Posts by Alex

My topic is Alcatraz; I think it is a very interesting topic, especially when you start to look at the infamous prisoners and its intriguing legends. The down side about having a topic that doesn’t have much recent news is that i am more limited when it comes to finding information. Many of the search engines we have used as a class have not been very helpful to me. Twitter/blogs did not have anything about the history of Alcatraz and most of the posts/tweets were about the TV show.

The online library resources I found to be helpful, however, maybe for topics that due with current events. the assignment in class was to use the online library resources to find information, from certain sources, on your topic. My topic is Alcatraz, and I found that the online databases had a very limited amount of historical information on my topic. There were many topics on current events involving Alcatraz such as tourist news and the new TV serious about Alcatraz. I did find some useful information on my topic although it took awhile to search for it all.

There are many laws and limitations that prohibit people from obtaining fire arms. To many these rules may seem silly and over protective; but when we really analyze how much of a public threat a gun is if it is in unstable hands we would all agree that it is important that we take the purchase of firearms seriously. The article “Permit to Buy Ammunition and Limits on Hand Gun Purchases” explains clearly many of the limitations that come into play when buying a fire arm. Rules like no one who is a former fugitive or addicted to any kind of substance cannot legally carry a gun.