Annotated Bibliography Weisman, J. (2013, April 17). Senate Blocks Drive for Gun Control. Retrie ed !rom" http"##$$$.nytimes.%om#2013#0&#1'#(s#politi%s#senate)obama)g(n)%ontrol.

html* page$anted+all,-r+0 .i e months a!ter the tragedy at /andy 0oo1 2lementary, the senate and 3resident 4bama %ontin(ed p(shing !or stri%ter g(n %ontrol reg(lations. 0o$e er, 567imes.%om reported that the n(mero(s attempts made by %ongress, !ailed 8rapidly in s(%%ession9. While many Ameri%an:s belie ed that %ongress $as not doing anything to red(%e the %han%es o! another tragedy, this arti%le pro ides e iden%e that they did ma1e se eral attempts to %reate bans to$ard high %apa%ity maga;ines and more in)depth ba%1gro(nd %he%1s, b(t all !ailed to pass the senate ote. /%h(lte, B., <(ggan 3. (2013, /eptember 22). Obama urges nation to demand a common sense balance on gun control, gun rights . Retrie ed !rom" http"##arti%les.$ashingtonpost.%om#2013)0=)22#lo%al#&22==30'-1-g(n)rights)g(n) %ontrol)president)obama 7he Washington 3ost reported that a!ter the mass shooting at the Washington 5a al 6ard, 3resident 4bama and %ongress are going to p(sh !or stronger g(n %ontrol la$s and reg(lations. 7his arti%le also pro ides many >(otes and he also ma1es re!eren%es to past tragi% e ents that o%%(rred, s(%h as the /andy 0oo1 massa%re. 2 en some a%ti ists that $ant to p(sh !or the stri%ter legislations $ere e en beginning to p(t the 5RA, (5ational Ri!le Asso%iation), (nder !ire. /aad, ?., (2013, /eptember 20). Americans ault !ental "ealth S#stem !ost for Gun $iolence. Retrie ed !rom" http"##$$$.gall(p.%om#poll#1@&A07#ameri%ans)!a(lt) mental)health)system)g(n) iolen%e.aspB Call(p 3oliti%s %ond(%ted a s(r ey to an (ndis%losed amo(nt o! Ameri%ans o! $hether %ertain eBternal !a%tors, s(%h as iolen%e ideo games, %ertain genres o! m(si%, and many a%tion mo ies, are to blame !or the iolent a%tions, or i! D(st 8mental instability9 is to blame. 7here is o!ten %ontro ersy that those !a%tors are $hat ha e %a(sed shootings s(%h as the Eol(mbine 0igh /%hool Fassa%re and e ents that also o%%(rred re%ently. 7heir other s(r ey also %laims that e en less than A0G o! those $ho $ere s(r eyed !or the pre io(s >(estion $ant stri%ter g(n la$s. 7his site and s(r ey pro ides an arg(ment i! 8mental instability9 is to blame, the media is to blame, or i! it is an (ndis%o ered third reason. Bid$ell, A. (2013, /eptember 20). !ore Americans %ant &ess Strict Gun &a's. Retrie ed !rom" http"##$$$.(sne$s.%om#ne$s#arti%les#2013#0=#20#more)ameri%ans) $ant)less)stri%t)g(n)la$s

H/ne$s.%om goes in depth abo(t the 5a y 6ard Fassa%re that o%%(rred in early /eptember 2013, more pre%isely, the shooter. A!ter o!!i%ials had determined that the shooter had a 8history o! mental instability9, many Ameri%ans reportedly $anted less stri%t g(n la$s %laiming that it $as not d(e to the 8easy a%%ess9 to g(ns, b(t the mental health iss(es that the g(n o$ner may ha e. Bid$ell also reported that a!ter the Iirginia 7e%h massa%re, Ameri%ans had been p(shing !or more mental health s%reenings to those $ho p(r%hased !irearms.

Wilson, R. ( 4%tober 2@, 2013). Gun(rights grou)s 'ill tr# to recall California la'makers. Retrie ed !rom " http"##$$$.$ashingtonpost.%om#blogs#go beat#$p#2013#10#2@#g(n)rights)gro(ps) $ill)try)to)re%all)%ali!ornia)la$ma1ers# 7his arti%le posted by the Washington 3ost s(pports the iss(e abo(t g(n %ontrol greatly. Jt states that, D(st as $ell as Eolorado did, a Eali!ornia g(n)rights gro(p is trying to do a$ay $ith, or o(st, their state la$ ma1ers. Jt s(pports the iss(e o! g(n %ontrol be%a(se it depi%ts the attit(de, rea%tion, and a%tions that the Ameri%an people are beginning to ta1e. Jn this %ase (as $ell as the Eolorado one) Ameri%ans are ta1ing a legal approa%h to it and oi%ing their opinions, rather than trying to get their point a%ross (sing iolen%e. 7JF2 /7A... ( April 17, 2013). *resident Obamas S)eech On Gun Control Bill Defeat. Retrie ed !rom" http"##s$ampland.time.%om#2013#0&#17#president)obamas)spee%h) on)g(n)%ontrol)bill)de!eat)trans%ript# 7ime.%om reported abo(t the spee%h that 3resident 4bama made to the Ameri%an people %on%erning g(n %ontrol. 7his arti%le pro ides many >(otations abo(t $hy g(n %ontrol no$ is ne%essary, and there are also some >(otes in re!eren%e to the /andy 0oo1 Fassa%re. 7he >(otes pro ided in this arti%le also pro ide $hat type o! standpoint that the 3resident is ta1ing to$ards the iss(es $ith g(n %ontrol. Adams F. (Fay 1= 2013). Gun control advocates no' admit+ ,-S intimidation scandal )roves Second Amendment needed to sto) government t#rann#. Retrie ed !rom " http"##$$$.nat(ralne$s.%om#0&03='-g(n-%ontrol-tr(st-in-go ernment-tyranny.htm l 7his arti%le pro ided by 5at(ral5e$s.%om pro ides its readers $ith some ba%1gro(nd on $hat the se%ond amendment had to do $ith the topi% abo(t g(n %ontrol in depth abo(t it. 7his arti%le also s(pports the topi% o! g(n %ontrol be%a(se it re eals and dis%(sses the tro(ble and 8s%andals9 that the t$o gro(ps ( the g(n ad o%ates and the JR/) made.