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…to the victim being armed B. 74% say they avoided dwellings all together if they felt they might be shot. One of the major arguments against the theory that gun control would save lives is that although two-thirds of all homicides are committed with firearms…

…. Therefore, it would not be hard to imagine the carnage of the citizens, should there not be any guns in their homes. The criminals would walk in at any time they desired, they would take whatever they wanted, rape whom they wanted, and shoot whoever would…

…from criminals, so they back off. Those who lobby for gun control want to ban firearms because it poses as a threat to anyone who is involved with a gun. They would feel safer because people would not have the option to reach for a gun in times of danger…

…firing a large number of rounds without reloading and are therefore unsafe in private hands. Critics of handgun control clam that if we limit access to guns it will have little affect on the rates of homicides, because people who want to kill work really hard…

…different methods in reducing gun violence, such as federal gun control laws, increasing penalties for gun-related crimes, banning handguns, reducing gun violence on the television, and different types of gun safety practices. Today there are 20,000 different…

…in their power to make sure gun control laws never get any more strict than that. However, the NRA is an open club. A person does not need to own a gun to join. So, for around fifty dollars a year gun control activist could join and sway the votes on all NRA decisions…

…one block from the Capitol while screaming "Just Say No!" Today gun control is one of, if not the, national hot topic. With the passage of the Brady Law and the gathering of momentum for Brady II, more restrictive gun control policies seem inevitable…

…A Child’s Asthma: Controlling or Controllable? Asthma is the most common chronic condition in children. Symptoms include repeated attacks of shortness of breath, wheezing, and coughing. An asthma attack occurs when the airways contract, swell…

…A Child’s Asthma: Controlling or Controllable? Asthma is the most common chronic condition in children. Symptoms include repeated attacks of shortness of breath, wheezing, and coughing. An asthma attack occurs when the airways contract, swell…

…Danielle Hathaway Per.2 10-10-01 Drug Control as Crime Control Drug-related offenses and drug-using lifestyles are major contributors to the U.S. crime problem. These criminals are in a constant search for ways to satisfy their addiction…