Gun Control
GUN CONTROL This rhetorical analysis about gun control and the underlying blame that is spread with it. In the three sources that have been chosen for this essay each author projects their views on who is to blame for the heinous crimes involving firearms. Although each article is talking about gun control they each have different views and end up going off in different directions blaming different entities and defending others. When these acts of violence occur in the world today the the blame is pointed around by everyone. Each of these authors all have conflicting views on where to put the blame.
Through researching and studying these different sources I have discovered the author’s have stated their arguments rhetorically. By doing this they are attempting to gain the reader’s attention and pull them onto their side, showing them that their view is the right one. In this rhetoric essay I will show you how these three articles are all based on gun control but part ways eventually because of their different views. My first source source was written by Walter Kirn his article “I’ve Owned Six Guns, I’ve Drawn Them On Bad Guys I Want To Be Understood” was published by The New Republic. He talks about his childhood growing up his entire life with guns. He goes on to discuss his views on gun control and his real life experiences. He sees guns as a tool that have certain good uses but can be dangerous if they are put in the wrong hands. His quote “The gun is as dangerous as the right hand that wields it” shows that he is putting the blame on the person holding the gun not on the gun itself. My second source “Walmart: Americas No. 1 Gun Source” written by George Zornick was published by the Nation, and has a different view on the situation at hand. He takes the blame away from the man holding the gun and puts its solely on the distributor. In the case if Zornick’s the distributor is Walmart and how easy it is to buy and access weapons and ammunition. My last
Through researching and studying these different sources I have discovered the author’s have stated their arguments rhetorically. By doing this they are attempting to gain the reader’s attention and pull them onto their side, showing them that their view is the right one. In this rhetoric essay I will show you how these three articles are all based on gun control but part ways eventually because of their different views. My first source source was written by Walter Kirn his article “I’ve Owned Six Guns, I’ve Drawn Them On Bad Guys I Want To Be Understood” was published by The New Republic. He talks about his childhood growing up his entire life with guns. He goes on to discuss his views on gun control and his real life experiences. He sees guns as a tool that have certain good uses but can be dangerous if they are put in the wrong hands. His quote “The gun is as dangerous as the right hand that wields it” shows that he is putting the blame on the person holding the gun not on the gun itself. My second source “Walmart: Americas No. 1 Gun Source” written by George Zornick was published by the Nation, and has a different view on the situation at hand. He takes the blame away from the man holding the gun and puts its solely on the distributor. In the case if Zornick’s the distributor is Walmart and how easy it is to buy and access weapons and ammunition. My last
Cited: Dupuy, Tina. "Trust Me:You Believe in Gun Control."Humanist. 7 2012: 10-11. Print. Kirn, Walter. "I 've Owned Six Guns I 've Drawn Them On Bad Guys I Want To Be Understood." New Republic. 2 11 2013: 32-35. Print. Zornick, George. "Walmart: Americas No.1 Gun Source."Nation. 14 1 2013: 15-20. Print.