Oklahoma City Bombing Informative Speech Outline

Title: Oklahoma City Bombing
Specific Purpose: To inform my audience about the three major impacts the Oklahoma City Bombing had on America.
Central Idea: The bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building has impacted all of America in that we have American citizens becoming home grown terrorists on American soil, changes in security of Federal and public buildings, and added new laws to attempt to keep any more terrorist acts from happening in the future.
Introduction:
I. What were you doing 9:02 AM on April 19, 1995? A. I was assuming duty as the CQ, Charge of Quarters, because at that time I was stationed in Germany and we had an 8 hour difference. B. For some of you, that time is when you would be dropping off your children
According to the book, Apocalypse in America, McVeigh attempted to get the other soldiers he worked with to read the Diaries but was rebuffed by everyone else except for the other two men. D. McVeigh became a decorated soldier during Desert Storm while Nichols and Fortier left the military under questionable circumstances. 1. After McVeigh left the military he turned to selling guns at gun shows. That was where he learned about Ruby Ridge. 2. McVeigh with Nichols and Fortier while working together selling drugs all watched the attack on the Branch Dividians killing 75 followers and became even more antigovernment. 3. The three friends decided at that time to fight back against a government that they felt had went against them, and killed innocents. E. April 19th, 1995 at 9:03 AM McVeigh blew the truck up that did all the damage to the Murrah building and killing 168 people, to include 19 children. 1. McVeigh and Nichols designed the 5000 pound ammonium nitrate bomb that was transported inside a rental truck. 2. While McVeigh and Nichols were the two charged with blowing up the Murrah building, Fortier pleaded a deal and ended up going to jail for only 10 years for telling the government all about the other
This report includes policy and practice, FEMA has addressed three actions to take. 1. Create guidance to facilitate agencies’ coordinated response to terrorist events. 2. Ensure that state and local emergency plans mirror the Federal Response Plan 3. Establish an adequate number of emergency response teams to deal with mass casualties. III. The laws that were brought about by this terrorist act that happened in the heartland of America have impacted everyone whether they realize it or not. A. From the Web site www.boogieonline.com/revolution “The Effective Death Penalty and Anti-Terrorism Act of 1996 gave extensive authority to federal law enforcement agencies. B. Senator Joe Biden and Senator Arlen Specter introduced this bill on February 10, 1995 but it took the bombing to galvanize congress into passing it. C. One of the items that this Act allows is for the President to be able to label organizations as “terrorist” without any appeal or review. D. Another item that this Act changed was if you are labeled a terrorist and are given the death penalty you have no recourse, and the judgment cannot be overturned, as well as the sentence has to be performed within one year of the