Remington outdoor company is an American manufacturer of firearms, ammunition, and related products for the hunting, shooting sports, law enforcement, and military markets. It was founded by Eliphalet Remington in Ilion, New York with the first hand-built rifle in 1816. The headquartered is in Madison, N.C. Remington is the oldest and most well known American gun producer. It is the largest maker of shotguns and rifles (Remington Outdoor Company). Moreover, Remington has developed more cartridges than any other gun maker or ammunition manufacturer in the world. They have nearly 3,000 employees which represents one of the largest domestic manufacturing. Which enables them to deliver their products through the United States and internationally to around 50 countries. Remington has some of the most globally known brands which are, Bushmaster Firearms, Timbersmith, Marlin, Advanced Armament Corp., Tapco, The Parker Gun, H&R, Dakota Arms, Stormlake, Nesika, DPMS/Panther Arms and Barnes Bullets (About Us, 2017, September 01). …show more content…
A few years ago they have settled a class action lawsuit concerning allegations of defective rifles. Also, they have been sued because of the mass shooting in 2012 at Sandy Hook Elementary in Newtown, Connecticut. Moreover, when the president Donald Trump was elected the sales of the guns has declined. However, when Barack Obama was president the sales of the gun surged to record levels in 2016 (Smith A, 2018, February 12). In addition, the major problem for the company is that they have a very large debt. As of October 1, 2017, Remington had outstanding indebtedness of approximately $964.5 million, which is a very amount (10-k). • $250.0 million of outstanding 2020 notes; • $550.7 million outstanding under the term loan B; • $150.6 million outstanding under the ABL
Firstly, with Hickory Hollow is the disappearing crayfish in Ribbon Cave. This problem, it seems, is the result of heavy metals found in the water. The heavy metals were found at the site of Ribbon Cave, as well as the northern portion of Aram Creek. We tested for heavy metals at well sites G, I, L, M, and S for heavy metals, with the only positives being well sites I and L. Nevertheless, this still confirmed our theory. The heavy metals found in the water have most likely resulted from Compara Corp’s hazardous waste spills, a problem that has occurred multiple times. The heavy metals found in the water being lead, tin, copper, and ammonia would then be highly probable. To fix this problem the answer is simple, “The answer, according to the agency and an outside expert, is twofold: treatment and dilution” (Pappas, 1). Treating the water is simple: the water needs the acidity to be reduced. After that is done, you must dilute the water (add water to the creek). However, the problems will never fully go away, but they will be greatly decreased. In conclusion, in order to save the lives of the crayfish, Hickory Hollow must treat Aram Creek in order to strip the heavy metals.
Woop woop! Is the common sound heard in Beecher Terrace (housing apartments). There are 2.3 million people locked up in the United States. Kentucky spends about fifteen billion dollars per year incarcerating individuals from Beecher Terrace. Since the 1970’s the number of people locked up in the United States has grown from 300,000 to 2.3 million. Kentucky has been the center of this prison expansion. Charles McDuffie, Christel, Demetria, and Keith Huff all have something in common. Each of these individuals are repeat offenders, grew up or lived in Beech Terrace, and have some type of mental issue.
In the article “Gun Control Can Prevent School Shootings,” Bennett shares the effects of gun violence in the past, present, and future. The Sandy Hook shooting occurred on December 14, 2012 when twenty children and six adult staff members were killed. Barely a month after the shooting, eleven of the families affected by the shooting went to meet privately with Joe Biden, and members from the Congress and cabinet. Bennett stated, “They were preparing to wade into some of the roughest waters in American politics: the gun debate.” President Obama gave a speech in Connecticut vowing to fight for change. And as Bennett put it, “Members of Congress started acting as parents instead of politicians.” Bennett explained to the families that they couldn't get rid of assault weapons or high capacity ammunition magazines, no matter how bad the shooting was. The families got angry and stated they did not want to know what they couldn't do, but what they could do to honor their children.
In “Reporting the News” by George C. Edwards III, Martin P. Wattenberg, and Robert L. Lineberry, the main idea is how the media determines what to air, where to get said stories that will air, how the media presents the news, and the medias effect on the general public. “Reporting The News” is a very strong and detailed article. The authors’ purpose is to inform the readers of what goes on in the news media. This can be inferred by the authors’ tone. The authors’ overall tone is critical of the topics that are covered. The tone can be determined by the authors’ strong use of transitions, specific examples, and phrases or words that indicate analysis. To summarize, first, the authors’ indicate that the media chooses its stories that will air
Smith & Wesson is one of the largest firearm manufacturing companies in North America. It was founded in 1852 by partners Horace Smith and Daniel B. Wesson. Their first product was a lever-action pistol but since then, their company has grown to manufacture a number of various products. Smith & Wesson products are commonly used by law enforcement, military and everyday consumers. Since the creation of the company, their firearms have been well recognized as safe and high quality.
David, Javier E. "The Sandy Hook Effect: Gun Sales Rise as Stocks Fall." CNBC.com. N.p., n.d. Web. 10 May 2014.
