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David Lazarus, of Los Angeles Times, argues for more gun regulations in response to the Las Vegas shooting by quoting reliable sources, asking forwarding questions, and focusing on other industries. Quoting provides decent evidence by giving direct support to the argument from other sources. Rhetorical questions work as an effective forwarding strategy, acting as transitions between one aspect of the argument and the next. Overall, Lazarus's argument was fairly effective, but focusing on…

The abundance of guns in America has immeasurable consequences that are felt every day through gun violence, mass shooting, mass incarceration, and increasingly militarized law enforcement agencies. America is obsessed with guns. History explains how guns ended up all around the world, and U.S. corporations like Boeing and Lockheed Martin are the largest global exporters of weapons accounting for about half of the worldwide gun sales totaling over $80 billion dollars. Not to mention the…

Evidence 2 1. Research Focus: Regional/ State Oriented Summary: The Center for American Progress is a self-sufficient unbiased policy organization that is devoted to enhancing "the lives of all Americans, through bold, progressive ideas, as well as strong leadership and concerted action" (Center for American Progress). This organization states that gun violence is a regional problem because victims of gun violence are a result of gun sales with poor gun-safety actions. According to the…

"The only thing that stops a bad man with a gun is a good man with a gun." This is the basis of the argument for CC or concealed carry. Many people are clamoring for more gun control to stop crime sprees. However, history has shown that in a society with widespread weapon carrying, crime decreases. This is due to that when a criminal commits a crime, he is less likely to succeed in his misdeed due to the fact that the townspeople are armed. But the issue is not an easy answer. The party…

Based on the reading “Summarizing and Responding to Academic Writing”, summarizing and responding a text helps readers to understand the text and the real idea that author wants them to capture. When summarizing a text, readers practice their ability to write everything they’ve read in their own words, bring together all the essential points that were mentioned in the text, and think about the ideas that were presented in the text. When responding a text, writers should first understand the text…

It was a normal day walking through New York City drinking a cup of joe.I’m going to work best job ever in a writing club.But let's not focus on that. and I get shot in the arm by something and it was green bluish I felt funny I… I ended up in the hospital with a weird dude next to me talking to the doctor I could not understand what they were saying because I could not hear, I guess it was because of the tranquilizer dart. So the secret agent dude took me out of the hospital and somewhere it…

Guns control have become a major issue over the years as laws seems to be less severe, and safety for it has been overlooked. People seem to hold on to this believe that they need their guns for safety, though these people who have guns usually don't even get to use them on any major threat. Not to say violence doesn’t occur but most that do end in fatality because guns are involved. I guess there is always a sense of security if you have a gun by your side, but at what cost, when do people…

If you enjoy the sport of shooting with an AR-type rifle, Bushnell has a riflescope designed with you in mind. Their AR Optics 3-12x40 mm scopes are caliber-specific to give the most accurate performance for the ammunition you like to shoot. This particular model is engineered to give outstanding results with AR223 bullets. This Bushnell AR Optics scope is made of a black aluminum alloy with an anodized finish. It looks great on a gun, and the matte finish means that it will not catch the sun…

This past saturday around 7pm a rifle toting gunman walked into Cascade Mall in Burlington, Washington. The shooter was able to shoot four women and kill one man before he stopped his rampage, police were saying his motive is unclear and his victims were random victims. With shooting random people and having very little knowledge of the shooter at this time other than a poor video surveillance shot of his body, it will be hard to find out who he is unless he comes forward or someone see’s the…

The last thing a responsible gun owner needs to know how to do is clean a gun. Though this is not the most exciting or fun part of gunmanship, it is undoubtedly the most important if you wish to keep your gun in pristine, working condition. There is a lot that goes into cleaning and maintaining a gun properly. One would be the amount of times a gun needs to be maintained. The amount of times the gun was used, the type of bullets that were used, and the type of gun are the biggest contributing…