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2 is a "mass shooting"..mass shootings..
I am in high school as many of you know and am taking a speech and debate class. I am currently preparing a speech on gun control and found this on a website of mass shootings since 2000.
2 of the most interesting shooting weapons ever, a flamethrower and a Hi-Point.
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Thank you! I get my debating skills from my dad. We got to choose out topic though so I decided to do mine on gun control and the misunderstanding of firearms in today's society. I am going over the number of deaths by firearms in the years of 2010 - 2014 and which weapons cause the most deaths (pistols - 70%, rifles - 3.5%, shotguns - 3.7%, and misc. firearms - 22.2%), the parts of AR-15s as well as the different actions of firearms and the different rounds that are used most commonly. Have some brass (.22, .17 HMR, .40 S&W, .45 auto, .223, .22-250, .270 Winchester, and .300 win mag) from my first time shooting that I am going to see if I can bring it in to give people a hands-on experience with the size of the round. Plus I will be doing some explaining on how semi-automatic weapons work, plus a little on how bullets work. It's going to be interesting.Good for you!!! I also took to debate and speech while in high school in the 90s and had to debate about gun control. That was at a debate competition at Cal State San Marcos. It was hard even back then in Cali. Wrote a paper on it and presented it to the class. Even back then it didn't go over well. Good luck to you man. On a side note, flamethrower is an odd weapon of choice nowadays
9,964 in 2014 for drunk drivingHow many people die from road rage and/or drunk driving?
I had one guy almost run into me a couple of weeks ago because I wasn't tailgating the cars in front of me and I wasn't going fast enough for him - he tailgated me for miles and later came inches away from hitting me as he purposely cut in front of me in order to run me off the road. This was rush hour traffic and he wasn't going to get anywhere any faster - he just didn't like that someone in front of him wasn't driving like the idiot he is.
I will!Good luck Sparks. Do the research and present it the best you can, that is a tough topic in todays world! Let us know how things go.
Thanks! It definitely won't be easy but I am up to it. I am going to see if I can find a study or report that includes the mental state of the subjects but that is hard to come by due to the confidentiality of the subject. Am going to try to get that though.Jeeze that will be a heck of a presentation to take on. Be prepared for a bunch of negativity & "crickets" from your target audience. Good on you!
-a spin might be to include the mental stability of the actors in the statistics if known & documented. It's not a firearms issue, it's a mental healthcare issue or some such.
Thank you! I get my debating skills from my dad. We got to choose out topic though so I decided to do mine on gun control and the misunderstanding of firearms in today's society. I am going over the number of deaths by firearms in the years of 2010 - 2014 and which weapons cause the most deaths (pistols - 70%, rifles - 3.5%, shotguns - 3.7%, and misc. firearms - 22.2%), the parts of AR-15s as well as the different actions of firearms and the different rounds that are used most commonly. Have some brass (.22, .17 HMR, .40 S&W, .45 auto, .223, .22-250, .270 Winchester, and .300 win mag) from my first time shooting that I am going to see if I can bring it in to give people a hands-on experience with the size of the round. Plus I will be doing some explaining on how semi-automatic weapons work, plus a little on how bullets work. It's going to be interesting.
I would make sure to check with the teacher and the principle before bringing any in. I have checked on suicide a little but will go more in depth and more into the other weapons. This is strictly a speech but we will be doing debates on topics like this soon.
I'd be a little bit on edge If bringing even used brass into a classroom in today's society. Just sayn, watch your bubblegum....Might stir up some scat......you also might want to throw in there how firearm deaths compared to others chart. Get FBI stats and such to prove points. Doctors, cars, DUI's, prescription meds, hammers, etc compare. Do some research on suicide.....(I really hate to say that)....You have to be able to argue these points if confronted. Don't only focus on guns, rather make them your main topic. Have something else to argue about if it gets brought up. Is this strictly "speech" or debate also??? If this is up for debate, well you won't lose. Your In the right place.... I wish you luck man!!!
I would make sure to check with the teacher and the principle before bringing any in. I have checked on suicide a little but will go more in depth and more into the other weapons. This is strictly a speech but we will be doing debates on topics like this soon.