GunControl

BY:RyanPearl
Activist:SarahClements
TABLEOFCONTENTS
Introduction:Guncontrol
Chapter1:FactsChapter4:PresidentCongress
Chapter2:KillingsofgunsChapter5:Pro/control
Chapter3:SarahClementsConclusion:Itshouldstop

Introduction

Didyouknowthat76.8%ofgunmassshootingsarefromgunsthatwere
boughtlegally?GunControlisaproblemandithastobestopped.Peopleare
dyingfromgunseveryday.Inthisarticleyouwilllearnaboutgunrelated
deaths,SarahClements,thegovernmenthelpingguncontrol,andhowit
needsstopped.Youcanactbyvotingforguncontrol.


Fact

Graphofdeathsbyguncontrol

Didyouknow22%ofAmericansownoneormoreguns.Onaverage,31Americans
aremurderedwithgunseverydayand151aretreatedforagunassaultinan
emergencyroom.TennesseeandSouthCarolinaarethemostgunmassesintheU.S.
NorthDakotahas3gundeathsper100,000population.Badpeoplewithgunsisnot
okay.Weneedhelptostopthem.

Killingsofguns

DidyouknowhowtheshootingofinKilleen,Texashappened?Youmight
haveneverheardofitbutthereis100sthatyou'vehaven'theardof.Itwas
becauseamanwitha
gun
,hekilled23innocentcivilians.Thendoyou
remember9/11andhowithappened?Itwasbecausebadpeoplewith
guns
probedpilotsofftheseatandcrasheditintheWorldTradeCenter.Itkilled
2,977,therewereonly4peopleresponsible!!!ThenthekillingofSandyHook
ElementarySchoolinNewtown,Connecticutkilled20schoolchildren!!Even
todayonaverage,55peoplekillthemselveswithafirearm,and46peopleare
shotorkilledinanaccidentwithaguninaday!!!

SarahClements

Sheisagreatactivistforguncontrol
TheactivistsIchosewithSarahClemensatage17.Shewasadaughterofa
teacherthatwasintheschooloftheshootingofNewtonConnecticut.Shewas
angryandbitterbutsheturnedherangerintotoapositiveattitudetohelp
guncontrol.SarahstatesandwantsforpeopletonotWaitforalovedoneto
bemutedbeforeacting.ShemeanstoactbeforesomebodygetsshotSheand
herclassmatesofNewtonHighwantedtostopbadpeoplewhohavegunsnot
tohaveguns.TheintheUSkidsandteensintheU.S.are65%moretobe
shotbyagunthananypersoninanyothercountry.Herinspirationwas
JamesBradywhowantedtohelptohaveguncontrol.Shewasahugehelpto
pavethewayforguncontrol.ThatiswhysheismyactivistforGuncontrol.

ThePresidentandCongress

Obamasupportingguncontrol
ThePresidentandthegovernmentarereportingandtryingtohelpGun
control.TheFederalBureauofAlcohol,Tobacco,andFirearmsreportsthat
about5.5millionnewfirearmsweremanufacturedinAmericain2010.95%
ofthesewerefortheU.S.market.ObamastatesthatCongressismakingit
hardertocollectdataonguns.In2011,10.3inevery100,000peopleinthe
U.S.werevictimsofgunrelateddeaths.InthemonthsofJanuaryto
Novemberof2012,thefederalgovernmentperformed16.8million
backgroundchecksonlegalgunpurchases.UnitedStateshas8gunsper10
people.Todayweshouldworkandtomorrowweshoulddomorethenthe
nextdayweshoulddomorethanthat.Weneedtoworkmoreeachdayon
guncontrol.MostgunsintheU.S.thananycountry.InAmerica,thereare
approximately270millionfirearmspossessedbycitizens,andonly897,000
carriedbypolice.

Pro/Control

GraphonProGun/AntiGun
ThethoughtsofguncontroldifferentforsomeandsomewantProgun(want
guns).Peoplewantgunsbecausetheygrewupwithgunsmostpeoplewantthe
controlongunsbecausesince1950,everypublicmassshootingintheU.S.has
occurredinaplacewherecitizensarebannedfromcarryingfirearms.Some
peopleusegunsforhuntingorselfdefensebutaguninthehomeis22%times
morelikelytobeusedtokillorinjureinadomestichomicide,suicide,or
unintentionalshootingthantobeusedinselfdefense.Manydontlikeitand
dontbelieveinitbutitstrue.OneinthreepeopleintheU.S.knowssomeone
whohasbeenshot.Doyouwanttoknowapersonwhohasbeenshot?

Itshouldstop

TheUScouldbeabettercountrywithguncontrol.Becauseofgunseveryday
onaverage,55peoplekillthemselveswithafirearm,and46peopleareshotor
killedinanaccidentwithagun.Outofthose101peopleanaverageof7
childrenandteensundertheageof20killthemselveswithguns.Inconclusion
ouryouthintheU.S.areaslikelytodiefromagunshotasthoselivinginthe
mosturbancounties.Even51gunshavebeenbannedtopromotesafetyand
recreationalenvironment.TogetherwecanhelpGunControl!!!

VOTEFORGUNCONTROL

Facts
http://www.bradycampaign.org/aboutgunviolence
Source:Goss,Kristin,Disarmed:TheMissingMovementfor
GunControl,PrincetonUniversityPress,2006.p.2
http://guncontrol.procon.org
http://www.wpr.org/studentactivistsaysyoungpeoplestepspe
akguncontrol
https://www.dosomething.org/us/facts/11factsaboutguns
Video
http://www.wpr.org/studentactivistsaysyoungpeoplestepspe
akguncontrol
Pictures
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