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Because good writing is always a process, our persuasive essay will be written in two parts: a first draft due this week and a revision due in week 6. Your paper should be approximately 3-4 pages in length.
As you prepare, here are a few reminders for this week's draft:
- In week 3 you posted a thesis for peer review. Consider the feedback you received, refine your thesis, and use it the basis for your persuasive paper.
- Use your sources to support your thesis. Research and prepare the passages you will consider using. Remember to review methods of paraphrasing, summarizing, and using direct quotations. You should cite at least five sources in the body of your essay, and at least three of those sources should come from the Rasmussen College Online Library.
- Prepare the body paragraphs by deciding where to place supporting information. Remember, each paragraph of the paper should act to build the momentum of the argument.
- Apply pathos, logos, and ethos whenever possible.
- Finally, remember that it's okay if your ideas, opinions, or sources change during process of writing this paper. Writing makes us think, and it's fine - even beneficial - to have our thoughts change as we express them on paper.
Thesis: Gun control laws infringe upon the right to self-defense and deny people a sense of safety.
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Running head: GUN CONTROL LAWS
Gun Control Laws Should Infringe On Rights of the US Citizens
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GUN CONTROL LAWS SHOULD INFRINGE ON RIGHTS OF THE US CITIZENS
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The question of gun control has become a controversial issue in the society. Some people
argue that gun control should be implemented while others argue against it. The question as to
whether the gun control should be implemented and enforced has raised a lot of differences in
the American politics with the activists for gun control and those for gun rights raising their
views on the matter on why the law should or should not be implemented. This paper seeks to
show that gun control laws infringe upon the right to self-defense and deny people a sense of
safety.
Gun ownership by the citizens is protected by the United States constitution's second
amendment. Quoting the second amendment, McGinty, Wolfson, Sell, and Webster (2016,
February) say, “a well-regulated militia is necessary to the security of a free state, and the right
of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed.” From this, one can legally state
without fear of contradiction that it is unconstitutional to implemented laws aimed at preventing
the people from owning and carrying firearms. The law supports the ownership of the firearms
by individuals, which is not connected to one’s involvement in the militia, for lawful use. The
significance of this is that it allows the gun owners to use the...