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Persuasive Speech For The Second Amendment

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Garian Cook
Persuasive Speech
Ms. Keipinger
Com 101

Topic: Why we need the Second Amendment
Audience: A group of people who don’t know much about the second amendment.
General Purpose: To persuade
Specific Purpose: To persuade the audience of the importance of the second amendment
Thesis: The second amendment was written 228 years ago but is still relevant today.
I. Introduction
A. Attention Getter: During World War 2 Japanese Emperor Isoroku Yamamoto was quoted saying “You cannot invade the mainland United States. There would be a rifle behind each blade of grass.”
B. Reason to Listen: Not only does the Second Amendment act as a deterrent to our government, but even hostile foreign powers.
C. Thesis statement: The Second Amendment was written 228 years ago but is still relevant today
D. Credibility Statement: I passed the AP Government test in high school.
E. Preview of main points.
1. The History of the Second Amendment.
2. Gun Laws in America.
3. The importance of the second Amendment.
II. The history of the Second Amendment in the United States
A. The Second Amendment says “ 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”
1. The citizens of the United States have the right to keep and bear arms.
a. The right to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed.
2. The United States Government has powers not rights.
a. The Constitution has 8 articles explaining the powers of

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