Summary Of Lessons From The Virginia Shooting By Nick Kristof

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Last month a horrific incident occurred taking the lives of, news reporter Alison Parker, and camera man Adam Ward. Journalist for the New York Times, Nick Kristof, wrote an article titled “Lessons from the Virginia Shooting” in which he states his opinion on gun control. Kristof, is a human and woman’s rights activist, but also a father and husband which would explain his concern on this topic. He believes we need better firearm restrictions in order to reduce death due to gun violence. This has been a controversial issue for a while, but I believe it had more attention brought to it when the live shooting occurred in Virginia on August 26th. I personally think Kristof wrote this article because he has children and a wife, so it’s normal for …show more content…

I think that’s how this author gets people to relate to him and understand his viewpoint. Death is something that everyone is terrified of when it comes to their loved ones, but he also states that we could save thousands of lives. So I think Kristof is trying to appeal more towards family values when he uses statements involving life and death. Also he says that we need to lead as states. This involves taking a stand, which is using a value of leadership. I think this is where he tries to reach out to the more independent individuals. He makes it sound like we can make the difference. I feel as if Kristof chooses these values to use in his article because they are relatable. From a personal stand point, I can say that family is a much respected value of mine.
One of the things that makes the authors argument so strong is the amount of factual information he uses. Right from the start he states three facts on firearm casualties to back his claim that we need better restrictions. He also uses credible sources like, CDC (Center for disease Control and Prevention). He does a fine job of tying all of his evidence to his claims by giving possibilities of future outcomes. For example, he states that by working on making guns safer and restricting the law, we could save around eleven thousand lives a

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