, , , Call to Action, Guns, March for Our Lives, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Pro Gun Control, Raise Your Voice, Showcase, Spring 2020, 1
To teens, adults, parents, teachers, high school students, and etc. Something needs to be done and it needs to...
, , , Call to Action, Con Gun Control, Drugs, Guns, Showcase, Spring 2020, 8
Dear People Who Think Doing Drugs and Gun Violence Are Okay, To kids, adults, parents, students, moms, dads, and...
The United States has 120.5 guns per 100 people or about 393,347,000 guns. 22% of Americans own one or...
, , , Con Gun Control, Fall 2019, Guns, Media, Showcase, This is America, 0
Gun Violence is the second leading cause of death in America for children, teens, and adults behind motor vehicles....
, , , Crime, Decision Making, Fall 2019, Guns, Showcase, Violence, 0
Crime happens all the time, crime is also something that everybody would like to change. Concealed weapons are a...
, , , Black Lives Matter, Call to Action, Civic Engagement & Social Justice, Fall 2019, Guns, Partnerships for the Goals, Police, Quality Education, Showcase, This is America, 1
Everybody has an alternate meaning of being American, albeit a large number of us can concur that being American...
I think that the main problem with gun control today is education. So many kids today see a school...
Gun control is controversial in plenty of nations, particularly in the United States. Before exploring more in-depth on the...
, , , American Creed, American Dream, Black Lives Matter, Fall 2019, Guns, Police, Politics, Showcase, 4
Everyone has a different definition of being American, although many of us can agree that being American is about...
, , , Con Gun Control, Constitution, Fall 2019, Guns, Showcase, Spark Inquiry with Questions, This is America, 0
The 3D-printed firearm debate is quick paced and rapidly evolving. As the name suggests, 3D weapons are firearms made...
, , , Civic Engagement & Social Justice, Fall 2019, Guns, Pro Gun Control, Showcase, This is America, 2
Roman 10/22/19 English Youth Voices post 1 Why do people think that owning a gun is part of their...
, , , Argument, Con Gun Control, Fall 2019, Guns, Partnerships for the Goals, Showcase, This is America, 0
Shootings have been rampant all around the United States. It seems as if every time you turn on the...
, , , Civic Engagement & Social Justice, Fall 2019, Guns, Showcase, 0
Americans have a complex relationship with guns because plenty of americans have different opinions about them. Many think that...
Although guns are seen as a means of protecting yourself, research shows that owning a gun in your home...
, , , Drugs, Fall 2018, Guns, Quality Education, Showcase, 7
Oakland Violence The City of Oakland where we live is trying to make a change because Oakland has...
, , , Community, Fall 2018, Guns, Showcase, Spring 2017, 4
What should we do about gun violence? We can´t let it go. Oakland needs to do something about...
, , , Civic Engagement & Social Justice, Fall 2018, Guns, Showcase, 0
Gun violence is a problem that America has been struggling with for a long time. Events like the Manchester...
, , , Civic Engagement & Social Justice, Fall 2018, Guns, Showcase, Violence, 3
The political topic that I chose to explore was gun laws, namely how gun laws in Utah and the...
American values are something that every American citizen has. These values could vary from person to person. Everybody...
I am interested in gun rights, specifically in the US compared to the rest of the world and what...
Sadly, school shootings seem to becoming more and more of a trend ever since the Columbine shooting almost twenty...
, , , Call to Action, Fall 2018, Good Health and Well-Being, Guns, Quality Education, Showcase, 4
There’s no doubt that after a serious and dangerous event, we begin to take safety extremely seriously. We saw this after...
, , , Abortion, Gender Equity (Women), Guns, Immigration, LGBTQ+ Rights, Pro Gun Control, Race Relations, Reduced Inequalities, Refugees, Religion, War, 0
According to statistics, 100% of all gun deaths in the US are due to firearms. I am so triggered...
America is the greatest nation in the world. Hands down. There’s no competition that comes anywhere close. Some people...
, , , Civic Engagement & Social Justice, Con Gun Control, Fall 2018, Guns, Pro Gun Control, Showcase, Violence, 2
The first thing I would like to say is that this is my opinion on the matter, and other...
Dear Aryn Bowman and Roseann Torres, We are choosing to write to you both because we want to make...
, , , Community, Con Gun Control, Guns, Showcase, Spring 2018, Upstander, 6
Dear Curyj: We are three Oakland students who are writing to you because we have the same goal to...
, , , Getting Started, Guns, March for Our Lives, Showcase, Spring 2018, 0
According to Vox, they said that David Hogg had beaten the critics that were saying fake news about him...
, , , Guns, March for Our Lives, Politics, Pro Gun Control, Showcase, Spring 2018, 2
In our modern issue — about guns and murders; is a somewhat-considerably a serious matter of our community. It...
, , , Guns, Showcase, Spring 2018, 1
Gun violence happens all over the country, one occurrence is too many. There have been many school shootings...
, , , Guns, Showcase, Spring 2018, 0
Amendment number 2 in America’s bill of rights: The right of the people (of America) to keep and bear...
, , , Guns, March for Our Lives, Showcase, Spring 2018, 0
Guns are an issue today, they are killing our parents even our children and that’s not fair. After the...
My informational video focuses on Gun Violence in School across America. I am passionate for this topic because it...
, , , Guns, Poetry, Showcase, Spring 2018, 0
It’s time to put the guns down But if you must have a showdown Don’t be a coward...
, , , Guns, Showcase, Spring 2018, 1
Gun control is a huge issue for us right now, because there are mass shootings that is occurring too...
