Why Guns Should Be Banned Essay

1. In the article named The Impact of the 1994 Federal Assault Weapon Ban on Gun Violence Outcomes: An Assessment of Multiple Outcome Measures and Some Lessons for Policy Evaluation the hypothesis is if there is a decrease in use of assault weapons there will be a significant reduction in the number of gunshot victims. Within this article there is a good amount of descriptive and inferential statistics that explain the different models of guns and how effective the ban put on these guns had a negative effect on the death toll. The author’s main argument within this peer reviewed article is the 1994 Federal Assault Weapon Ban that was put into action should have a positive effect on the number of gun related incidents and deaths within the United States. The data in this article was “collected by using Federal Bureau of Investigation Uniform …show more content…
The use of statistics helps the authors message immensely because it visualizes the numbers involved in this study for the reader. Illustrating the data into graphs helps the reader obtain a more in-depth understanding of the numbers that were implemented within this analysis. I chose to write about this topic because I am interested in guns and a lot has happened in the world to spark even more interest about the topic. I chose this article because I am very interested in the topic of gun control in modern times because I am a gun owner and do not want to be uneducated on something that is so prominent in our world right now. Education on gun control like this is very important because everyone in the United States should care about the second amendment and the right to bear arms. If we are to change the things that were set in place many years ago by our founding fathers, there will be a major uprising by gun owners and specifically the NRA (National Rifle