School shooting is one of parents' biggest fears, and it's getting scarier with every accident. The article "Facing the Reality of School Shootings" provides painful statistics on school shootings within the last four years and presents professional opinions on the matter. Shooting at Sandy Hook (Current Event # 1) became...

Without a doubt, gun control and the respective regulations regarding the topic belong to one of the most controversial and the most spoken topic in the current affairs of the United States. Both, politicians and citizens have different views on how to deal with the problem, too, given the fact...

One of the main purposes for the existence of world governments is to provide protection and security for their citizens. In ensuring the safety American citizens, the government of the United States practices various levels of control on the ownership and use of firearms. There are different organizations that exist...

Gun control refers to a set of policies or laws regulating the sale, modification, manufacture, or transfer of firearms by a civilian. Most developed countries such as Japan and the United Kingdom have restrictive firearm policies, whereas some legislators like American Republicans are permissive. National jurisdictions that control access to...

While referring to strengths and weaknesses of gun control opponents and proponents, both sides present solid argumentation that can yet be perceived as controversial. Proponents of the strengthening of gun control regulations refer to such facts as “With 5 percent of the world’s population, the United States has 50 percent...