gun might add to the problem. However, studies on these guns suggest that they are not quite ...

Youth Gun Violence in Great Britain and its Causes

goes on and on and on, but the results are always the same (Jasper). Black crime is growing, and is becoming an increasingly sign...

Emily Dickinson's Poem, 'My Life Had Stood-A Loaded Gun'

the title is clearly a powerful statement and use of words. Another critic dissects Dickinsons poem and offers the following: "The...

Ideas on Culture, Evolution, and the Human Mind

a light philosophical manner. While their work entitled Figments of Reality is rather intricate but written in an easy to read fa...

Police and Nonlethal Weapons

was killed by an FBI sniper (1999). Clearly, the need for non lethal weapons is significant as the twenty-first century unfolds. T...

Different Views on Airliners Carrying Guns in Cockpits

pilots, and they should have the right to protect that cockpit with a firearm" (Burns, 2002, PG). The Airline Pilots Association,...

Gun Crime 'Getting Tough' Laws and Their Lack of Success

checks and a five-day waiting period before purchasing a gun (Miller, 2005). The Clinton administration was encouraged by the pas...

'My Life had stood - a Loaded Gun' by Emily Dickinson

As a gun, Dickinson speaks for "Him" (line 7) and the Mountains echo the sound of her fire. Paula Bennett comments that "Whatever ...

Arming Airline Pilots

the cockpit with lethal force" (Up in arms, 2002, p. 3). There is a great deal of evidence to support Luckeys assessment, as liber...

"Titus Andronicus" as a Mechanism of Natural Selection

Revenge Plots The play abounds in revenge plots: Tamora wants revenge against Titus for having sacrificed her son Alarbus; Aaron ...

Overview of Glock Firearms

such, these unique factors earned the newly introduced GLOCK the reputation of being "faster, simpler and safer to use than any ot...

Burglary Rates and the Issue of Gun Ownership

In 2005, 3,984 burglaries were committed in the municipality. This translates to a rate of 0.011 burglaries per citizen (Nemerov,...

Zero Tolerance Policies - Do They Work?

in the Gun-Free School Act (McAndrews, 2001; McCune, 2000). McAndrews (2001) reported that policies were passed by state legislat...

Fist Stick Knife Gun by Geoffrey Canada

lived there for some small portion of that early part of my life but he was not a strong presence in our family....He left us" (3)...

Handgun Laws in Louisiana

This essay focuses on handgun laws in Louisiana and the controversy surrounding both the anti and pro-gun lobbies. This seven pag...

Emily Dickinson, Sylvia Plath, and Crisis in Poetry

In six pages this paper examines how poetry can be used to express a poet's crisis in 'Lady Lazarus' by Sylvia Plath and 'My Life ...

State Government Regulatory and Distributive Policy II

In six pages welfare, public transportation, and gun permits are among the issues discussed in a state government regulatory, redi...

It is Time to Break Up America's Love Affair with Guns

In a paper consisting of twenty pages the right of America to own arms is examined from an historical perspective and the argument...

Societal Trends that Affect Individuals

This 5 page paper discusses societal trends that affect individuals, specifically gay marriage, gun laws, abortion and the privacy...

Children and Guns

In seven pages this paper examines the glorification of guns by the media and the impact upon children and proposes solutions to t...

Ethics and Product Liability

In five pages this paper discusses product liability with regards to tobacco and guns. Six sources are cited in the bibliography....

Issue of Gun Safety

This paper examines the importance of proper gun safety in successful handling of firearms. Four sources are cited in the bibliog...

Amadou Diallo and the Use of Excessive Violence by the NYPD

In a paper consisting of five pages use of excessive force in gunning down Amadou Diallo, a noncriminal, is discussed within the c...

Comparing Nadine Gordimer and Joseph Conrad

In five pages this paper contrasts and compares The Moment the Gun Went Off by Nadine Gordimer and Heart of Darkness by Joseph Con...

Machine Gun Technology and Warfare

speak in terms of military science. The systematic application of science to the development of weapons and to technology in gener...