Biography of Erik Estrada (Frank Poncherello) Erik was born on March 16, 1949 as Henry Enrique Estrada in NY City. Back around 1968, he was in a dance troupe and earned $38 a week with free lunches and all the acting lessons he could take. In return, he had to perform daily in downtown Los Angeles. He had a 10-day hospital stay in August 1979 caused by on-set accident when he was thrown from his motorcycle and the 900-pound bike landed on him. At 5'10'', 160 pounds, he was an inch shorter
superior engineering of their times, along with the supreme power of weapons, yet there are differences. Both classes of weapons actually had a lot in common. Some common ground in this subject is that both are considered automatic weapons. Automatic weapons fire rounds at a much faster rate than other types of guns, such as bolt or semi-automatic weapons. According to (1)www.thefreedictionary.com, the definition of automatic weapon is “A firearm that reloads itself and keeps firing until the trigger
carry firearms in public is only worsening the fear inside of us. By allowing people to openly carry loaded weapons, it raises the risk of a shooting in broad daylight, or even a mass shooting as we hear about time and time again. The United States should prohibit the ‘open carry’ policy entirely and make it illegal to go out in public armed because there is simply no need to carry a deadly weapon at all times because the possibility a shooting taking place significantly increases when one individual
Malone’s uncle – the teen had taken it the day before the incident. Oddly enough, Long obtained the bullet that would eventually kill him from his father’s room that afternoon. The two boys loaded the gun together and Malone tucked the deadly weapon away in his pocket (Behrens 184-85). After carrying the weapon around in his jacket pocket all afternoon, the defendant and Long met at a dairy store to eat. While in the store, Malone reloaded the revolver, this time placing the bullet in the chamber
advance weaponry known to the world. The most common weapons used were crossbows, longbows, war hammers, spears, early forms of pistol and cannons. With all this weaponry Europeans also needed armor, like chainmail and plate armor. Different types of weapons and the different kinds of armor were a key component to warfare during the Elizabethan period, in Europe. Long distance weapons were essential to European combat. The main long distance weapons used by Europeans during that time were the longbow
building ("History of Hunting and Trapping"). In the fourteenth century firearms appeared in Europe, the inaccuracy of the early guns along with the noise and smoke they produced would have made them less useful than bows or crossbows as hunting weapons. Guns were restricted to use for only bird hunting until the end of the seventeenth century. Around the 1700’s flint lock guns were designed to shoot birds on the wing. ("Firearms”). Birds and smaller animals were frequently hunted with balls of
where women had to be shackled to their pedestals and most had to be married by age eighteen. They were not allowed to vote, or earn money. This information should help the reader better understand the poem. When writing the poem “My Life had stood—a Loaded Gun” Dickinson thought of what format to use to express her emotions; Quatrain (four verses). This format is used to express deep emotions at any time. She uses lines in her poem that seem the same but not quite; they are “slant rhymes”. Dickinson
was made unlike the fire lance this was a weapon of its own and could shoot almost anything that the soldier could jam in the barrel that they could find on the battlefield. Both of these were fired... ... middle of paper ... ...ines, is not as detectable as the Security Exemplar, by walk-through metal detectors calibrated and operated to detect the Security Exemplar” (ATF p3) the reason for this law is because a person could possibly carry a weapon like described in the quote in to a court or
effectiveness of the public policy to regulate guns. The importance of gun control as a health issue is a necessity. “Each year, the United States has a bit over 8,000 murders with firearms” (Wilblin 1) “The US suicide rate is 12 per 100,000, and half of those suicides are due to firearms” (Wilblin 1) Firearms have begun to take the lives of numerous people. By regulating the gun control individuals have, the government could potentially be saving many lives. Thinking of all of the recent disasters
injuries or death of young children between the ages of 1- 15 years point a different perspective about keeping guns at home for personal security. In the recent years there has been more deaths and injuries among this age group which were more or less related to guns and weapons which were primarily for self-defense. From various surveys conducted to understand what contributes to these developments, it is found that many of these weapons were stored at own homes and easily accessible to children
