Week 7 blog

ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY

Kopel, David. “Trust the People: The case Against Gun Control” July 11, 1988. http://www.cato.org/pubs/pas/pa109.html. This article is from Cato policy Analysis No. 109.
I used this article because it helped my argument that gun ownership should be legalized but with several background checks from the government and that gun control laws should be enforced.

“Legal Information Institute: US Constitution” http://www.law.cornell.edu/constitution/constitution.billofrights.html
This is the Bill of rights, the second amendment. This says that the citizens have right to own guns but not the right to kill each other. I used this to support my argument on the reasons we need gun control laws.

Orvetti, Peter. “Cato Daily Dispatch” http://www.cato.org/dispatch/08-13-99d.html In the article of State-Level Gun Control Still Unlikely, the chairman of Alabama's House Judiciary Committee, Rep. Bill Fuller, says, "The safe, personal possession of firearms is a highly honored tradition here and so far, there is not a highly compelling need for gun-control laws." This is a strong point that I would likely want to stress on in my argument because it supported gun ownership but not gun control. This means that since gun possession is allowed with no control, the state would be at risk.

Thesis: Citizens should undergo several background checks and testing before possession of guns is authorized.

REASONS

Audience’s belief system: Guns should be owned at some extent.
Special rules or principles: The Second Amendment gives right to bear arms.
Expert opinion and hard evidence: People favor reasonable laws as long as they're enforced reasonably.
Tradition: Guns can still be kept as collections for decorations.
Comparison: If no gun control, guns can easily be purchased and even end up in the hands of the criminals.
Probability or likely: It is likely that gun ownership would decrease with the necessary procedures so that it would not end up in the wrong hands.
Cause and effect: The procedures followed would help the audience feel safe that they would not be victims to any gun accidents.
Definition: Citizens are allowed to bear arms with proper procedures.


EVALUATING REASONS
The best reasons I could use for my paper are: special rules or principles, expert opinion and hard evidence, cause and effect and comparison.