, , , Guns, Showcase, Spring 2018, 1
If there were less guns there would be less violence. Guns are everywhere you can get guns off the...
, , , Community, Guns, History, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Politics, Protest, Quality Education, Raise Your Voice, Showcase, Spring 2018, 0
On March 14, 2018, students all across the country walked out of their schools at 10:00 AM in order...
There are people in this world that have done nothing, there are kids in this world that actually goes...
, , , Guns, Showcase, Spring 2018, Violence, 1
It is clear that all lives should matter but in our society or shall I say in this world...
, , , Black Lives Matter, Guns, Media, Police, Race Relations, Showcase, Spring 2018, 3
Black Lives Matter will never receive the recognition nor support that other modern protest have gotten. The movement is...
, , , Guns, Politics, Protest, Quality Education, Showcase, Spring 2018, 7
Gun control can be explained in many different ways but, teens speak everywhere across the United States saying why...
, , , Guns, Showcase, Spring 2018, 1
We have seen how the news has portrayed the weapons used in shootings around the US and around the...
America’s biggest problem is gun control. It is stricter laws for dress code at my school then the laws...
, , , Call to Action, Con Gun Control, Crime, Decision Making, Getting Started, Goals, Good Health and Well-Being, Guns, Media, Showcase, Spring 2018, 1
Following the Parkland shooting, the President of the United States claimed that the mental health contirbuted to the mass...
, , , Guns, Showcase, Spring 2018, The Fifth Column, 5
On February 14th, 2018, there was yet another mass school shooting South Florida’s Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. This...
, , , Guns, Showcase, Spring 2018, The Fifth Column, 2
Having too much control over people can lead to very drastic and terrible things happening. Having little or no...
, , , Call to Action, Guns, Showcase, Spring 2018, The Fifth Column, 7
The United States has the highest rate of mass shootings in the entire world, which is why I don’t...
, , , Argument, Guns, Showcase, Spring 2018, 6
After the Parkland shooting in Florida on February 14th, gun control must be implemented. I have decided to write...
, , , Community, Good Health and Well-Being, Guns, Incarceration, Showcase, Spring 2018, 3
After the events of the Florida Shooting, I wanted to do some research into how mental health and shootings...
, , , American Dream, Biases, Black Lives Matter, Call to Action, Community, Drugs, Fall 2017, Family, Goals, Good Health and Well-Being, Guns, Happiness, Showcase, Spring 2018, 0
In my reserch, many things about mental health have become increasingly obvious. It is a far more prevalent problem...
There have been 300 homicides due to gun violence in 2017 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. This video was made to...
One of the strangest, most American things to me is how people can feel safer with a gun around....
, , , Black Lives Matter, Fall 2017, Guns, Police, Showcase, 5
This infographic was inspired after I read the Book “The Hate U Give” by Angie Thomas and it questioned why ...
, , , A Day in My Life, Black Lives Matter, Call to Action, Fall 2017, Guns, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Police, Protest, Showcase, 2
My people don’t like you badge wearing knuckleheads, that’s just where we at. Screaming “ All lives matter “...
, , , Fall 2017, Gaming, Guns, Media and Message, Showcase, 2
Since movie makers have a crippling fear of creating something original, they are currently remaking and doing adaptations of...
, , , American Creed, American Dream, Argument, Decision Making, Fall 2017, Guns, Happiness, Media, Rights, Showcase, 1
We the People “We the people”(US Const. Preamble). The first three words of the Preamble in...
, , , Argument, Crime, Good Health and Well-Being, Guns, Music, Showcase, Spring 2017, Violence, 5
Dear Seattle Police Department, As a police department that prides itself on enhancing trust with the public, it would...
, , , Guns, Showcase, Spring 2017, 1
America faces a surprising amount of national issues to date, yet the most common tie between every debate worth...
, , , Guns, Showcase, Spring 2017, 3
I think people wearing the safety pins are doing great things. They’re showing that minorities that feel scared or...
Money & Power power & money that’s all that we have ain’t trying to be funny. you act like...
, , , Black Lives Matter, Guns, No Poverty (Economy), Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Police, 4
Crime remains one of Oakland’s most serious issues , which begs the question if police are doing their job?...
I want my research paper to be about gun control in America. The idea of gun control has been...
, , , 2nextprez, Black Lives Matter, Crime, Fall 2016, Guns, Police, Race Relations, Showcase, Violence, 2
Dear Next President of the United States, An issue that I care about is Black Lives Matter is a...
Dear Future President, An important issue that I care about is toy guns. I care about this issue because kids...
, , , Fall 2016, Good Health and Well-Being, Guns, Quality Education, Rights, Showcase, Violence, 1
“America and Guns” is like “Peanut Butter and Jelly.” It is an American pastime and an eternal fascination. Despite...
There have been many thoughts and ideas shared about gun control. The political left seems to think that taking...
, , , Guns, Politics, Pro Gun Control, Showcase, Violence, 5
Gun control has a long history and is a very controversial topic. The two main parties, of course, being...
, , , Fall 2016, Guns, No Poverty (Economy), Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Race Relations, Violence, Where I'm From, 4
I’m from the town, where being yourself isn’t good enough. I’m from the lands where it all goes down,...
, , , Crime, Fall 2016, Guns, Police, Violence, Where I'm From, 0
I am from Oakland Where people do drugs and get robbed at night Where you here gunshots and sirens...
, , , Bullying, Guns, Poetry, Repentino., Showcase, Violence, Where I'm From, 4
I am from Oakland, CA I am from a world where the only thing you hear is gunshots wherever did you...
, , , Guns, 0
“The United States has 88.8 guns per 100 people, or about 270,000,000 guns, which is the highest total and...
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