Assault rifle

flintlock models. There were many types of flintlocks made. The flintlock idea was thought of and started developing in France during early 17th century. The flintlock style of firearms, quickly was the most popular ignition system. The musket, fusil, rifle and fowler were all types of flintlock firearms. Blunderbusses were a type of musket, they were for close combat fights. They were loaded with lead shots. They were used for boarding naval ships and coach guns. Flintlock pistols were very…

United States is the largest country that has people being killed by gun every year. Many people assume the causes for mass shooting would be mentally illness criminals, the act of revenge, loneliness, or hopeless. These causes are absolutely right, but besides these causes, we have to expand the investigation to a broader society. The latest mass shooting is happened in Orlando, Florida, where an American-born man, Omar Mateen, gunned down 50 people at a gay nightclub at 2:00 am. Not…

Robert K. Campbell was a law enforcement officer for over twenty years where he was a trainer, weapons tester, and a street cop. Mr. Campbell is one of the most prolific writers today on the topic of fighting weapons. He is also a very big contributing writer for the well-known website Gunblast.com. This article was published by Sonoran Desert Institute. The purpose of this article is to give the reader (us) a better understanding of what type of bullets you can and can't use in a Glock, and why…

Mass Scooters Incident On October 1st, 2017, the Route 91 Harvest music festival was in full session. The crowds were packed densely, the music was blasting, and security at its highest on the ground. All of that changed when gunfire erupted from a nearby high rise hotel, killing 58 and injuring hundreds more. The gunman had deliberty planned a new method of carrying out a mass shooting, one that would result in the greatest mass shootings in United States history. This tragic event has…

normal Saturday morning for me since I was about ten. The day starts off with a drive to the Los Altos Rod & Gun Club or the Sunnyvale Rod & Gun Club with my dad. Knowing that I am about to shoot a variety of guns consisting of: shotguns, pistols, and rifles; causes my heart rate to go up. I am usually the only girl at the shooting range, and I am not the only one to notice. Whenever I step up to take my round of shooting there is always a line of viewers that gathers to watch. For most people,…

because of the second amendment: the right to bear arms. Gun activist argue that it is against their rights to take guns away because they should be allowed to protect themselves. In contrast, gun control supporters suggest bans on automatic weapons and rifles since they are weapons used to kill rather than to hunt or protect. Victims from the most recent shooting in Parkland, Florida argue that the shooter, “wouldn’t have harmed that many students with a knife” (Stewart, 2018) The two sides…

With shots whizzing past my head there wasn’t much moving room without being doomed. When the shots finally start to die down I make a run for the trench behind the front lines. As I do, bursts of fire start to shine as artillery is being struck like lightning striking the ground. It shakes me like an earthquake. I turn just in time to see the giant monstrous cannons that are raining upon us like hell on earth. All of a sudden I get pulled backwards into the trench just in time to avoid the…

According to the U.S. Department of Justice, at least 27.8% of assault is under the influence of alcohol or drugs, and if the ratios stay the same and accounting for the unknown portion of the table, 58.6% of all assault could have the offended under the influence. Drugs are commonly distributed through gangs, potentially making drugs available to the common man that could also lead to assualt…

if we stop giving the public, as a whole, the option to purchase firearms that gun violence will decrease over time. Taking guns away from our citizens is not the answer.Gun control does not deter crime: gun ownership deters crime. A recent ban on Assault weapons did not significantly affect murder rates at the state level. States with restrictions on carrying concealed weapons had higher gun-related homicides. Yet, gun ownership in the United States doubled in the last decade, the murder rate…

violence as well as more specialized courts for domestic violence. Domestic violence involving married couples grabbed the attention of everyone during the 1970’s. “Beginning in the 1970’s, social policy toward female victims of domestic violence assaults had focused on improving legal responses to protect women and punish offenders”. (Fagan, 1996) During the 1970’s, the law…