Essays Tagged: "abiding citizens"

Gun control

keep and bear arms. You must ask yourself; for what reason does the government want to restrict law abiding citizens from owning guns? Certainly government is not so naive to think criminals will adhe ... be trusted with weapons. How would we even begin to go about confiscating all the guns from the law abiding citizens. The law enforcement agencies of this country have stated that most firearm owners ...

(3 pages) 345 3 4.5 Mar/2002

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Law

Hackers: Technological Wizards

st skills are respected most. There are two main types of hackers that invade on the privacy of law-abiding citizens. These hackers are known as phone phreaks and system hackers and he will stop at no ...

(9 pages) 178 1 3.0 Feb/1996

Subjects: Science Essays > Computer Science > Internet and networking

Title: Gun Control, this essay is about the right to carry concealed weapons for the right of protection.

o crime is stricter gun control. The truth is that the right to carry concealed weapons enables law-abiding citizens to protect themselves against crime. Opponents have concerns that the right to carr ... and it was ruled justifiable self-defense." (Lott 5) Research also proves that "Only extremely law abiding citizens are permit holders"(Lott 1) The fact is that, "In North Carolina permit holders hav ...

(2 pages) 129 0 4.0 Jul/2002

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Controversial Issues > Gun and Weapon Control

Gun Control

.Gun control aims to keep high risk people away from guns while not putting much of a burden on law abiding citizens. Guns should not only be restricted from known felons because new felons are being ...

(2 pages) 73 0 4.8 Aug/2002

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Law

Gun Control

f self defense gives government the power to deny that right, for whatever reason. Licensing of law-abiding citizens to carry a concealed weapon is permissible, because, like driving, the government h ... overnment has an interest in maintaining public safety by ensuring as best it can that only the law-abiding carry in public. However, some supporters of the right to keep and bear arms oppose requirin ...

(3 pages) 37 0 3.0 Sep/1996

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Law > Issues

Title: Police Abuse. The essay includes the definition of "police abuse", the causes, examples of police abuse, relationship with racial profiling, suggestions of solutions about the problem.

e force. Police officers are often seen as a thin blue line of protection between criminals and law-abiding citizens, but when they use excessive force, they cross the line and become criminals. Polic ...

(5 pages) 562 4 3.7 Feb/2003

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Civil Rights

Gun Control Rights.

rsy lies the question; if the right to bear arms is in fact guaranteed is the potential risk to law-abiding citizens worth ensuring this constitutional entitlement?The arguments for and against nation ... iably summarize within these four pages. We can take the guns from everyone, criminals and free law-abiding citizens alike, but what makes any rational individual feel that this will keep a criminal, ...

(4 pages) 176 1 4.3 Apr/2003

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Law > Issues

Gun control.

ver guns and whether or not they are a menace to society. Gun control only takes guns away from law-abiding citizens and it does nothing to stop criminals from buying illegal guns, who are unlikely to ... be able to own a gun. The criminal's mistakes have brought upon consequences for everyone, and law-abiding citizens should not need the regulation. In April of 1999, the Columbine school shootings oc ...

(8 pages) 277 2 5.0 May/2003

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Law > Issues

Gun Control in Leg, and Refrence page

f gun control legislation is a key component of the criminal justice system. The use of guns by law abiding citizens has positive affects on crime and is perfectly legal if all requirements for regist ...

(6 pages) 76 0 3.9 Dec/2003

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Civil Rights

Gun Control

keep and bear arms. You must ask yourself; for what reason does the government want to restrict law-abiding citizens from owning guns? Certainly government is not so naive to think criminals will adhe ... be trusted with weapons. How would we even begin to go about confiscating all the guns from the law-abiding citizens? With such an enormous group of people that already own guns we could never collect ...

(3 pages) 68 0 4.6 Mar/2004

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Civil Rights

The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner by Allan Sillitoe How does Smith face conformity?

ross-Country Running (All England)."Throughout the story, Smith expresses his hate for the law, law-abiding citizens, and the law enforcements. He constantly calls them "pigs," "blokes," or "pop-eyed ...

(4 pages) 43 0 3.7 Apr/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

Gun Control: about gun ownership & laws that should restrict it

d States there needs to be a law that restricts gun ownership or any other weapon from everyday law abiding citizens. When the subject of gun control is addressed many questions are raised, such as wh ... fashion enough to think that facts still matter, comprehensive research has shown that allowing law-abiding citizens to carry concealed weapons reduced gun violence, as well as other kinds of violence ...

(3 pages) 151 2 3.1 Jul/2004

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Controversial Issues > Gun and Weapon Control

An argument Based on James Q Wilson-"Just take away their guns" Great for one of the free-writing assignments that you have to respond to an argument of your choice.

ard to protect America's right to bear arms. They are committed to keeping guns in the hands of law-abiding citizens, and out of those that are not law abiding. We have to get the guns of the streets, ...

(3 pages) 51 0 0.0 Oct/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > Creative Writing > Persuasive Writing

GUN CONTROL

rsy lies the question; if the right to bear arms is in fact guaranteed is the potential risk to law-abiding citizens worth ensuring this constitutional entitlement?The arguments for and against nation ... iably summarize within these four pages. We can take the guns from everyone, criminals and free law-abiding citizens alike, but what makes any rational individual feel that this will keep a criminal, ...

(4 pages) 48 0 1.0 Nov/2004

Subjects: Social Science Essays

GUN CONTROL

chool as safe havens.There are approximately two million defensive gun uses (DGU's) per year by law abiding citizens. That was one of the findings in a national survey conducted by Gary Kleck, a Flori ...

(2 pages) 75 5 2.5 Dec/2004

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Drugs

Anti-crime in South Africa

ety has reached alarming proportions. ne senselesskillings of innocent lives, the harassment of law abiding citizens, and loss of property istotally not accepted at all levels and walks of our society ...

(5 pages) 30 0 0.0 Jul/2005

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Political Science

Corporal Punishment Hurts Society

on, with emphasis on educational institutions in place of nurturing parents to bring up proper, law-abiding citizens. This brought a whole new view to CP, one the world never saw before. Subsequently ...

(4 pages) 45 0 5.0 Mar/2006

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Psychology

Theories on Delinquency

le models, should approach these situations, to help our youth strive to become healthy, happy, law-abiding citizens.What is delinquency?What is delinquency? According to Wikipedia (2006), delinquency ...

(8 pages) 155 0 5.0 Dec/2006

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Psychology

"What we know about the Police use of force"

e force. Police officers are often seen as a thin blue line of protection between criminals and law-abiding citizens, but when they use excessive force, they cross the line and become criminals. Polic ...

(2 pages) 53 1 0.0 Feb/2007

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Law

Antisocial Personality Disorder and Understanding Criminal Behavior

n ways that are contrary to the way that the majority of people behave, at least, those who are law abiding citizens. Looking at all the factors, it is difficult to hold one factor primarily responsib ...

(4 pages) 109 1 5.0 Jun/2007

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Psychology > Common Disorders