Finney 1
Jill Finney
RWS 100
Mr. Werry
27 August 2014
Kristof Response
In Kristofs article
regarding guns and gun violence he presents claims about how relaxed gun
regulations and laws have been a cause to many unnecessary deaths in the United
States; specifically this nations youth. He shows this by stating, “The
fundamental reason kids are dying in massacres…. we suffer from a political
failure to regulate guns.” He backs up his claim by giving related information
about regulation of other typical things in the United States. “American
schoolchildren are protected by building codes…. Buses must meet safety
standards… bus drivers must pass tests… food is regulated for safety.” However
Kristof also presents a counterargument to his own claims, which makes him more
credible by addressing both sides of the coin. On a more personal note he
describes what he received for his 12th birthday; a .22 rifle. “I
understand: shooting is fun! But so is driving, and we accept that we must wear
seatbelts, use headlights at night, and fill out forms to buy a car.” Furthermore Kristof goes into detail by using
Australia as an example of a society that changed gun regulations and laws and
the result was very positive. After the laws in Australia went into full
affect, “not one [massacre shooting], the murder rate with firearms has dropped
by more than 40 percent, and the suicide dropped by more than half.” By stating a claim in the beginning of the
article, then counter arguing with himself, to further supporting his original
claim; results in a strong paper.
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