Should Guns Have Laws In America Essay

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In my opinion, if guns are the leading cause of deaths or problems in America, then why should they have laws permitting the right to have them? The Americans believe that if they have more guns, all their problems will disappear. They believe that if they have a gun, they can stop anyone who tries to harm them. When expressed as such this may seem logical; that by having a weapon one can stop other people who have a weapon from hurting them. They do not have to wait for the police to defend themselves because they already have the materials to do so. However, this is somewhat illogical because no one will attack another person unless provoked; so unless they are a criminal, guns are unnecessary. Americans try to justify it by blaming the second …show more content…

An example of a formal fallacy in the documentary is that because some people listen to Marilyn Manson; not all people that watch a Lexus ad buys a Lexus but some do; therefore, some of the people that listen to Marilyn Manson are psychopathic killers. This is not necessarily true. Just because the killers listened to Marilyn Manson does not make them psychopathic killers. There are a variety of factors that could explain why they killed all those children and teachers such as, the environments that they live in, the way they are treated, they are not doing well in school or maybe it was revenge on a bully. We will never really know for sure but it is wrong to assume that people are who they are just because of the music they listen to. The speaker is attempting to justify their actions at any cost, even risking giving out the wrong information. However, his can be detrimental in the long run because it causes people to do things for all the wrong reasons. It gives them a purpose to fight for what they believe in, whether what they believe in is right or wrong is another story, they will fight will all they power they have just to "remove the obstacle" in the path of revenge or

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