Essay On Gun Control Facts

"Gun Control Facts." By James D. Agresti and Reid K. Smith. Just Facts, September 13, 2010. Revised 2/11/13. http://justfacts.com/guncontrol.asp

This source defines firearms and provides statistics about private gun ownership in United States. It goes into detail about specific murder rates and gun ownership facts for different states. The source gives me information about who can own guns and specific information about these laws. Also, since it has specific states' gun laws, I can expect how the national government will react to the recent controversy about gun control. I can use this source in my blogs because it also explains the benefits and harms of these gun laws so I can fully understand consequences of whatever kind of law gets passed. This will help my project be unbiased, yet convincing. The credibility of this source is legitimate although it only has data prior to 2010. Because of this, I will have to get

This article is from the Wall Street Journal and discusses gun control problems from the past. This source proves that gun control is not a new problem, and because of instances like the Columbine High School massacre, the government has always been reviewing legislation about the topic. Although this article is from 1999, it is reliable because it still has specific facts about gun control legislation discussed by the Clinton administration. This article was sparked by the killing at Columbine High School which helps my argument stating that the complete withdrawal of military style weapons from the legal market would minimize gun violence. Also, this article talks about options that the Clinton administration brought up to Congress about ways that the government can minimize unnecessary gun violence. This source is reliable because I found it not only through our university’s library’s database, but it is an article from the Wall Street Journal which is an extremely valid source of