We have a right to bear arms, but there is still alot of controversy arising with this 2nd Amendment right. Everyone is entitled to their opinion, and mine is that if you are a responsible human being, and you are using the weapon as protection and leaving it in a safe place with the right precautions than you can have one, and you aren't abusing the right to have one. But if you are going to obtain a gun and bad decisions and leave it in places where it is easily accessable to those who shouldn't have it than you are irrisponsible and shouldn't be allowed to carry one. But, how are we supposed to sift through these personalities and find out who is capable of following the guidlines. Well...that is the million dollar question now isn't is?
Analyzes the ruling of the supreme court on the right to bear arms. Goes into detail about the individual rights of bearing arms but also list some of the other restrictions present
Ten years ago, on Oct. 26, 2001, President George W. Bush signed the USA Patriot Act. Congress overwhelmingly passed the law only weeks after the Sept. 11 attacks. It's designed to give the FBI more power to collect information in cases that involve national security.
Obama fully supports the tradition of hunting and feels that advocates should hear a different side instead of jumping to conclusions regarding gun control. There have been many uprising advocates in the wake of the Sandy Hook Elementary shootings.
As states across the country continued to ban gay marriages and civil unions, the census revealed some strange information: The number of same-sex partnerships jumped, even in the most conservative states. 646 thousand + gay coupled claimed they lived together in the 2010 census, an increase of 80% compared to 2000. more than 131,000 gay couples identified themselves as husbands or wives, which is a ratio of 1 in 5 couples.
This website says the law on gay marriage in each specific state. Using a map of the United States you can simply click on the state you'd like to know about and off to the right is states the law. It also gives the date in which voters approved or disapproved of such a bill.
Based off of statistics the issue is not whether or not sex education is appropriate in schools, but what kind of sex education should be taught. A portion of parents prefer that schools only teach their children strictly about abstinence. Other parents prefer that the school teach a program referred to as "abstinence-plus", which educates students on birth control and abstinence.
The debate over whether to have sex education in American schools. This article touches on the right ages to teach sex ed. This article is mainly onesided against teaching sex ed in schools at all.
The long constant debate about sex education in schools has come to a halt. For the most part students, parents, and principals are satisfied with the topics being taught, however a low percent think only certain topics should be discussed.
Alan Greenblatt talks about the proponent's and opponent's opinions on drug testing for welfare recipients. He also mentions constitutional rights problems that come along with these drug testings.
This article explains the leniency of Arizona gun laws. People in the state of Arizona are even allowed to carry concealed weapons into some government buildings. Anyone over the age of 21 can possess a gun without a permit and without a complete background check.
Author Kevin Cox discusses Arizona's lenient gun laws. The article implies that Arizona's gun laws are, perhaps, too lenient. People may purchase a firearm with more ease in Arizona than any other state.
The contents of this article covers the lenient laws surrounding the law that allows citizens to carry concealed weapons with little to no training, and little to know knowledge of the purchasers background, placing society in danger.
This sites confirms that Arizona has some of the most lenient gun laws, but that if the background had more restrictions it would be a violation of the 2nd Ammendment
France started a ban on Islamic face veils worn by women supporting and practicing their religion. The law infringes on their personal freedoms and many have protested outright.
Every person who uses insulin to manage diabetes wants what they don't have. They want a replacement for their malfunctioning pancreas. Technology is advancing rapidly, parents can now monitor their child's blood pressure while at school.Now the real question is if this will be at least somewhat affordable.
At Fieldale Farms in Gainesville, Ga. Tom hensley, president of the company says he has to hire 100 workers every week because 100 workers quit every other week. Due to Obama's executive actions, 4 million immigrants can now be here without having to worry as much. Hensley has said that a large majority of workers come from mexico or they are latinos. He also said they are the first to take overtime and they appreciate having a job.
This article highlights the growing cost of a college degree. The author sheds light on the issues surrounding the cost of a college degree such as inflation and the need to take out loans in order to afford a bachelors degree.
Last week's tragic shooting at Mother Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, S.C., that killed nine black parishioners gathered for a Bible study has renewed the debate over one of the most controversial Southern symbols - the Confederate flag. On Monday, a cascade of both Republicans and Democrats endorsed removing the Confederate flag from the statehouse in Columbia.
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