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Reducing Gun Violence - Babies

We are always making progress in the fight against gun crime. Nevertheless every year thousands of mothers lose their babies to gun crimes. Nearly half of these between the ages of 13 to 24 years old are homicide victims. Think about who you will leave behind before you commit a gun crime. They do not just affect you; they also affect the people who love you.

I think that this video is so true. Tons of kids are killed every year from gun violence. Most of the deaths being homicides. I think that it is very sad that kids are being killed, but I mostly feel sorry for the families of those who were killed. Those families have to deal with all of the grief of their child's death. People should really stop to think about how much pain the family has to go through from the death of their child. So remember, "Gun crimes hit home"(ad Council).

Works Cited

"Reducing Gun Violence." YouTube.com. July 28, 2008. Web. 4 April 2010.

Controlling Gun Manufacturers Would Reduce Gun Violence

In the chapter, Controlling Gun Manufacturers Would Reduce Gun Violence by Greider William he thinks we should control gun manufacturers because many people have died from gun accidents. But many companies are being sued for these accidents. So now these companies are making their guns with safety features. Like Colt's Manufacturing Co. which created the smart gun. "A gun that won't shoot if it's being held in the wrong hands" (Greider 180). These safety features however will only reduce gun violence a little, because of homicides.

I completely agree with this chapter. I think that a company should be sued for not having any kind of safety feature, keeping innocent people from getting hurt. But I do not think a person should sue a company, if the gun has a safety feature, because they never used the safety. However, no matter how safe funs become there will always be people killed by them; mostly because of homicides. So there is always going to be gun violence no matter what.

Works Cited

Greider, William. Guns and Violence: Controlling Gun Manufacturers Would Reduce Gun Violence. San Diego, CA: Arrow Publishers Company, 1998. Print.

Should Handguns be Banned?

Handguns should be banned

Kevin Fagan argues that handguns should be banned. He talks about his own experience as a reporter. He says that a person if faced with a sudden decision or in a stressful situation might use a gun to solve a problem. He believes that having a handgun will increase the chances of using it. Fagan also believes that banning guns will make people solve problems without using violence.

Handguns should be banned

Timothy Wheeler argues that his hometwon Wilmette, Illinois needs to get rid of their law banning ownership of guns. He believes that banning guns prevents people from defending themselves. A good example for why the law should be lifted is, "homeowner Hale DeMar used his handgun to shoot a burglar" (Wheeler 20), but the homeowner is being prosecuted. Wheeler thinks that decrease in crime is due to longer jail times and stronger prosecutions. He continues to argue that bans on guns are old and are still based on the belief that all gun owners are crazy.

I disagree with Fagan's opinion. I believe that no matter how much stress a person is under; they should never use a gun to solve a problem. However I do agree with Wheeler on the fact that banning guns will prevent people from defending themselves. Just because a person has a firearm it doesn't always mean that they will use it for killing. If a gun is in the right hands, and used properly, it can be very good in a defense situation.

Works Cited

Fagan, Kevin. "Handguns Should be Banned." Gun Control. Ed. Beth Rosenthal. Farmington Hills, MI: Thomson Gale, 2007. 14-18. Print.

Wheeler, Timothy. "Handguns Should Not be Banned." Gun Control. Ed. Beth Rosenthal. Farmington Hills, MI: Thomson Gale, 2007. 19-22. Print.

Gun Control Interview

My name is Logan Howze, and on 5/5/10 I interviewed Herb Rosenbaum, a police officer, about gun control. In my interview I asked Herb some questions about gun violence. Herb believes that the gun is not really the problem it's the person holding it. If a person abuses any right someone is always going to get hurt. Herb also says that guns should not be banned. It's a right to all U.S. citizens to own guns, and a matter of teaching people about guns and what they can do.

I really enjoyed my interview with Herb. He was very nice and easy to talk too, which made it even better. I completely agree with everything that he said. During my interview with Herb he brought something to my attention that I never really thought about; the fact of educating people in gun safety. I never really took time to think about teaching people, who do not know, about guns. Doing this might just save some peoples lifes.

Contact
Herb Rosenbaum 288-9177

Works Cited

Rosenbaum, Herb. Personal Interview. 5 May. 2010.