Gun control has been a prominent discussion topic for numerous years now. Many problems are introduced and many solutions are suggested, yet the issue seems to continue to arise in debates around the country. This dialogue surfaces again, mostly, after a school shooting occurs. Whether talking about the Virginia Tech shooting or the Sandy Hook Elementary shooting, when tragedies like these occur, the conversation of gun control in the United States reignites. The Columbine High School shooting is one of the most famous massacres and is still discussed today. It attracts the attention of many industries, such as the film industry, displayed by having a whole documentary dedicated around its events. Michael Moore made the documentary Bowling
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First, he presents the statistics in descending order from highest to lowest, without regarding the US, from Germany with 381 deaths and Japan with 39 deaths in a year. He presents this data until he reaches the United States that manages to add up a total of 11,127 people who died from gunshot wounds. Moore ends the statement by asking “Are we homicidal in nature? What is it about us? I don’t know”. David T. Hardy questions these numbers and researches the data further. He discovers that though the numbers are, in fact, real, they have been distorted to make it seem like the United States has an outrageous number. For example the German death toll in form 1998 and the Australian death toll is from 2000. Moore only chose data that supports his claim, to prove the point he was making about the outrageous death toll in the US. In addition to the forgiven figures, even the US data is incorrect. Hardy states, “The FBI figures put it a lot lower. They report gun homicides were 8,719 in 2001, 8,661 in 2000, 8,480 in 1999”. Though this information provided, one can conclude that Moore manipulated the data to prove the point he wanted to make regardless of its
First, he presents the statistics in descending order from highest to lowest, without regarding the US, from Germany with 381 deaths and Japan with 39 deaths in a year. He presents this data until he reaches the United States that manages to add up a total of 11,127 people who died from gunshot wounds. Moore ends the statement by asking “Are we homicidal in nature? What is it about us? I don’t know”. David T. Hardy questions these numbers and researches the data further. He discovers that though the numbers are, in fact, real, they have been distorted to make it seem like the United States has an outrageous number. For example the German death toll in form 1998 and the Australian death toll is from 2000. Moore only chose data that supports his claim, to prove the point he was making about the outrageous death toll in the US. In addition to the forgiven figures, even the US data is incorrect. Hardy states, “The FBI figures put it a lot lower. They report gun homicides were 8,719 in 2001, 8,661 in 2000, 8,480 in 1999”. Though this information provided, one can conclude that Moore manipulated the data to prove the point he wanted to make regardless of its