1. The topic I chose to study was gun regulations. 2. My topic is socially significant because many people every day die from the result of gun violence. I wanted to search if there was any way we could improve our gun regulations, and thus reduce how many people die from the gun violence. 3. The most surprising thing I learned doing my research was how oppose the NRA (National Rifle Association) is to any change in gun regulations. They are the main reason many new gun regulation rules are never passed. I also learned how easy it is doing research. 4. If I was to write a research paper on this topic, my thesis would be gun laws are the cause of much violent crime in America and need to be changed so that it is more difficult to obtain guns thus reducing gun violence. Annotated Works Cited Celinska, Katarzyna. "Individualism and Collectivism in America: The Case of Gun Ownership and Attitudes Toward Gun Control." Sociological Perspectives, vol. 50, no. 2, 2007, pp. 229-247, Psychology Database; Research Library, https://libris.mtsac.edu/login?url=https://search.proquest.com/docview/213988090?accountid=12611. I like this scholarly article because it examples why people have guns. The first reason is for recreational purposes which include hunting, collecting and sporting. They are most likely to be white, male, middle-class and Republican. They are also likely to be from the South, and have the belief that it is their right to own a gun. The second reason people have guns is for defense. They fear crime, or they have been a victim of crime. Some think the reason for many people having guns in the South has to do with their higher crime rate. Personally, I don’t understand why people would have them for recreational purposes. There is nothing manly or fun about a man hiding in a tree and shooting a defenseless animal who is just minding their own business. I understand the having them for defends. We need to be able to protect ourselves. This article was overall a great read. "Gun Control." Gale Encyclopedia of American Law, edited by Donna Batten, 3rd ed., vol. 5, Gale, 2010, pp. 175-180. Gale Virtual Reference Library,
Thesis: I believe gun ownership should be harder to obtain because of the numerous amount of controversies of gun ownership.
The reason why I chose this topic was to talk about the effect of Columbine High School shooting and how gun laws should be enacted to society today. If we had effective gun control laws in place, it would be harder
iv. How do the researchers answer the questions? This is contained in the methodology section or some equivalent. The question posed was answered with several different proposals presented throughout the article. Some of the proposals consisted of consistent monitoring of every gun dealerships across the US, licensing and training of all potential gun owners, safety mechanism to prevent accidental shootings, and regulations for private gun sales.
Topic Sentence: Gun control laws will not prevent the number of homicides related to firearms.
GUN CONTROL BY MASON MCKENNA Gun Control has been a controversial topic for decades, ever since firearms have become easy for anybody in the U.S. to buy. Gun Control is the thought that guns should be much more restricted or even banned to prevent the large amount of gun violence in the United States. People who are for Gun Control say that difficult access to dangerous guns will restrict the amount of people being attacked or killed by firearms. People against it say the 2nd Amendment states that all citizens may have the right to bear arms, and that having guns can overall prevent more death by having a way to defend one’s self. There are already bans on certain guns and those who can purchase them at all, but some say it is not enough.
I dont really remember what I told you my topic was for my research paper. So, if it is not what I think it is which is the trying to lower gun violence in America I would like to change it because lately I've been doing research on gun violence in America and I just noticed how big of a problem it was. There is a shooting almost everyday and in many of them at least one person dies. I think that if your family and or loved ones have had history of mental illness there should be a test given to evaluate their psych. And if there is no history there still should be other measures taken. Also there should give gun control classes and what it really means to take a life once you pull the trigger there is no going back. When people leave in the
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Gun Control is a big topic right now and this Op Ed paper will be on the very important topic of gun control. How the laws can be improved and how people think it should be solved. Some think that firearms should be banned altogether. Others think that improving the purchasing of guns and more strict laws will improve the gun violence problem. Better education of handling/safety of guns, better background checks and a test on your knowledge of the gun you are wanting to purchase is the best way to solve this problem.
Lavalle, J. M. (2013). "Gun Control" vs. "Self-Protection": A Case against the Ideological Divide. Justice Policy Journal, 10 (1), 1-26.
Goss, K. A. (2009).Disarmed: The missing movement for gun control in America. Princeton, N.J: Princeton
Guns have been around for a very long time. People love being able to have the freedom to do what they want, especially when they can possess something that make them feel superior. The introduction of the Second Amendment opens up the controversial, yet well anticipated opportunity for United State citizens to be able to own guns. Americans enjoy the benefit of being able to own guns for decades over people in other countries. People can buy guns and carry them around in public. They own guns for many reasons such as to hunt, to protect themselves, and simply to satisfy their desire of owning a gun, but in recent years, the issue of people carry guns has become a problem. There are so many people get killed by guns in different parts of
Thesis Statement: Government should impose restriction on purchase and use of guns because it is used widely for illegal purposes all around in U.S.
Guns have always been a major problem in the United States of America. The Second Amendment to the Constitution gives us the right to “bear arms,” which makes everyone feel they need to have a gun, and that can lead to dangerous situations for people in the US. It is very easy to get yourself a gun. It costs less than an iPhone to get. The problem I am trying to get at is that there are inevitably going to be gun-use violations, and people can use the Second Amendment to get guns way too easily. My essay will deal with how we can create laws and practices to regulate guns, how we can stop guns from getting into the wrong hands, and also how we can prevent mass shootings.
To start, I will present my topic of research and also I will give the source that I have used for my research. My research is about the Assault Weapons Bans and weather or not they help or hinder American citizens. This topic of research is a topic that has been researched by many important people in the field of criminal justice. My source that I have found is below.
THESIS STATEMENT: Implementing stricter gun control laws will only effect law abiding citizens, stricter punishments will affect those that do not abide by the law.