Summary Of Control By Helenn Beck Control Assessing The Truth About Gun

3. Glenn Beck’s book Control: Exposing the Truth About Guns is an expose on the growing discussion of gun control. Beck exposes all of the lies related to guns and the politicians that go back on their original stances. He corrects the common myths that are often speak badly on guns and their owners. The reader is given direct statistics from hundreds of sources such as the Federal Bureau of Investigation and other credible references. The Second Amendment is very specific, stating; “A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.” This is the only amendment to use the words “shall not be infringed.” Beck specifically writes about this American
Beck writes, “After someone is shot, the story starts with details about the kind of gun used, the capacity of its magazine, and a rundown of how it was acquired” (10). Although people are blamed for the crime, Beck realizes that it is not the person that is investigated for media purposes, but the gun used in the crime. This book is primarily revolved around myths such as this one and others that are commonly linked to the discussion of guns gun control, but he also includes different twists and turns as well. While reading this book, the reader is able to learn more about the right to bear arms, given to them by the Founding Fathers of the United States, and the on-going issue of homicide, armed violence and overall gun
We have discussed gun control briefly in class but I believe that gun control is perfect depiction of conservatives vs. liberals. It seems that most Democratic congressmen believe in banning or restricting all use of guns, while more Republican congressmen support the right to bear arms. I now understand what the discussion of gun control really entails and I have learned enough to argue for or against it. Now understanding how many different arguments are being made supporting or opposing this popular topic, it is easy to see why this has grown to be so controversial. With all the mass shootings recently, I feel that the public has—in a way—become numb to the next big incident. Until it comes to children, does it come back into the news. Representative Carolyn McCarthy (D-NY) said in 2012, “I agree, now is not the time to talk about gun laws. The time for that conversation was long before all those kids in Connecticut died today” (13). Though we have not talked much about gun control and its repercussions, Beck’s book creates a bigger picture of what we have discussed so far and how far this issue could