American Shooting Thesis

In his article, author Derek Thompson highlights the felonious actions that mark today’s society. Thompson’s purpose is to call lawmakers and researchers alike to take a stand against mass shootings and to stop the perpetrators. He utilizes stylistic devices as well as argumentative devices to enlighten the reader of the relationship between all of the recent shootings and their contagion. Beginning his article, Thompson lists the recent mass murders in the United States while also using figurative language, convincing the reader to agree with his argument that mass shootings are contagious.

Our society has taken for granted the act of murder because just about everything can be used as a weapon. Laws can be passed that restricts how we have access to dangerous weapons such as guns, but that cannot stop how we as humans choose to use the weapons. An ordinary man can walk into the local Wal-Mart and pass a background check to buy a gun, then that next hour he goes on a shooting rampage. There is no way of knowing who can be a murderer. This paper examines the life of one individual.

While a majority of the statistics reported in the article are horrific, another one sticks out to the reader: “Americans overall are ‘25 times more likely to be murdered with a gun than people in other developed countries’”. In terms of gun violence alone, the United States is 25 times more dangerous than other developed countries. Would you like to be 25 times more likely to be shot and killed? Anyone with a brain would not. The American identity represents a culture revolving around not just guns, but violence in general, and so

Mass Shootings We have a crisis in America, mass shootings are happening more frequently in The United States than ever before. Mass shootings are a crisis in America and are killing hundreds each year. In the eighties, nineties, and even in the early two thousands may have had a two or three mass shootings in the decade. In the past ten years mass shootings seem to happen every few months.

Having strict gun control laws would prevent civilians from protecting themselves against attackers and invaders. While there is a call for strict gun control laws it is impossible for the law makers and law enforcers to protect everyone all the time so having this in place prevents a person from his own protection. Gun ownership allows persons to be protected and this is not something gun control does effectively. The Pew Research Center, which is well known for conducting numerous types of research, has conducted many surveys on this issue and one important trend noticed is that there is more support by Americans for gun rights when compared to gun control. Based on interviews done, 52% of the persons said it was more important to protect

This resulted in an increase by 183% of shootings and by 239% of deaths by guns. Obviously, this is a problem, that both puts people’s lives at risk and makes some live in fear. First, the number of shootings is completely intolerable. Many innocent people die due to gun shootings.

Even though there are many people argue “the guns do not kill people but people do”. However, Evan DeFilippis states, in his article “Debunking the Guns Don’t Kill People, People Kill People Myth”, that the gun itself is not able to harm, and guns become harmful when people hold them. He highlights that when people hold a gun, they tend to kill more often and more efficiency than those who do not have a gun. He illustrates this is because the environment may affect people’s behaviors. If the surrounding environment is that everyone has a gun, people become more fractious and they may not able to control themselves under extreme emotions.

For others, a view that has arose later, guns are the “perpetuation of illicit social hierarchies, the elevation of force over reason,” and a promoter of collectivity and remover of individuality. This latter view of guns is a direct application of the conflict theory. For those who hold this view, and likely support the passage of gun control laws, guns are representative of social inequality that is abundant in modern society, that the usage of guns is a means of violently coercing those of lower classes to remain in their class. The view of guns as a symbol of protection is also an application of the conflict theory.

Outline I have chosen question 3: ‘How and why is a social group represented in a particular way?’, using Michael Moore’s documentary, ‘Bowling for Columbine’, discussed in part 2. I will be focussing on Moore’s representation of ‘white’ America as being filled with fear, using their history, influence of the media and his comparison to the Canadians. I will be looking at segments 52:30 – 1:01:13 as well as 1:16:43 – 1:20:09. Written Task 2 The documentary ‘Bowling for Columbine’ (2002), directed, produced, written and narrated by Michael Moore, serves as criticism on American gun law, inspired by the events of the Columbine Shootings.

Many people from other countries are confused with America's strange obsession for guns and violence, as a matter of fact several have contributed works and pieces to try and answer this troubling dilemma. Pieces such as, “Bowling for Columbine” which is a sociopolitical documentary about The Columbine High School massacre in 1999, and other acts of violence committed with guns by Michael Moore. Not to mention another piece which is about a boy who wants to buy a gun, so he can be taken seriously and finally be considered as a man, “The Man Who Was Almost a Man” considers why people might want to buy a gun which is written by Richard Wright. Bowling for Columbine focuses on statistics, and the personal opinions on America’s obsession. While,

Gun Violence In America Gun violence in america accounted for 33,636 deaths in 2015 alone and that number is only rising. If every american was able to obtain a firearm imagine what the numbers of gun related deaths. Even gun related injuries caused many more hospital visits in america what many other common incidents. That is why america needs to implement tighter gun laws to reduce the amount of gun violence in America. Without this we will continue to see shooting, gun death, gun injuries resulting in more and more gun related violence.

Imagine sitting in the cafeteria with your friends like any normal day at school. You lean down to get another bite of your peanut butter sandwich, and you hear a scream. You look up and you see two boys with masks carrying big guns. Everything happens in a blur and you’re hiding under the table with your friend who is lying on the ground unconscious. That may seem absurd to you, but it is the reality of many American students over the past decade.

A weapon in the wrongs hands is the maximum danger humanity can face. Nowadays, violence and delinquency in society are viewed as the maximum problem solver. Humanity is full of chaos; hate and envy seize our souls. Guns are the ultimate security for some citizens but for others, these add to a feeling of defenselessness. Throughout history, any topic related to guns means a plethora of problems.

Instead of banning or limiting guns, the evidence will show that removing the current restrictions and targeting individuals instead of guns will be a more effective process. The topic of gun control has two polarized opinions. One such opinion targets the individuals responsible for the crime, instead of just the weapons. John Moorhouse and Brent Wanner tackle the issue of gun control in their article “Does Gun Control Reduce Crime Or Does Crime Increase Gun Control”, which was published in 2006 in the twenty-sixth volume of the Cato Journal. These researchers looked at the effects gun control laws had on violent crime and gun violence in the individual states.

This theory indicates the values and practices of specific subcultures within the mainstream culture. The discovers of this article indicates how America has a gun culture. This sub culture has certain values and interests different from the norm mainstream culture. For example, several mass shooters have utilized similar guns and tactical gear. Thus, displaying a pattern of some kind of ritual.