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I am in a criminal justice class that mainly focuses on the subject of terrorism. Everyday I sit next to a student who's laptop background is an AR-15 or AK-74. The student also looks up guns and goes on gun websites to purchase them. Should I be concerned at all? It kind of makes me scared to be in this class and sometimes I feel tempted to sit near the exit. Should I talk to someone about it?

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Coming together is a beginning. Keeping together is progress. Working together is success

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do third party votes count towards anything.

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Assigning "Mental Health" as the "gun control" issue is going to create unintended consequences.

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Gun ownership
The pros and cons of having a gun

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The right to bear arms is enshrined in the Constitution, and there are approximately 265 million privately owned guns in the U.S., according to researchers from Northeastern and Harvard universities. With this in mind, the most effective way to tackle our national problem is to stop thinking of gun control as a political battle and instead see gun violence as a public-health issue.

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If someone is unsure of who to vote for or what the runners stand for should they vote regardless

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I'm not old enough to vote and don't know much about politics. What were the important issues voted on?

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Underage Drinking is Common

Alcohol is the most commonly used substance among young people in the U.S. ³

The 2021 Youth Risk Behavior Survey ³ found that among high school students, during the past 30 days

23% drank alcohol.

11% binge drank.

5% of drivers drove after drinking alcohol.

14% rode with a driver who had been drinking alcohol.

Rates of current and binge drinking among high school students have generally been declining in recent decades. Although males historically had higher rates, in 2019 and 2021, female high school students were more likely to drink alcohol and binge drink than male high school students. 3,4

Underage Drinking is Dangerous

Youth who drink alcohol are more likely to experience ⁴⁻⁷

School problems, such as higher rates of absences or lower grades.

Social problems, such as fighting or lack of participation in youth activities.

Legal problems, such as arrest for driving or physically hurting someone while drunk.

Physical problems, such as hangovers or illnesses.

Unwanted, unplanned, and unprotected sexual activity.

Disruption of normal growth or sexual development.

Physical and sexual violence.

Increased risk of suicide and homicide.

Alcohol-related motor vehicle crashes and other unintentional injuries, such as burns, falls, or drowning.

Memory problems.

Misuse of other substances.

Changes in brain development that may have life-long effects.

Alcohol poisoning.

In general, the risk of youth experiencing these problems is greater for those who binge drink than for those who do not binge drink. 6,7

Early initiation of drinking is associated with development of an alcohol use disorder later in life. ⁸

Underage Drinking is Associated with Adult Drinking

Studies show a relationship between underage drinking behaviors and the drinking behaviors of adult relatives, adults in the same household, and adults in the same community and state.

There is a relationship between youth and adult drinking, including binge drinking, in states and communities.⁹⁻¹¹ A 5% increase in binge drinking among adults in a community is associated with a 12% increase in the chance of underage drinking.¹⁰

Among adolescents whose peers drink alcohol, those whose parents binge drink are more likely to drink alcohol than those whose parents do not.¹²

Underage Drinking is Preventable

State alcohol policy environments influence underage drinking, as well as excessive drinking among adults. Comprehensive approaches that include effective population-level policy strategies can reduce underage drinking. 10,13,14 The Community Preventive Services Task Force recommends several effective strategies for preventing excessive drinking, ¹⁵ including:

Increasing alcohol taxes.

Having commercial host ("dram shop") liability laws.

Regulating the number and concentration of alcohol outlets.

Enforcing laws prohibiting alcohol sales to minors.

The Surgeon General's Report on Alcohol, Drugs, and Health describes other strategies that can complement effective alcohol policies, such as national media campaigns targeting youth and adults, reducing youth exposure to alcohol advertising, and the development of comprehensive community-based programs. Read more about the prevention of excessive alcohol use, including underage drinking.

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Excessive alcohol use can lead to increased risk of health problems such as injuries, violence, liver diseases, and cancer.The CDC Alcohol Program works to strengthen the scientific foundation for preventing excessive alcohol use.

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Todays current justice system has shown flaws and errors to all groups and ethnicities. A change in the system is needed if we are to survive as a nation.

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people normally are dormant in the midterm elections but it takes our new president for people to become involved

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If I'm not sure who it is that i'm voting for, where would it be best for me to get unbiased information on the runners.

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Twelve people were killed last night after a gunman barged into a bar in Thousand Oaks. The bar was hosting a college night. The shooter open fired. Among the dead were a sheriff's deputy and the gunman himself. This was in a town that was known for their low crime rate.

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I don't know what's going on most of the time

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I don't know what's going on most of the time

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There's so much going on in terms of current events, politics. The only way I am up to date to things is social media or if people tell me. I think there's a difference between not caring about things and being unmotivated about learning what's going on. The only thing I pay attention to, unfortunately, are tragedies and shootings since these are events that take away lives.

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If you have access to the internet.  You have access to more information than you need, it just requires that you put forth effort.

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In one congressional district, of nearly 80,000 votes counted, the race was only separated by 40 votes.

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As we approach Veteran's day, we should remember how much has been given so that we may participate in our civic duty of voting

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If you don't vote, and are of age, you don't have a voice in the conversation. And as such cannot complain when the conversation isn't what you wanted it to be.