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Annotated Bibliography On Guns
Ani Mouradian
Ms. Myklebust
Honors English 2
8 January 2013

Don’t be a Son of a Gun
After the carnage in Connecticut, gun control discussion has once again become a relevant topic. On December 14th, 2012, twenty children and six adults were killed in a school shooting in Sandy Hook, Connecticut. Over the year during 2012, there have been many major shootings. (Zornick, George) Clearly, action must take place immediately. President Obama cannot solve this complex issue alone. He needs help from the federal legislative branch and the states to build a safer and a more trustworthy society. Guns are negatively affecting our nation today. Although the people in the USA have the right to keep and bear arms, as documented in the second amendment of the Bill of Rights of the Constitution, the level of violence associated with guns is rising, affecting the safety of
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"Do Video Games Make Kids Violent?" ABC News. ABC News Network, 17 Dec. 2012. Web. 06 Feb. 2013.
"Global Study On Homicide." Www.unodc.org. Ed. Johnothan Gibbons. N.p., n.d. Web. 8 Jan. 2013.
James D. Wright and Peter H. Rossi, Armed and Considered Dangerous: A Survey of Felons and Their Firearms , 1986.
Jeunesse, William La. "Gun Sales Surge after Connecticut Massacre." Fox News. FOX News Network, 18 Dec. 2012. Web. 31 Jan. 2013. Karp, Aaron. "Guns in the United States: Facts, Figures and Firearm Law." Guns in the United States: Facts, Figures and Firearm Law. Cambridge University Press, 27 Aug. 2007. Web. 08 Jan. 2013.
Mclntosh, John. "Facts about Suicides and Gun Violence." Ichv.org. American Association Of Suicidology, July 2012. Web. 8 Jan. 2013.
Patten, David. "Newtown Killings Spur Gun Debate." Newsmax [West Palm Beach] Feb. 2013: 15. Print.
Ruderman, Alyssa. "11 Facts About Guns." Do Something. New York Times, Aug. 2010. Web. 31 Jan. 2013. Zornick, George. "Sixteen US Mass Shootings." Sixteen US Mass Shootings. N.p., 14 Dec. 2012. Web. 31 Jan.

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