Pistol Shootings Narrative

The gun is a motif in this film and represents the death of Ray Brewer and the protection which he did not have. Similarly, it could also represent the safety which the four boys didn’t have in their lives. It also refers to the significance of guns to American’s and their right to keep and bear arms. The director, Rob Reiner has used a close up camera angle to show the expression on Gordy and Chris’s face. The excitement on their faces gives the idea that they have never seen a gun before, and hence are growing up due to this new experience. As a result of these new experiences, the boys are becoming more aware and vulnerable to the would around them. This is also evident when the boys return back to Castle Rock after their journey. They find their home town a little smaller compared to when they left and this is because they have matured and grown up a

"Nice trigger," he said. He held in front of his waist and looked at it

There had always been an overabundance of guns in Sarah’s household, causing constant obstacles for her. She said herself that “Guns were everywhere”(Shooting Dad) and went on to explain that “[Guns were] leaning into corners, an entire rack right next to the TV”(Shooting Dad). Because her father was a Republican and favored the second amendment, he felt that it was his right and privilege to have as many guns around as he liked and push his opinion onto others, including his own daughter.

The use of foreshadowing in the short story urges the reader on, to figure out the long-awaited answers. When Rainsford, the protagonist of the story, hears the gunshots in the exposition of the story, the reader might pick up the foreshadowing hint that Connell drops. As Rainsford reclines on the boat, he hears a gun going off. He has wonderful hearing skills; he knows he “could not be mistaken” (15). A little while later, he hears them again, a “crisp, staccato” (16) sound, which he dubs a “pistol shot” (16). This gun must be important, the reader thinks, because of the detail the author put into this seemingly innocent item. Subtly, Connell also inserts a mention of the gun in a couple scenes throughout the beginning scenes. It is a necessary object. This anyone can tell by the author’s effort on it and Rainsford’s keen knowledge of the gun.

As the gun control issue began to heat up a timely find was made, a poem by Carl Sandburg. The first half of the poem reads, “Here is a revolver. It has an amazing language all its own. It delivers unmistakable ultimatums. It is the last word. A simple, little human forefinger can tell a terrible story with it. Hunger, fear, revenge, robbery hide behind it. It is the claw of the jungle made quick and powerful. It is the club of the savage turned to magnificent precision” (Doyle, 2013). This is an incredibly powerful poem that encompasses the terrifying power of a gun. Those who wield it hide behind and rely on its power as they commit horrible

” Okay, well we will get you all fixed up, but just one more question, did you find the bullet?” I said, no sir. He replied,”okay.”

When they arrived, Katie opened the door immediately. They showed her the same picture of the gun they showed to John and asked the same question. Katie had no problem going to the safe in the closet leading off the master bedroom where the gun was always kept. They got to the safe, and the gun was lying on the floor right in front of the safe.

“After a shooting spree, they always want to take the guns away from the people who didn 't do it. I sure as hell wouldn 't want to live in a society where the only people allowed guns are the police and the military.”

Since its creation the firearm has served as man’s best means of self preservation, has helped in the expansion of frontiers, and has served to help many, including Americans, to secure and enforce their rights and maintain democracy. Even today our military uses firepower to prevent the spread of tyranny throughout the world. We refer to our troops as “armed forces” and the necessity of maintaining our firepower has been recognized throughout the human history, which the firearm has helped to shape. The founding fathers of this nation recognized the necessity of arming the average citizen to protect the rights so dearly purchased through armed revolution, and it was these men, all veterans of that revolution, that made it part of our

"I have a very strict gun control policy: if there's a gun around, I want to be in control of it."

You were probably wondering where I went after that night I went missing. Well I was trying to get some sleep and I heard this gun go off three times. I wanted so see if someone was lost or hurt, I went quickly to the rail to balanced himself there,to get greater elevation. Then my pipe feel and I had to try to reach for it. Then when I did I feel off the yacht. I tried to cry out but I kept getting salt water in my mouth by the yacht. Then I remember where the shoots come from and started to swim there. Then I hear an animal start crying and I didn’t know kind of animal it was so, I just let it be. A little later I hear a gun shoot come from the same way.I also hear water crash against rocks and so I swam the opposite way. I won the hunting

I smile at the thought of Charlie around Cades endless pools of blood. He would faint, and Cade would… Well he’d probably not be alive. Or Mrs. Brenner trying to fit in the vents. I almost snicker at the thought. Then I hear Mr. Brenner shout back, his annoying stuck up voice cutting through my thoughts.“Seriously! We aren’t going to follow a thirteen year-old little girl!” I knew that man would be a problem. Because he doesn't believe that “young individuals are capable of responsibility these days.”

“What are we going to do, I mean we have to back and see what that noise was. I’m afraid that instead of creating a shield we have created a weapon”. Anton

It seemed to be perfect. Tom had plenty of time, but he hurried anyway, just to be sure. Then the birds raised in a tight cluster. “ was pulling the trigger before I had the gun lined up, I heard Calypso Baby yell with pain as the random shot tore into her hip.” The dog lives but isn’t going to be able to go on the Christmas hunt.

"Jessie leaned back in his chair shocked. "What is wrong with your mother? 17 kids, that's like living with a pack of wolves. Didn't she like her sanity at all? I mean, it must have been hell for her." Having not really known the family experience, the sheer imagery of 17 kids running around in a same household made Jessie head spine. There was something pleasant about imagining such a big family but also something terrifying in the chaos it must have caused to all of them.