Thesis statement is good- to the point and tells the readers what the contents of the paper will be: The overwhelming availability of guns due to US lax gun laws along with an antiquated interpretation of the 2nd amendment, the improper storage of firearms (which would go in to your thesis statement) and the US mental health system Good questions. Would like to see more question dealing with the contra position and perhaps a little more brainstorming concerning the questions you want your paper to
Thesis Statement: Gun control decreases crime. If gun control is regulated, then we will have less crime. Access to firearms makes killing easy, efficient, and impersonal, which increases the lethality of crime. Josh Sugarmann, the Executive Director of the Violence Policy Center has once said, "We recoil in horror and search for explanations, but we never face up to the obvious preventive measure: a ban on the handy killing machines that make crimes so easy.”Allowing untrained people to carry
The elements of a thesis are generally stated in a single sentence. A topic is not covered in a thesis, but opinions are expressed. A thesis indicates that there is support to follow, and often organizes supporting material. Effective thesis statements are precisely worded to draw in the audience. The location of a thesis is very important because if it appears at the opening of the essay, it starts the essay off with a strong statement providing clear direction and an outline of the supporting evidence
Arms" explains citizens have the right to rebel against a tyrannical government by using guns for self-defense, and the gun owner shouldn 't deprive of something they love because other people abuse it. Essay two “Gun control” argue that the Second Amendment should eliminate because it increased the potential for crimes and the number of accidental gun deaths, creates an unsafe environment, and legally owned guns are frequently stolen and used by criminals. Although both essays relied on academic research
1. Thesis “I argue that location-specific gun bans (commonly known as “gun-free zones”) are typically unjust” (Pg.1, Hsiao) 2. Support for Thesis “If there is a right to carry firearms outside of one’s home, then the state cannot prohibit gun owners from carrying their firearms into certain areas without assuming a special duty of protecting those whom it coercively disarms.” (Pg.1) There isn’t any clarification on where we can and can’t carry guns. If there was a policy on where we can carry
Journalist, and professor of higher education emeritus at the University of Maryland, College Park, Robert Birnbaum wrote the article “Ready, Fire, Aim, The College Campus Gun Fight” in which he writes about two sides which he defines as “MoreGuns” and “BanGuns” and if one sides argument holds more truth as to whether guns on campus is a positive or negative reality. The article comes from a magazine called Change Magazine. Change Magazine focuses on the modern issues that arise in higher learning
away Their Guns: A Critical Analysis by Dr. Justin Barnard “Legal restraints on the lawful purchase of guns will have little effect on the legal use of guns” (pg.125). Author James Q. Wilson, a professor of management and public policy at the University of California in Los Angeles writes the article “Just Take Away Their Guns” to provide the American public with evidence of why taking away their guns will have little effect on crime in the United States. “Just Take Away Their Guns” was published
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
who will obtain the guns the government is trying so hard to ban. Thesis: In April of 1999 two young men took it upon themselves to come to their school and murder 12 of their classmates, a teacher and injure more than 20 people before turning their weapons on themselves. 1999 was long enough ago to where some of you may or may not recall the disaster I am referring to; The Columbine High School Massacre I. Introduction A. Attention Getter: We all know that schools are Gun-free zones. Schools
Glass October 23, 2013 Informative Speech Outline Topic: Gun Control Organizational pattern: Topical Specific purpose: To inform my audience about the controversial subject gun control. Primary audience outcome: I want my audience to know the two sides on the topic of gun control. Thesis statement: Gun control will create laws and licensing to possess a gun to help decrease crime and fatalities, but also people believe gun control is going against our constitutional right to “bear arms” and