Gun control proponents argue that firearms cause tragedies and massacres (such as the Newtown and Columbine school shootings) while gun rights supporters claim that they are needed for sport, protection from tyranny, and self-defense. Some Americans feel that because guns are already regulated in so many other countries, America should just follow suit, while others believe guns both represent and help guarantee our independence, our liberty, and our freedom to make our own decisions. ... In 1994, Congress passed a bill that instituted a ten year ban on all assault weapons and high capacity cl...

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Drug dealing and high tech weaponry have escalated the warfare in cities between long established loosely knit gangs. ... Denmark and Finland also have high rates of gun ownership and low crime rates. ...

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The Declaration of Independence states, "All men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights". But how much of this is true? Since the very beginning of the legal system in the United States, there has been inequality. Appearance has held such precedence...

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Juvenile delinquency incorporates not only general criminal activity but conduct that is only unlawful for youths such as running away from home and skipping school. ... Typically parents who set high but reasonable standards of conduct have children who are less likely to commit crimes (Wilson, 1980; Laybourn, 1986; Glueck & Glueck, 1950). ... Children who underachieve in school for example may have parents whose expectations of them are comparatively lower. ... Social Control theory suggests that a person's ties or bonds to social institutions such as family, church, school, etc. preve...

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