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Researchers think that half of America's households posses guns today. The ratio of handguns to all guns in the household is rising because of their small size. The asssumption is that these handguns are for self-defense. Guns are the leading cause of deaths for African American males between the agees of 14 to 25 years old. Advocates think that these self-defense laws will put fewer guns in the hands of criminals and more in the hands of law abiding citizens. Gun-control advocates also argue that by allowing citizens to own guns they are subjected to more violent actions. Some gun-control advocates argue that armed citizens do not decrease the number of firearms-related deaths. Self-defense advocates argue that America does not have a gun problem it has a problem with lethal violence.

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Increasing numbers of women are buying handguns to protect themselves. Many women are starting to buy handguns because they feel safer when owning a gun . A lot of women also conceal guns in their purses or in a holster even when it is ilegal to carry a concealed a weapon. A 1986 study in the New England Journal of medicine concludes a gun is more likely to cause a death of a household memeber than an attacker. Successful self-defense uses of guns are not as rare as anti-gun groups suggest. Florida State Universtiy professor suggests that one millon people use a gun for self defense every year. Civilians use guns just as often to protect themselves as often as criminals use them to commit crimes. Domestic homicides and childhood accidents are the least common of gunshot deaths.

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in this article a couple had to use deadly force and killed an ex-boyfriend who was threatening to kill them. They feel grief and remorse but they had to do what they had to do. The fact that they used deadly force has put a strain on their relationship and they have resorted to sleeping pills to get to sleep at night. They are not glad that this is what it came too but if they would not have used deadly force the ex-boyfriend would have killed them. The couple have bad memories about the incident and hopes that it doesn't screw up their relationship. This incident also worries the mom because she will have to explain to her son that his dad was killed by them.

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In Texas they are trying to get a law passed that will allow people to use deadly force in their castle metaphorically speaking which means that a person will be allowed to use deadly force in their car, house, and place of buisness. Advocates of this law would want to have this deadly force law extended to a person's car and workplace. Advocates want to remove the duty to retreat law. This law would require judges and juries to assume a person is justified in using deadly force. The deadly force bill has been carefully made to prevent the wrong people from taking advatngae of it. This law would also protect those who used deadly force from injured attackers or or their families. Gun-Control advocates fear that this law may lead to an increase in wrongful deaths or accidents. The police in Texas also say that the bill will not change the way they conduct their investigations.

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This article talks about whether states should pass laws allowing people to use deadly force instead of retreating from a violent attacker. If these laws were passed it would allow people to use deadly force without the burdens of civil liabilities and possible criminal charges. This article also states that some states have passed laws allowing the use of deadly force some of these states are Arizona, South Dakota, and Florida. Some argue that if we passed a law allowing the use of deadly force it would increase violence and others argue that it would decrease violence. Many also think that criminals will benefit from from a type of law like this because defense attorneys could seek acquittals in some criminal cases.

Favorite Place in the World

My favorite place in the world is sunny 300 days out of the year. There are no bugs so you can open your windows without worrying about creepy crawlers coming in. There is no humidity so you don't feel sticky and the temperature is perfect. My favorite place in the world is surrounded by big brown mountains. There are millions of golf courses with lush green grass and beautiful trees. Most of the houses are amazing looking and everybody drives expensive cars. Most of the cars have some sort of accessory whether it a lift kit on a truck or spinner rims on an SUV. All of the cars have blacked out windows too. In my favorite place in the world there are expensive office buildings with water fountains at every corner and gated communities.

Day 1- RAFT

For my spring break I went to Chandler, Arizona. In Arizona it was hot and sunny everyday. On Saturday it was 104 degrees. Everybody in Arizona has nice cars with the big rims and the blacked out windows. While in Arizona I went swimming and golfing. The golf course i went golfing on cost $175. My brother and I also harassed the golfers in my aunt and uncle's back yard. I also watched a spring training baseball game the Royals versus the Angels. The stadium was surrounded by mountains and people laid in the grass in the outfield . My aunt and uncle also took my brother and I to some fancy restaurants for dinner. one restaurant was built into the side of the mountain. I also went to a water park and the movies. I saw 300 it was a pretty good movie.

I am excited for third trimester because that means the school year is almost over and summer is almost here. This trimester I also get to have new classes like gym and I get to meet new people.