The Moms Demand Action Organization

An evolving and highly debated problem that continues to grow in our society, is the gun control epidemic. Gun violence in America is a national epidemic. Many people carelessly take advantage of Gun use and manipulate the tool without much thought to any repercussions. Many lives have been loss due to people legally or illegally obtaining guns and taking matters upon themselves to be executioners in holding other people's lives in their hands. Specifically, ongoing gun violence in schools have become a horrific catastrophe. It is putting student lives at risk, in a place that is supposed to facilitate a certain level of safety for the students. According to the Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence, there was 558 gun incidents in schools

The efforts of gun control advocates have been undermined largely by the persistent presence of those arguing the 2nd Amendment protects their Constitutional right to bear the majority of arms in almost every setting. This has occurred despite an ever-changing social climate, where gun violence occurs daily. Automatic, semi-automatic, and assault weapons have become commonplace and account for more than half of the guns used in mass shootings since 1982 (Follman, Aronsen, & Pan, 2016). Advocacy groups, such as Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, have formed in response to the high

Many people in America are coming to the realization that gun violence is beginning to have a dramatic affect on teenagers. Christine Watkins, the author of, “Gun Crimes Cause Serious Harm to Children” Gives much evidence on why she believes more gun control, or even removing all firearms from homes will be the solution to this crisis. She tells readers that teenagers from urban areas have the greatest risk of being involved in some kind of gun crime. With her estimate of over 280 million gun in America, she believes firearms are too readily available and teenagers are accessing them with little to no trouble, legally, or illegally. Furthermore, she believes this is why teenagers suffer the most from firearm violence (Gun Crimes). Some

School shootings are becoming more and more prevalent. Without having safety measures in place, more and more incidences of people being killed or maimed will occur. According to David Jannetty there are several steps to help prevent school shootings. The first step would be to advert children’s attention away from violent video games. According to Mr. Jannetty, “there needs to be a greater public awareness effort, paid for by the video companies, to educate parents on the possible dangers associated with violent video games.” Another step from David Jannetty would be the community recognizing students who have mental issues and then those who suffer

Guns are becoming one of the top issues in the newspapers (The Monroe Evening News). There have been 394 incidents of students bringing guns to school in the United States since 1998 (Sutton). Legislators say that the law cannot prevent the tragedy of the fatal shootings in the schools

The safety of schools have been tested more in the recent years with news coverage of the most recent incident in Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut, where twenty children and six staff members lost their lives. With the recent rise of school shootings it is no wonder parents are concerned for their children’s safety in schools. Where drugs and peer pressure were once major concerns, in today’s society, we worry about our children dying in the hands of armed shooters. While there is much controversy over how to protect the future of America’s children, lawmakers are supporting a bill to allow armed guards to stand and protect our children in the school systems by creating laws to allow armed security in the schools. “The Indiana amendment's sponsor, Rep. Jim Lucas (R), said he believes mass shootings like the one in Newtown could be prevented by more firearms.” (Resmovits, 2013). In support of armed guards, the National Rifle Association has paid for research

Assault weapons have proven to be fatal for children as demonstrated during the Sandy Hook Shootings. The Sandy Hook Shooting is what ignited the construction of the ads. The tragedy that the shootings caused, demonstrate just how lethal assault weapons are for children. Moreover, the official name of the organization Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America is listed on the advertisement is a sign of credibility. The mention of the group indicates that the campaign is indeed a reliable organization. An active website is also dedicated to the campaign that informs the audience more about the organizations progress and aims. Moms Demand action demonstrate ethos effectively by providing its audience with tangible scenarios on the dangers of Assault

The Second Amendment of the United States Constitution entitles citizens the right to possess and bear arms; which has continually been an important issue for decades. Gun control is not just one concern, but rather many, within a common category. One may consider gun control a crime issue, while to others it may be a rights issue. Inside each and every issue, there are particular people who want more gun control legislation, and those who want less. Dorothy Samuels does a phenomenal job of portraying her stand on gun control through the use of ethos, logos, and pathos, in her article, “Wrong on Gun Rights”. Samuels utilizes the rhetorical strategies in order to persuade the audience into agreeing with her views.

One morning in Newtown, Connecticut, many children and staff of Sandy Hook Elementary were ready to begin their daily routine of attending school, or work. Unfortunately, they were not aware that this would be the last time they do so. The shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary ended the lives of several staff and young children. This devastating tragedy added fuel to the controversial gun argument. Parents of the children lobbied to pass gun reform laws which would help provide safety for citizens and prevent awful events similar to this from occurring in the future.

The critics respond with the need for gun safety locks, citing examples of children finding unlocked and loaded guns in their homes. These children might subsequently harm themselves or cause harm to others with the firearm. The belief is that proper parenting can help to reduce

The advertisement I ended up choosing is one done by “MOMS DEMAND ACTION FOR GUN SENSE IN AMERICA” because it really does challenge some of the things our government has done. Think about it, as the ad states, “One child is holding something that’s been banned in America to protect them” and “We ban the game dodgeball because it’s viewed as being too violent. Why not an assault weapon?” which is a valid point. The government will not allow dodgeball to be played in the public school system because it caused many injuries but aren’t assault weapons doing the same? The other way to look at this is through the Constitution though, because it grants United States citizens the right to bear arms so if we take away certain arms, couldn’t this eventually lead to all arms being taken away? All guns are capable of killing or badly injuring someone and a person which makes all guns dangerous. It’s against the Constitution to take all guns away so it’s really a controversial ad.

In 2016 there were 33,636 deaths due to injuries by firearms and 73,505 nonfatal injuries. Compared to many of the other countries on the same level of development, the US has soaring numbers relating to homicide rates because of gun violence. For such a developed country you would suspect the citizens to be less prone to start violence. It makes you question if everyone really should be allowed to carry firearms. When laws allow people with mental illnesses to obtain fire-arms it is transparent that there needs to be an alternative. Numerous cartoonists have illustrated their views on the issue of gun control, including Nick Anderson in the political cartoon “The Rise of Guns,”.In this cartoon, Anderson brings to light that it is easier for those diagnosed with a mental illness to legally obtain a gun than to get help from a professional. This political cartoon was created in 2013, during the time there were several school shootings happening around the US.Anderson’s use of arrangement and symbolism to create an emotional appeal is effective in exposing weaknesses in a common argument against everyone’s right to bear arms.

While viewing "Bowling for Columbine" by Michael Moore about gun control he argues that gun violence in America is massive and it can be helped with stricter gun control laws and changes to laws and policies. He builds his argument through the uses of pathos, logos, and explanation of the evidence. Moore used pathos to address his audience directly and appeal to them more emotionally. Throughout the film, he often shows videos, images, or sounds that evoke sympathy from the viewer.

Cristal Bueno English 102 11 September 2014 Guns, should they be in the hands of anyone? Adam Gopnik published his article “The Simple Truth About Gun Control” on the New Yorker magazine on December of 2012, right after the incident that had happened in Newtown, Connecticut. This brutal incident left many parents scarred for life. They lost their six to seven year old children in a school. Twenty children and six adults had died that day.

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