https://padlet.com/mctigues/4npj2wjjc4ca en-us 2019-03-26 17:43:39 UTC 2019-03-28 02:23:27 UTC hello@padlet.com mctigues https://padlet.com/mctigues/4npj2wjjc4ca/wish/345814172 Gun Control is any legal measure or set of laws that prevent any possession to a firearm or in other words a gun. This article talks about what people today think about gun control and statistics on how many people in the United States own this weapon in their homes. ]]> 2019-03-27 17:21:45 UTC https://padlet.com/mctigues/4npj2wjjc4ca/wish/345814172 mctigues https://padlet.com/mctigues/4npj2wjjc4ca/wish/345819175 The article written by The New York Times further explains what authorities that work in the government and deal with law enforcement think about this national argument as well as the United States citizen’s point of view. ]]> 2019-03-27 17:31:39 UTC https://padlet.com/mctigues/4npj2wjjc4ca/wish/345819175 mctigues https://padlet.com/mctigues/4npj2wjjc4ca/wish/345823280 Gun violence affects so many people around the world. It changes the lives of many if they have experienced a trauma where a gun was involved. After the countless amount of gun violence incidents in schools, buildings, cities, religious areas, and more, this article discusses how researchers have focused on different laws discussing gun control and preventing gun violence. ]]> 2019-03-27 17:39:24 UTC https://padlet.com/mctigues/4npj2wjjc4ca/wish/345823280 mctigues https://padlet.com/mctigues/4npj2wjjc4ca/wish/345828520 The article describes the affects on people around the world that are positively affected by gun control whether it be that they feel more safe in different environments and those who would be negatively affected by gun control if they had a hobby of hunting or were in the gun making industry.]]> 2019-03-27 17:49:05 UTC https://padlet.com/mctigues/4npj2wjjc4ca/wish/345828520 mctigues https://padlet.com/mctigues/4npj2wjjc4ca/wish/345839012 After the Florida shooting as well as many other shootings in previous years, The New York Times writes about what actions different states in the United States are doing to carry out laws about gun control. ]]> 2019-03-27 18:10:19 UTC https://padlet.com/mctigues/4npj2wjjc4ca/wish/345839012 mctigues https://padlet.com/mctigues/4npj2wjjc4ca/wish/345845122 This picture shows how thousands of people join together in cities and towns around America to protest for gun control laws and to display how much these laws mean to them. They also protest to honor the lives that were affected by gun violence. ]]> 2019-03-27 18:21:43 UTC https://padlet.com/mctigues/4npj2wjjc4ca/wish/345845122 mctigues https://padlet.com/mctigues/4npj2wjjc4ca/wish/345895422 The video posted by The New York Times describes people around the world who would be heavily impacted positively with new rules, but also narrates a different point of view of people who would be negatively impacted by gun control. The video interviews many citizens who explain that they keep their weapon in their home because it makes them feel safer, and taking it away is taking away their rights. ]]> 2019-03-27 20:36:26 UTC https://padlet.com/mctigues/4npj2wjjc4ca/wish/345895422 mctigues https://padlet.com/mctigues/4npj2wjjc4ca/wish/345899112 Many around the world protest for their safety in their environment. After the large amount of gun violence incidents, the fight for gun control continues to grow. They fight for their safety till they are heard by the government. Fortunately, these protests have not gone to waste. In the video, it shows New Jersey's governor Phil Murphy signing six gun control bills into law. ]]> 2019-03-27 20:51:04 UTC https://padlet.com/mctigues/4npj2wjjc4ca/wish/345899112 mctigues https://padlet.com/mctigues/4npj2wjjc4ca/wish/345902279 This website that focuses mainly on the pros and cons of different topics, describes significant pros on why the government should take action into executing gun control laws. These pros include, an extreme decrease of deaths, safer communities, crimes happen when guns are stolen, and many more. ]]> 2019-03-27 21:03:44 UTC https://padlet.com/mctigues/4npj2wjjc4ca/wish/345902279 mctigues https://padlet.com/mctigues/4npj2wjjc4ca/wish/345904149 The article below gives more pros