The second amendment to the US Constitution states that a well regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed. Every American has been raised to believe that they have that right to own a gun when they become 18 and that is just their American right, but are
some people too invested in their gun ownership? Times are beginning to change, public places aren’t as safe as they used to be and some civilians are blaming the guns. This is a very controversial topic that has been discussed many of times. There is an estimated 55 million Americans who own guns. The percentage of people who own guns decreased from 25% in 1994 to 22% last year. There is also an estimated amount of 300,000 to 600,000 guns that are stolen yearly. The US tops the list of countries with the most guns. The United States owns about half of the worlds guns while only taking up 5% of the world population. The average American gun owner owns about three guns. Are guns the problem to all of these shootings?

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The church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints said that this previous Tuesday they had ended all ties with the Boy Scouts of America, ending a century old tradition deeply ingrained in the religious life of Mormon boys. The change will affect hundreds of thousands of Mormon boys in some 30,500 congregations worldwide. For over 100 years, the relationship between the Boy Scouts and the Mormon Church has been important to both groups. Any boy who is part of a Mormon congregation automatically becomes part of the Boy Scouts.

Teen Mom 2/OG and 16 and Pregnant are television shows broadcasted nationally about the lives of teenage mothers and the struggles they may face. Six pregnant teenagers allowed MTV to film their pregnancies hoping to encourage the young viewers to wait to start their families. After four years of being on television, teen pregnancy rates have dropped drastically. From 2009-2010, the rates had dropped nine percent reaching a historic low of 34.3 births per 1,000 women between the ages of 15-19. This rate is higher than any other developed country, where typical rates of teen childbearing are more often in the range of 5 to 10 births per 1,000 girls in this age group and it is said that four out of five teenagers pregnancies are unintentional. Since 16 and Pregnant was first aired in the summer of 2009, it is tempting to wonder whether or not the show was responsible for this drop in teen pregnancy. This rate dropped faster in area where teenagers were watching more MTV programming. Also, many of the show’s stars became celebrities and appeared on the cover of People Magazine, which could be another problem. Teenagers are under the impression that having a child in high school is one way to get attention, and famous. “Maybe that’s what’s drawing viewers’ attention,” Teen Mom OG star, Farrah Abraham stated.

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If you are needing a job preferably your first job then this is the perfect article for you. Here you will read about some of the best places to work over the summer break. I would suggest having your driving license for these jobs to be able to get to work and to get home.  There are many things you need to consider before you start the job. The times, money for gas, it will most likely take time up also so you should plan a schedule. Continue reading First Job Ideas →

Since summer is fast approaching stores are putting out bathing suits for sale. That means there are going to be some very popular styles coming out and hopefully this article will help you have the cutest bathing suit and keep it in style.  There are usually four types of bathing suits Boho, Modern, Tropical, and statement. Then you have your one pieces, bikini, and tankini types.

High Waisted:

This cute bathing suit bottoms comes up to about your belly button and you would normally wear a bikini top of some sort. You can get these in about any color, style, print you want. You can get the bottoms with different rips or lace on them if you want to spice things up a bit.

One Piece:

This bathing suits are very much in style you can get them with a lower back, off the shoulder, criss cross back or front and then you have strapless and I am sure many more. One pieces were not always very popular until 2016 when more people started wearing them and companies were producing more advanced styles.

Classic Brief:

The Classic brief is more plain bathing suit. This bathing suit is a flat stop that has normal straps and bikini bottoms that are normally lower on your hips. Most of the time you can get the bathing suits in just one color but the floral suits are more in style and popular.

Off The Shoulder:

This suit is pretty self explanatory it’s is usually a one piece and have one shoulder.

Sporty:

Sporty is almost all the time going to sort of look like a sports bra and underwear or a plain one piece. Most of the time they will be made by nike, under armour, adidas, reebok and more.

I was talking to some girls around the age 15-16 and they gave me their opinions on what type of bathing suits they are getting and colors that stand out to them. Chloe Lehn said “ I really like bikinis and designs, Pineapple and cute cacti are always fun to have too!” Courtney Stewart agreed with Chloe and added on that she really likes when they are bright and colorful. Courteney still said she enjoyed tankies better than bikinis.  Makaylee Highly agreed with both of the girls but also thought polka dots are better than designs.

Some of the best places to shop for bathing suits are target,H&M, online, American Eagle. While you are shopping always make sure to have your size in mind, have underwear on when you are trying them on. If you are shopping online make sure to measure yourself so you can get the right size for your body.