Kelli Janssen US History 2017/2018!

Gun Laws and Rights Around the World Over the years debates on gun rights and laws have increased due to increase in mass shooting done by civilians. Such as the mass shooting of twenty school children in  Newtown, Connecticut, in 2012. This horrific shooting also p rompted a new national discussion about gun laws. Although  legislation in the United States  attempted to ban  semiautomatic assault weapons, it  was defeated in the Senate . Gun rights and laws in the US are rooted in the second amendment of the US constitution. Furthermore, there are restrictions on gun rights in United States. For example, t he U.S. Supreme Court upheld bans on concealed weapons and on the possession of   certain types of weapons , as well as prohibitions against the sale of guns to certain categories of people. Furthermore, the Gun Control Act of 1968 prohibits persons under eighteen years of age, convicted criminals, the mentally disabled, dishonorably discharged mi...

  Today the phrase “fake news” is mentioned time and time again, and although it seems to be a fairly new term, the idea of it has been around for centuries. As technology in the late 19th century became more advanced, so did the news, and the way of reporting news. Similar to the term “fake news” the term “yellow journalism” was coined in the late 19th century and 20th century. Yellow journalism, is an early example of how our technology and news holds a significant amount of power in the world. The power of the press originated in the late 19th century and early 20th century, because of new technology, powerful personalities of individuals, and their ways of expressing their opinion. Industrialization created thousands of jobs, provoking many to move from rural areas to the places the jobs transpired. This mass migration formed big cities (urban areas), affecting the views of those living their. Inventions created during this time of industrialization (19th a...