Gun Control Is Not Enough

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“I don’t believe people should be able to own guns. (Obama)” This said prior to Obama’s presidency, in the 1990’s, is still a topic that is constantly questioned today. Many American’s feel the need to seek ownership of weapons as a source of protection; While others believe that private ownership of guns will do nothing more but heighten the rate of violence due to people taking matters into his or her own hands. Philosophy professor Jeff McMahan agrees with Obama’s statement in regard to the ownership of guns. In his New York Times editorial titled “When Gun ‘Control’ Is Not Enough,” McMahan provides evidence to support his theory of the dangers that quickly follow when allowing the community to own guns legally. McMahan, throughout the text, shows responsible reasoning and allows the reader the opportunity to obtain full understanding and justifies his beliefs properly. McMahan, the author of the New York Times editorial, includes why the United States should rid private ownership of guns completely or as much as possible. He explains tactful points as to why guns cause more bad then good when privately owned. “When most citizens are armed, as they were in the Wild West, crime doesn’t cease. (McMahan)” Allowing anyone to receive gun ownership is the same as putting a helpless baby in a lion’s den. Prior to the editorial an accident occurred in Newtown, Connecticut at Sandy Hook Elementary School. Twenty year old Adam Lanza, killed his mother and then grabbed three privately owned guns from his house. He later went to Sandy Hook elementary school where he shot and killed twenty kids age’s six to seven as well as six adults. Once approached by officers Adam Lanza took a shotgun and killed himself. "It's horrible. It's really ho... ... middle of paper ... ...gun control is a must. WORK CITED - http://www.buckeyefirearms.org/anti-gun-quotes {PUT IN RIGHT FORMAT} - http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/12/19/why-gun-control-is-not-enough/?_php=true&_type=blogs&_r=0 {PUT IN RIGHT FORMAT} - http://www.cnn.com/interactive/2012/12/us/sandy-hook-timeline/ {PUT IN RIGHT FORMAT} - - http://www.cnn.com/interactive/2012/12/us/sandy-hook-victims/ SAID BY IRENE HAGAN {PUT IN RIGHT FORMAT} - - http://philosophy.rutgers.edu/people/faculty/623-mcmahan-jeff put in right format - http://www.ihhcpar.rutgers.edu/about_us/members.asp?v=2&i=389 - http://www.gf.org/fellows/results?query=Jeff+McMahan&lower_bound=1925&upper_bound=2014&competition=ALL&fellowship_category=ALL - Crusius, Timothy W., and Carolyn E. Channell. The Aims of Argument: A Text and Reader. Boston: McGraw-Hill, 2003. Print.

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