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I chose to critique Michelle Obama’s speech on gun violence. The purpose of this essay is to breakdown what strategies she used, how, and where in her speech she used them. Overall Mrs. Obama’s speech was successfully persuasive, and showed the importance of working to give young people access to activities that will keep them out of trouble. It was successful because of her use of stable arguments, these include her use of inductive reasoning, arguments of cause and effect, and arguments from parallel case. All of these successful

The article was originally published in 2013, a year after the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, which was a mass shooting that killed 20 children and six adults. This tragedy leads to high concerns about what can possibly be done to prevent this from happening again. Although gun control debates have been occurring for centuries, in recent debates they have become even more heated due to the many incidents of gun violence. In Simon’s article, she brought more tension and views to help delegate what needs to be done to stop the violence in the country rather than leave it

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On January 31, 2013, with the country still reeling in the wake of the Newtown School Massacre, Mallory Simon produced an essay and online video segment for CNN titled “Gun Debate: Where is the Middle Ground?” to facilitate discussion about gun violence and gun control. Simon makes a claim of policy stating that something needs to be done to prevent massacres in public places. The author is trying to get the general public to accept a position of tighter gun controls.

Imagine you’re watching the news and hear of a mass shooting at a local college. You suddenly realize a family member or someone who’s very near and dear to you attends that institution and you rush to grab your phone to call and see if they’re okay. As you furiously dial their number over and over again you glance at the television screen and see their name in the list of people who were critically wounded or killed. Now imagine being the parent of a child in whom you drove to school that day, but later received a call informing you there was a shooting at the school and your child was amongst those killed. Sadly, you read and hear about these stories all the time, mass shootings, and gun violence. Guns and instances of gun violence aren’t new to American society, but there has definitely been a significant increase in these last few decades. Instances of gun violence that include mass shootings in theaters, schools and college campuses have been on the rise and it will only continue to rise unless proper actions are taken. Because of this, stricter gun control laws need to be placed into effect.

The feeling of losing a loved one or child is a something that no one can imagine without experiencing it. In Newtown Connecticut on December 14, 2012, twenty parents got a call saying their child had been killed when a heavily armed man by the name of Adam Lanza stormed into the elementary school and opened fire. He brought with him two semi-automatic pistols and a semi-automatic rifle. Police later found Lanza dead in the elementary school after he killed himself (Aradillas, 2012). One of the reactions to this mass shooting is to put more restrictions on gun rights. Some people believe that this will help reduce the amount of shooting that happen. Other people believe that putting these restrictions on gun

As a constituent and a mother, I urge you to support the expansion of gun control. I am primarily concerned about the victims of gun crimes because I am a mother and an aunt. The incident that occurred in Newtown, Connecticut on December 14,2014 makes me wonder that if they go to school,

As far as overall gun violence is concerned, according to the FBI's 1998 Uniform Crime Reports, the overall violent crime rate in the US decreased about 7%. Robbery alone declined by 11%, the lowest since 1969. In addition, murder dropped by 7%, the lowest since 1967. More significantly, despite the fact the number of firearms and handguns owned by individual Americans continued to increase from 1997-1998, the FBI also reported the rate of firearms used to commit murder and robberies decreased in 1998. (1998 Uniform Crime Reports). These facts conclusively prove that firearms owned by peaceable citizens do not lead to increased murder or violent crime rates. In fact, they demonstrate that armed citizens lead to reduced rates of violent crime. When the gun is in the hands of a well-rounded person, it is no more of a weapon than your every day curling iron.

This wasn't the last time- it was bound to happen again. It almost seems that this act of inhumanity had become a normality for our nation- no more of a tradition than cheering on the San Francisco 49ers in the Super Bowl or patriotically bellowing out the 'The Star-Spangled Banner'. Despite the solidarity, which followed innately after each massacre, citizens still flocked to the local gun store and purchased more lethal toys than they had preceding. The fear of confiscation terrified them more than their own innocent children being mowed down on the school's lawn. Whilst the government offered their condolences and stated their empty promises, the NRA continued to aggressively lobby for the continuation of the lacklustre approach to gun control. Anyone could be the next shooter. Anyone could be the next victim. It could be an affluent businessman, it could be the elderly man next door. It could even be your own son. So that is why I continued to implore the survivors, your peers and your friends Danny, to take a stand against you, because the government should be listening. These youngsters are the future. They have the power to elect political leaders who will pass life-saving bills. Unlike their parents, they are the ones who will not be purchasing the automatic assault rifles in act of defiance. Their pained voices, which once fell on deaf ears, are only growing in

One of the main reasons responsible for the commonness of shootings in the USA is the policies. Buying a gun is as easy as going to the supermarket for milk. The majority own several guns and would use them any time. All states allow carrying of a concealed firearm in public. Only some states require a background check of the purchaser. If you compare the number of deaths because of shootings per year you can see an interesting pattern.

Desire for self-protection is the primary reason many individuals own and purchase guns. The article examines this link by assessing the effects of six mass shootings that took place in the 2000–2010 time period and also examines effects for gun acquisition nationally and regionally as well as timing-specific patterns in gun acquisition following these

Gun violence has been an issue in the United States for a long time. To address the topic of gun violence, one must understand the statistical data and why gun violence is a big issue. From the Columbine shooting to the recent Las Vegas shooting, this violence is in desperate need of being addressed. In the year 2013, there were 33,636 deaths from a firearm in the U.S., meaning on an average day 95 Americans were killed. Also on average, there are nearly 12,000-gun homicides a year (Gun, 2017). This type of violence leave’s people physically and psychologically impacted for the rest of their lives. This topic is very controversial over gun control or pro-gun rights and the best strategic action to take, but overall nearly everyone in the United States can agree that they want less gun violence. The “CNN” and “New York Times” articles below give solutions on how to resolve gun violence, but both also have types of bias and heuristics.

Every topic discussed gun control has led to the idea of protecting innocent civilians by prevention of another mass shooting.In mid-December of 2012, a twenty-year-old male by the name of Adam Lanza left his house in the early morning to parade on what would later be called one of the worst mass shootings in American history. Before, leaving his house in Connecticut Adam went into the gun locker, took out the .22 caliber assault rifle, shot his mother and then proceeded to the Sandy Hook Elementary School where he continued his killing spree. On that fateful day, there were twenty child

Numerous citizens have ideals that firearms should have stricter restrictions for safety reasons. A main issue currently going on being the ever increasing active shootings, where people use guns and bombs to very purposefully hurt others or themselves. With this violence being present, many believe there should be some stricter laws being enforced so that they can prevent others from being hurt. Families of fallen or injured citizens play a big role in people speaking on gun control. Gun control activist, Tom Mauser blames the American attachment to firearms. His son, Daniel Mauser, was killed in the Columbine shooting in 1999, and Tom says that if the USA had stricter gun control policies like European countries, there would be less violence (Merino). In addition around 30,000 people die each year due to gun violence (Gonzales) and many are determined to decrease

On December 2012, a 20-year-old male brutally massacred 20 innocent children at Sandy Hooks Elementary School. How did he acquire a weapon was the first question that people asked. Ever since the rights to bear arms has been debated immensely in recent years. When the founding fathers created the Bill of Rights, they thought it necessary for every citizen to have the right to a weapon to protect himself/herself. This has made it so easy for people with malicious intents to acquire weapons. Although recent regulations have made it harder to acquire a gun, it is unlike that Americans will surrender this right. They believe that those with the right intentions should have access to a gun. This is one of the many rights that the American constitution has protected for centuries. Therefore, it would be a strenuous task to eliminate it from society. This controversy is what a democracy is all about: finding out what works best for the public.