A Consensus Among Millennials on Gun Violence
The Millennial Generation has influenced the world through the things they have done in life, and continue to surprise older generations with their ideas, and with what they believe is beneficial for Washington. Millennials have witnessed mass shootings, have experience deadly events, all because of guns. Guns have always been part of the Millennial Generation, and by this, they favor the Second Amendment because they are convinced this generation has the right to bear arms for protection, just like police officers, and the military. Today, this generation has grown big enough to try to convince the government to impose restrictions on gun ownership that cause mass shootings in public places. This …show more content…
Criminals, Victims, and the Culture of Violence,” by Edward L. Glaeser and Spencer Glendon, which extends Cahn and Cahn’s argument on gun ownership. This source supports the main argument by illustrating how “guns may be particularly important when threats of physical violence…” (Glaeser and Glendon 458) because they threaten someone’s self-preservation and it is why millennials oppose gun control. Millennials want restrictions on gun ownership and Glaeser and Glendon in their text back this up by explaining that nowadays young men are relying more on private justice and weapons than police when there is a dispute over property rights. Similarly, the scholarly source, “Linking Gun Availability to Youth Gun Violence,” by Alfred Blumstein’ and Daniel Cork gives more information that supports Cahn and Cahn’s argument. Blumstein and Cork claimed that an important factor in the growth of homicides committed by younger offenders “has been a significant increase in the availability of guns to young people” (5). This evidence supports the argument in chapter “Safer Streets” because millennials want to implement restrictions on the qualification of gun ownership, for the part that young people own guns. The intended audience for both sources are other millennials that are interested in guns, but have minimal background knowledge regarding guns and …show more content…
In the news article “What Next for Gun Violence Prevention?” by Mike Weisser, analyzes the role central role that gun policy may have played in the presidential election. Weisser asks what the future of gun violence prevention will look like now that all three branches of government will soon to be controlled by the GOP. The example of friction between geographic populations within certain states is used to predict an outcome that rural gun owners, “...In theory, might come out in force to protect their Second-Amendment ‘rights’” (Weisser). This article extends and qualifies Cahn and Cahn’s main argument by analyzing the role that guns played in the election and what possible implications will ensure in the future. As in another article of “College Students Opinions on Gun Violence” by Lewis et al. conducted a study to gather college students position on guns whether they feel safe on campus. They also looked at if students believed the government is doing enough to address gun violence. This article qualifies Cahn and Cahn’s claim by providing data from a study conducted, illustrating the distribution of perspective amongst Millennials on gun rights and restrictions. The intended audience for both articles from above will most likely be political leaders and other millennials that will understand the issue and influence future
The Millennial Generation has influenced the world through the things they have done in life, and continue to surprise older generations with their ideas, and with what they believe is beneficial for Washington. Millennials have witnessed mass shootings, have experience deadly events, all because of guns. Guns have always been part of the Millennial Generation, and by this, they favor the Second Amendment because they are convinced this generation has the right to bear arms for protection, just like police officers, and the military. Today, this generation has grown big enough to try to convince the government to impose restrictions on gun ownership that cause mass shootings in public places. This …show more content…
Criminals, Victims, and the Culture of Violence,” by Edward L. Glaeser and Spencer Glendon, which extends Cahn and Cahn’s argument on gun ownership. This source supports the main argument by illustrating how “guns may be particularly important when threats of physical violence…” (Glaeser and Glendon 458) because they threaten someone’s self-preservation and it is why millennials oppose gun control. Millennials want restrictions on gun ownership and Glaeser and Glendon in their text back this up by explaining that nowadays young men are relying more on private justice and weapons than police when there is a dispute over property rights. Similarly, the scholarly source, “Linking Gun Availability to Youth Gun Violence,” by Alfred Blumstein’ and Daniel Cork gives more information that supports Cahn and Cahn’s argument. Blumstein and Cork claimed that an important factor in the growth of homicides committed by younger offenders “has been a significant increase in the availability of guns to young people” (5). This evidence supports the argument in chapter “Safer Streets” because millennials want to implement restrictions on the qualification of gun ownership, for the part that young people own guns. The intended audience for both sources are other millennials that are interested in guns, but have minimal background knowledge regarding guns and …show more content…
In the news article “What Next for Gun Violence Prevention?” by Mike Weisser, analyzes the role central role that gun policy may have played in the presidential election. Weisser asks what the future of gun violence prevention will look like now that all three branches of government will soon to be controlled by the GOP. The example of friction between geographic populations within certain states is used to predict an outcome that rural gun owners, “...In theory, might come out in force to protect their Second-Amendment ‘rights’” (Weisser). This article extends and qualifies Cahn and Cahn’s main argument by analyzing the role that guns played in the election and what possible implications will ensure in the future. As in another article of “College Students Opinions on Gun Violence” by Lewis et al. conducted a study to gather college students position on guns whether they feel safe on campus. They also looked at if students believed the government is doing enough to address gun violence. This article qualifies Cahn and Cahn’s claim by providing data from a study conducted, illustrating the distribution of perspective amongst Millennials on gun rights and restrictions. The intended audience for both articles from above will most likely be political leaders and other millennials that will understand the issue and influence future