The Arguments For Gun Policy

Policy Argument Mapping. A policy argument is a major vehicle for communication policy-relevant information and an important source of knowledge about how policies are made and put into effect. The ability to organize, structure, and evaluate a policy argument is crucial to critical analytical thinking (Dunn, 2012). The purpose of the two policy argument maps is to compare and contrast different modes of reasoning framing policy problems, which arise at all stages of the policy

different issues in public policy that prompt lots of discussion and controversy. Policy issues about controversial areas require proper analysis to develop an objective argument. This paper examines the controversial topic of gun control. There are different theories applicable in the analysis of controversial public policy issues. The theories include Political Systems, Elite, Group and Rational Choice. The theory applicable in this paper is the rational choice theory. Gun control is a wide issue

Gun control has dominated the political scene for the last five years ever since the shooting in Newtown, Connecticut where twenty-six children and teachers were shot up by a mentally ill shooter. Yet, it seems that every shooting since then has met the same reaction by politicians, thoughts, and prayers, which has enraged many of the victims’ families of major shootings including Las Vegas, San Bernardino, and many other occasions (Bernstein). Yet, the issue of gun control seems taboo for gun rights

acquire gun licensing to safeguard their interests. As gun control debate remains very controversial given the different perceptions, the paper seeks addresses the argument in support and against the gun control in the United States. Supportive arguments about gun control Controlling guns aim at assessing and managing the use of illegal guns that are at the disposal of criminals which would lead to increase case of criminal activities (Blocher, 2014). According to the gun control policies by the

with violence in the workplace and at schools and colleges, I do not think professors and administrators, let alone students, should carry guns”. In his second paragraph, he lays out reason as to why he feels this way and shows that he can be considered an expert in firearm safety. Giving information into his background reinforces his position and add to his argument against arming people on college campuses. Some may be surprised that he is against having armed professors and students on campus because

Actions on Gun Control. National Conference of State Legislatures. 5 Jan. 2016. Web. 09 Jan. 2016. President Obama 's 2015 Executive Actions on Gun Control. Susan Frederick is the senior federal affairs counsel at National Conference of State Legislatures. She writes an article, President Obama 's 2015 Executive Actions on Gun Control, in which she gives an overview of President Obama’s actions regarding gun regulation policy. Frederick begins by writing that the new regulations towards gun control

finally arrived on the scene about an hour later, Paddock was found dead from a self-inflicted gun shot wound. The motive of the attack is still unknown. This is the deadliest mass shooting committed by a single person in modern United States history. Countless other incidents have occurred in the past 20 years that have made the American population question the leaders of this country for the gun control policies put in place. It also allowed for questioning of the meaning and interpretation of the Second

Gun policy is unlike any other form of public policy. The topic is rich in content, stemming economics, history, political science, law, governments just to name a few of the disciplines. Unlike may forms of public policy, most everyone seems to have a set opinion when it comes to policies regarding guns. Many people focus on a desire to regulate gun commerce, possession, and use, with most policy proposals engendering intense controversy. America is distinct from other advanced nations because

Gun Control Policy Here in United States most of the people believe in the Freedom of individuals and Homeland Security but recently the gun control issue has come up as an important argument topic among the American citizens after several tragic mass shootings. In fact, the 2nd amendment that allows the American citizen to carry a firearm in 1791 was convincing because the public safety in that years was not sufficient and people were in needs for a self-protection weapons. However, nowadays there

that has surrounded guns and violence on campuses in the recent years, the question of whether or not individuals on campuses should carry firearms is a controversial debate. Two major perspectives delineate this matter; one side feels as though allowing guns on campus is a basic right. The other side feels as though banning guns on campus would reduce the amount of violence (AASCU Government Relations, 2017). Universities should not permit guns on college campuses. Arguments For and Against According