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Gun Control Laws

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“Seems like we have another shooting to investigate,” sighs officer Tom, “how many did we have this week?” “I lost count,” Officer Morgan laughs cold and humorlessly as he pulls over their police car around the crime scene. Hook Introduction- Do not use a question. Situations like these happen often in America. General statement about the topic. The fact that conversations like these occur proves that guns should be banned. More specific statement about the topic Guns should be banned, because they because they cause too many incidents and increase crime rates. Thesis statement. “This needs to happen. Do NOT list reasons (Because #1, #2,#3.)” And Do NOT use “I”. Body Paragraphs: You can have as many as you need. You are not limited to …show more content…

8th = topic conclusion sentence Body Paragraph #2, Secondly, the removal of guns will decrease the murder and crime rates significantly. 1st:Transition and Topic sentence For example, Australia banned ownership of firearms and their crime rate dropped; they havn’t had a mass shooting since 1996. “The Australian murder rate has fallen to close to one per 100,000 while the U.S. rate, thankfully lower than in the early 1990s, is still roughly at 4.5 per 100,000-- over four times as high. Moreover, robberies in Australia occur at only about half the rate of the U.S. (58 in Australia versus 113.1 per 100,000 in the U.S. in 2012).” States the article, Ban Guns, End Shootings? How Evidence Stacks up Around the World. 2nd: Supporting detail #1 This just proves that the removal of firearms will decrease crime rates. Of course, many people in Australia, just like in America, opposed the new law enforced. However, the Prime Minister took matters into his own hands and restricted gun use. 3rd sentence-explanation 4th:Supporting detail # 2 5th sentence-explanation 6th Supporting detail #3 7th = explain third …show more content…

Acknowledge the argument of the other side. However, guns are rarely used for self defense. Rebuttal According to Christopher Ingraham, there is just one justifiable gun death for every 34 unjustifiable gun deaths. Reason they are wrong #1 Not only that, but there’s only one self-defense killing for every 78 gun suicides. Reason they are wrong #2 Also, in the article, Unsafe in Any Hands , it states that “for every time in 1997 that a civilian used a handgun to kill in self-defense, 43 people lost their lives in handgun homicides alone.” Reason they are wrong #3 Based on the data, guns are used for crimes and criminal use way more than self defense. The arguments stating that guns are needed for self defense is not a valid argument. Therefore, guns should not be allowed because they aren’t even used for our protection; they harm us more than they help. Transition to end Conclusion. This is your final thought, and what you want the reader to remember. Topic sentence America should restrict ban ownership to decrease crime rates and to decrease the incidents caused by guns. Echo your thesis-Topic

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