Under what conditions might the parties to the alliance discussed in this case dissolve or end the relationship?
According to an article published by The Guardian: Web Edition Articles, the shooter who killed 59 people and wounded 527 in the Las Vegas shooting qualified as a “super-owner” which is someone who owns between 8 and 140 guns. Two senators, Joe Manchin and Pat Toomey, sponsored a bill that would mandate universal background checks for gun purchases, including at gun shows and on the internet. 84% of Americans favored this law. After initial negotiations over the bill, the National Rifle Association opposed the bill and claimed that it would lead to a national gun registry. Four Democrats defected and not enough Republicans got onboard so the legislation failed. “The gun lobby and its allies willfully lied about the bill,” Obama said in a Rose
In Connecticut, gun laws were strengthened following the mass shooting of 6 adults and 20 children in their school in December 2012. Similarly, Colorado strengthened its gun control laws following the 1999 mass shooting that occurred at Columbine High School. Before the shootings, there was a loophole in the law that allowed the sale of guns at gun shows without any background check. This loophole was effectively sealed when Colorado voters approved a measure that would mandate compulsory background checks for gun purchases, even at gun shows.
Due to recent shootings in four cities gun control legislation has become a big issue throughout the United States. Government officials have presented legislation for gun control to help reduce mass shootings; however, even with these suggestions for strict gun control twelve states have already passed laws that offer fewer limitations for gun possession. After the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting in 2012, Connecticut passed a law to ban gun sales that hold large amounts of ammunition. According to McLeod “in Newtown, Connecticut, the families of ten out of twenty children killed in a December 2012 massacre at the Sandy Hook Elementary School have sued a North Carolina-based gun manufacturer, alleging Remington Outdoor Co.’s Bushmaster
When gun control started to become the controversial topic, the government did not realized that gun control is costing the states, literally. The NRA-ILA list several companies that have relocated due to gun control
So why is gun control such a hot debate? Perhaps to answer this question it would be important to look at some key statistics concerning handguns in our society. In this nation, where nearly half of all US households own at least one gun, nearly 30,000 people die from a gunshot each year (Dahl). From this alone it is no wonder gun control is such an important issue, however as bad as this may seem, the number of firearm related incidents have decreased over the years. In the early 1990’s the number of people killed or wounded by firearms soared. Since 1993 however the US has seen a steady drop in deaths due to firearm (The Lancet). Fatal firearms accidents have declined as well, nearly 40 percent in the last decade, and are now at the lowest levels ever recorded (Poe). So why the sudden drop? Antigun advocates would like to attribute this to an increase in gun control laws while pro gun advocates point to a decrease in unemployment rates along with other social factors.
People always want what they cannot have, take away guns what is to stop people from buying them through an illegal source. They did try something similar to that with the war on drugs and all that has lead us to packed prisons for non violent offenders. In the article “Gun Control: exploring the issues” Dan O’Brien and Betty Stanton discuss the issues that by just tightening gun laws there will always be a way to get firearms, it won’t be legal but it will still happen. O’Brian and Stanton say “ Those who are willing to murder already demonstrate a disregard for human life and the laws associated with a balanced society.” (O’Brien) If the person involved in the mass shooting was a law abiding citizen then what would the motive for the killing of innocent people be. This article also talks about how mass media coverage has glamorized this subject and how it is effecting youth in America
The United States has a long history with the establishment of gun control laws. In 1791, the 2nd Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was ratified, declaring “the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed.” New York passed the “Sullivan Act” in 1911, which allowed someone to purchase a gun with a permit required. This was just the beginning. In 1934, Congress passed the “National Firearms Act” which gave someone a $200 tax on gun sales requiring guns to be registered with the treasury. the “Gun Control Act” was passed in 1968, outlawing mail order sales of rifles and guns. Also, Bill Clinton signed the “Violent Crime Control” and “Law Enforcement Act” into law in 1994, which banned the manufacture and sales of assault weapons. The Supreme Court in 1997 declared background checks of the “Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act” unconstitutional which has left a huge impact on society, in which guns are getting in the hands of people with mental illness. Overall, gun control laws have had a long history with the United States, with much more to come.
In 1994, Congress passed the Federal Assault Weapons Ban which eliminated the manufacturing of certain assault rifles for private use (Plumer). This bill expired in 2004, though, and was never redrafted. Many mass shootings in the last few years, especially ones at Virginia Tech, a movie theater in Colorado, and Sandy Hook elementary school in Connecticut have stirred up pressure to pass a new bill. Following the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut last December, California Senator, Dianne Feinstein, drafted a bill to potentially ban the sale, transfer, manufacturing, and importation of assault rifles. This bill includes a ban on semiautomatic rifles, pistols, shotguns, and handguns. Additionally, it bans 157 other specifically-named firearms and certain ammunition feeding devices (Feinstein). Excluded from this ban are registered weapons at the date of the bill’s enactment and assault weapons used by military, law enforc...