Source Analysis Document 

 
My issue and my stance on it:

Directions: For each source that you read, fill out the following information. An example has
been done for you. Remember, you need at least five sources on ​both sides​ of your issue. If you
do this, your letter will almost write itself.
Claim and  Source  Pro/Con  Explain how this supports or 
Evidence  argues against your stance.   

 
The Second  https://gun-control.p Con Gun ownership is an 
Amendment of  rocon.org/ American tradition older than 
the US  the country itself and is 
Constitution  protected by the Second 
protects  Amendment; more gun 
individual gun  control laws would infringe 
ownership.​ The  upon the right to bear arms. 
Second   
Amendment of   
the US   
Constitution   
reads, "A well   
regulated militia 
being necessary 
to the security of 
a free state, the 
right of the people 
to keep and bear 
arms shall not be 
infringed."

Gun control laws  https://gun-control.p Pro I say that we should have gun
are just as old or  rocon.org/ control like for self defense like
older than the  for example if somebody try
Second  and rob you and you refuse to
and if they try and shoot you,
Amendment 
you can shoot and kill them but
(ratified in 1791).  you won’t be charged and sent
Some examples  to jail for
of gun control  Gun-control.procon. Con The effect on 'shall-issue' 
throughout  org [concealed gun] laws on 
colonial America  these crimes [where two or 
included  more people were killed] has 
criminalizing the  been dramatic. When states 
transfer of guns  passed these laws, the 
to Catholics,  number of multiple-victim 
slaves, indentured  shootings declined by 84 
servants, and  percent. Deaths from these 
Native Americans;  shootings plummeted on 
regulating the  average by 90 percent and 
storage of gun  injuries by 82 percent." 
powder in homes; 
banning loaded 
guns in Boston 
houses; and 
mandating 
participation in 
formal gathering 
of troops and 
door-to-door 
surveys about 
guns owned. 
gun-control.procon. Pro There were 464,033 total gun 
org deaths between 1999 and 
2013: 270,237 suicides 
(58.2% of total deaths); 
174,773 homicides (37.7%); 
and 9,983 unintentional 
deaths (2.2%). ​[​4]​ ​ Guns were 
the leading cause of death by 
homicide (66.6% of all 
homicides) and by suicide 
(52.2% of all suicides). 
gun-control.procon. con
org
 A study published  gun-control.procon. con U​nderstanding Crime and 
in the ​American  org Gun Control Laws​, stated, 
Journal of Public  "States with the largest 
Health​ found that  increases in gun ownership 
"legal purchase of  also have the largest drops in 
a handgun  violent crimes... The effect 
appears to be  on 'shall-issue' [concealed 
associated with a  gun] laws on these crimes 
long-lasting  [where two or more people 
increased risk of  were killed]
violent death" ​[6​ ​] 
According to a 
Mar. 10, 2016 
Lancet​ study, 
implementing 
federal universal 
background 
checks could 
reduce firearm 
deaths by a 
projected 56.9%; 
background 
checks for 
ammunition 
purchases could 
reduce deaths by 
a projected 80.7%; 
and gun 
identification 
requirements 
could reduce 
deaths by a 
projected 82.5%. 
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Gun laws have been around since the beginning of this country. I believe that the

current gun laws are not enough. I say that we should have gun control like for self

defense like for example if somebody try and rob you and you refuse to and if they try

and shoot you, you can shoot and kill them but you won’t be charged and sent. “​Gun

control laws are just as old or older than the Second Amendment (ratified in 1791).

Some examples of gun control throughout colonial America included criminalizing the

transfer of guns to Catholics, slaves, indentured servants, and Native Americans;

regulating the storage of gunpowder in homes; banning loaded guns in Boston houses;

and mandating participation in formal gathering of troops and door-to-door surveys

about guns owned.” People have always had restricted access to guns. We should also

be limiting access to ​high-capacity magazines.

Guns kill a lot of people, but they can also be used for self defense. “​There were

464,033 total gun deaths between 1999 and 2013: 270,237 suicides (58.2% of total

deaths); 174,773 homicides (37.7%); and 9,983 unintentional deaths (2.2%). [​4​] Guns

were the leading cause of death by homicide (66.6% of all homicides) and by suicide

(52.2% of all suicides).” Stop using guns illegally, if you continue it will put whoever

using them in jail.

 By strengthening gun laws and limiting access to guns we can reduce deaths.

There were 464,033 total gun deaths between 1999 and 2013: 270,237 suicides (58.2%

of total deaths); 174,773 homicides (37.7%); and 9,983 unintentional deaths (2.2%). ​[​4​]

Guns were the leading cause of death by homicide (66.6% of all homicides) and by

suicide (52.2% of all suicides). Firearms were the 12th leading cause of all deaths,

representing 1.3% of total deaths topping liver disease, hypertension, and Parkinson’s

disease, as well as deaths from fires, drowning, and machinery accidents.

High-capacity magazines should be banned because they too often

turn murder into mass murder​.​ A ​Mother Jones​ investigation found that

high-capacity magazines were used in at least 50% of the 62 mass

shootings between 1982 and 2012. ​[​7​]​ When high-capacity magazines were

used in mass shootings, the death rate rose 63% and the injury rate rose

156%. ​[​8​]​ David H. Chipman, Senior Vice President of Public Safety for

ShotSpotter and former Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and

Explosives (ATF) agent, stated that a high-capacity magazine "turns a

killer into a killing machine." ​[​7​]​Some gang members use high-capacity

magazines, such as 30 rounds or even 90 rounds, to compensate for lack

of accuracy and maximize the chance to harm. ​[​9​]

Some believe that gun ownership is an American tradition older than the country

itself and is protected by the Second Amendment; more gun control laws would infringe

upon the right to bear arms. Justice Antonin Scalia, LLB, in the June 26, 2008 ​District of
mColumbia et al. v. Heller​ US Supreme Court majority opinion syllabus stated, "The

Second Amendment protects an individual right to possess a firearm unconnected with

service in a militia, and to use that arm for traditionally lawful purposes, such as

self-defense within the home." ​[​3​]​ The ​McDonald v. City of Chicago​(2010) ruling also

stated that the Second Amendment is an individual right. This arugment is insufficient

because Im not trying to repeal this second amendment.

In conclusion, the current gun laws are not enough, but we should still allow gun

ownership for self defense. If we strengthen gun laws and limit access to guns we can

reduce deaths. ​High-capacity magazines should be banned because they too

often used in mass murder. Students of english 2 period 4 call your congressman

to vote for better gun control.