of gun control. They mainly talk about how the rate of deaths caused by guns will go down, and they amount of crimes will decrease. This will be because of the stricter rules about possessing a gun. It also includes many videos from government officials, and citizens of the United States about the topic. ]]> 2019-03-27 21:12:36 UTC https://padlet.com/mctigues/4npj2wjjc4ca/wish/345904149 mctigues https://padlet.com/mctigues/4npj2wjjc4ca/wish/345908726 Like other pro arguments about gun laws, this video targets the fact that the more enforced rules there are including background checks, only trained officials should carry a gun, increasing the age that a person can legally buy a gun, all contribute to the idea that the amount of losses each year will not be nearly as high as it is now. ]]> 2019-03-27 21:33:04 UTC https://padlet.com/mctigues/4npj2wjjc4ca/wish/345908726 mctigues https://padlet.com/mctigues/4npj2wjjc4ca/wish/345912146 This video describes how guns are not the only thing that puts people in danger around the world. They add to this by explaining if people will really feel safe after enforcing gun control laws and if it will really have an impact. It gives a different side of the social issue that has been a popular argument for many years.]]> 2019-03-27 21:51:12 UTC https://padlet.com/mctigues/4npj2wjjc4ca/wish/345912146 mctigues https://padlet.com/mctigues/4npj2wjjc4ca/wish/345913359 This article explains the statistics of the deaths caused from different mass shootings as well as talking about the disadvantages of gun control. They focus on how there are other ways and more weapons to use to commit crimes and how gun control might not change the rate of crimes. It also explains how the suicide rates will not decrease when enforcing gun control laws so that issue will not resolve itself. ]]> 2019-03-27 21:58:34 UTC https://padlet.com/mctigues/4npj2wjjc4ca/wish/345913359 mctigues https://padlet.com/mctigues/4npj2wjjc4ca/wish/345950002 This article talks about how if more gun control laws were created and implemented, than it would violate the second amendment which protects an individual's rights to own a gun. On this site, it also gives more links for reasons why others should oppose gun control.  ]]> 2019-03-28 01:13:10 UTC https://padlet.com/mctigues/4npj2wjjc4ca/wish/345950002 mctigues https://padlet.com/mctigues/4npj2wjjc4ca/wish/345951512 Every year in the United States more and more people die from gun violence. Over the last fifty years, around 40,000 people have passed from the act of a gun. The article by The New York Times, writes how every year the rate of deaths increase from guns whether it be suicide or homicide. This shows the readers that gun control should be taken seriously to prevent these losses for the future. ]]> 2019-03-28 01:20:17 UTC https://padlet.com/mctigues/4npj2wjjc4ca/wish/345951512 mctigues https://padlet.com/mctigues/4npj2wjjc4ca/wish/345953001 As shown in the picture, it is clear that the United States has a greater amount of deaths caused by guns out of every 100,000 people. The picture shows how out of many countries that deal with gun violence, the United States needs to improve and enforce gun control laws so that these statistics decrease. ]]> 2019-03-28 01:26:56 UTC https://padlet.com/mctigues/4npj2wjjc4ca/wish/345953001 mctigues https://padlet.com/mctigues/4npj2wjjc4ca/wish/345953815 The picture below displays how the total amount of deaths each year by this deadly weapon increases. The years 2012, 2013, and 2014 kept around the same amount of deaths but that is still unacceptable and there should not be so many losses. However, in 2015, and 2016 the rate of deaths went up by around 3,000 people. This shows how gun violence is becoming more dangerous over the years and needs more laws to control these dangers to keep others safe. ]]> 2019-03-28 01:30:49 UTC https://padlet.com/mctigues/4npj2wjjc4ca/wish/345953815 mctigues https://padlet.com/mctigues/4npj2wjjc4ca/wish/345955739 This picture shows the definition of gun control along with the hashtag "Never Again" to represent the many mass shootings that have happened because of guns. ]]> 2019-03-28 01:39:57 UTC https://padlet.com/mctigues/4npj2wjjc4ca/wish/345955739