was report were primary and secondary sources. The primary sources included, QLD police website, Institute of criminology. These sources provided information on current legislation, current penalty for the offence, who are the offenders and why, weapons used in the offence, criminal cases of the offence of armed robbery, what the law states according the QLD law for armed robbery, the motivation to offend, and commercial targets, graphs which show statistics towards self-reported drug use, motivation
MacDonald, summarily, the police responded to a noise complaint at the residence of the accused. The accused answered the door while concealing a loaded, restricted firearm. The police pushed the door open to determine what the accused was concealing. At issue is the possession of a loaded restricted firearm and the accused answering the door while concealing a weapon. At question are circumstances surrounding the accused’s licence to possess a firearm in Alberta not extending to his Nova Scotia residence
Weapons in the American Civil War The American Civil War is known to be one of the bloodiest wars in history. Significant advances in weapon technology contributed to the unprecedented carnage. All types of weapons were being invented including side arms, shoulder arms, and artillery. Surveying the origins and design of only a portion demonstrates fire power had outstripped battlefield tactics by the mid-nineteenth century. Side arms, most useful only at close range, underwent important changes
concealed weapons on campus, they are dangerous. Guns should not be allowed in college campuses because students are not fully matured, are under the influence, and it affects the learning environment. Students are not fully developed by the age they start college. More than a hand full of students start attending universities at an early age in order to get ahead. This triggers a bigger problem since their age level is 15-17 years of age. Therefore, they cannot be trusted handling a deadly weapon. Neurology
applicable across all states (McDonald, 2010). The state places a ban on specifically named weapons including the UZI and AK 47, as well as a ban on weapons based on their characteristics that make them assault weapons. Such characteristics include: flash suppressor, flare launcher, grenade launcher, thumbhole stock, forward pistol grip, conspicuously protruding pistol grip located under the action of the weapon, telescoping or folding stock, threaded barrel, second hand grip, capacity to accept ten
regulations will continue to increase until owning a handgun will be difficult to achieve, infringing on their Constitutional rights. They also argue that if law-abiding citizens have guns, they are safer from criminals, bringing crime rates down. Con 1 Freedom has a price. For free speech the price is political dissent like flag burning, for freedom of religion you have to tolerate beliefs that differ from the masses. the right to assemble means that the nazis and clan can assemble too. The founding
on July 1 2015. According to At Issue a reference database online through usd261 states that gun safety seeks to eliminate or minimize death or injury from guns. While some group’s state education is the key to gun safety, opposition state that children should not even be around guns at all. This paper will examine the pro, con, and my viewpoint on whether or not people should learn gun safety. First, Gun safety teaches how to properly store, maintain, clean and safely operate the weapon and load
Americans are permitted to exercise this right. All 50 states allow the general public to practice concealed carry; however, The District of Columbia permits concealed carry licenses only to active and retired law enforcement officers (Concealed Guns 1). States that allow concealed carry licenses may have a lower crime rate than those that do not; therefore, the District of Columbia should adopt private citizen’s concealed carry laws. Illinois (specifically Chicago) is notorious for crime. The state
the deadliness of Sharpshooters during the Civil War. They rained death with unnerving accuracy, turning a rifle into a weapon to be feared and causing both physical and emotional damage. The weapons used during the Civil War were crude compared to the technology of the weapons today, but in the hands of trained and skilled men they became a machine to be feared. Federal Weapons of the Civil War The primary long gun of the Union Army was the M-1861 Springfield Rifle. The 1861 Springfield was a
firearms were still a primary feature of the battleground and as a result, many soldiers were killed from gun shot wounds. One of the primary weapons that were used during the war was a rifle, more specifically the Lee-Enfield rifle. The Lee-Enfield rifle is a bolt-action, magazine-fed rifle. The name of the rifle derives from the designer of the weapon, James Paris Lee, and the factory in which it was manufactured, the Royal Small Arms Factory in Enfield, London. James Paris Lee, a Scottish-Canadian