Trump Advertisement Analysis

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Now that Trump was inaugurated there has been talk on both sides of the political spectrum. The left is protesting his presidency while many on the right celebrate,because they believe their gun rights won’t be infringed. However, the left is continuing to press for harder gun laws and are trying to reach people through advertisements. The right is trying to to teach more on gun safety and they show in their advertisements that they don’t think that for example, gun-free zones will help. In one advertisement present by “Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America” they present two children sitting down on the floor in the middle of a library. One hold a rifle and the other holding a copy of “The Little Red Ridding Hood” , with a caption

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