On gun control

The article describes weapons safety procedures in various parts of the United States. It further elaborates on the abuse of weapons in many situations; in some cases, there are elaborations on massacres that have resulted in the deaths of many individuals, ranging from school children to adults, a circumstance that is called extrajudicial killings. The author emphasizes that gun safety is an essential strategy for keeping deadly weapons out of the hands of offenders. From the article, the author expresses the use of guns by underage children who are perceived as criminals or terrorist. Regulating the use of guns is an essential measure that ensures the security of the entire population. From the article, there are different gun control mechanisms that can be applied by the government to ensure the security of the citizens, in most cases, the underage population should not be allowed to use guns since they are prone to terrorist influence and misuse of different ammunition. The article gives precise instances when the misuse of guns is experienced in different parts of the United States.

Esposito, Luigi, and Laura Finley. “Beyond Gun Control: Examining Neoliberalism, Pro-Gun Politics and Gun Violence in the United States.” Theory in Action, vol. 7, no. 2, 2014, pp. 74–103.

The article, Beyond Gun Control, examines the neoliberalism, gun violence and the pro-gun policies in the United States. The article elaborates different gun control policies that are applicable both at the national and local levels. There is a discussion on how the shooting at the Sandy Hook facilitated the national debate on the gun control. The author elaborates how the gun control mechanisms have undermined the neoliberalism in terms of how the United States ideology have been operating. From the paper, there is the discussion on how the neoliberal ideology led to the problematic pro-gun arguments. The article also elaborates different scenarios where gun violence has been experienced and the consequences that these experiences have brought to the general public. From the article, an effort to reduce the gun violence must go beyond the issues surrounding the gun control and pay attention to challenging the neoliberal ideological techniques and social aspects that interfere with the social integration, promote hyper-individualism and control the survival of the different individuals.

Kellermann, Arthur L., and Frederick P. Rivara. “Silencing the Science on Gun Research.” JAMA: Journal of the American Medical Association, vol. 309, no. 6, 2013, p. 549.

In the article, there are the discussions of different incidences of the misuse of guns. There are scenarios where young people have tendencies of engaging in shooting incidences. The article elaborates Florida’s legislation on the gun usage. The harassment brought about by the legalization of the firearms to some members of the state is one major issue that is clearly illustrated in the article. According to the article, gun violence has been on the rise, in most cases, some citizens have tendencies of using guns for the illegal activities like theft and terrorism. There are also some terrorists that have the tendency of taking advantage of the gun legalization to import different firearms for terrorist activities. The article elaborates the antagonism that has existed between the courts and the gun policies on the legalization and limitations on the use of firearms. From the article, the United States of America have relied intensively on the medical research to establish the safety of the gun usage.

O’Brien, Kerry, et al. “Racism, Gun Ownership and Gun Control: Biased Attitudes in US Whites May Influence Policy Decisions.” PloS One, vol. 8, no. 10, 2013, p. e77552.

The above article discusses the relationships that exist between gun ownership, racism, and gun control in the United States of America. The study stipulates that there are variables that are directly related to the gun ownership; these variables include education, age, anti-government sentiment, gender, income, and conservatism. From the case study, the experiences of mass shootings have facilitated the increase in debates on the gun ownerships. The article stipulates that the opposition the gun ownerships is stronger among the white community than the black community. The paper also analyses different opinions relating to gun ownership; it describes the perception of the citizens towards gun ownership and how the diversity in races leads to the different opinions when it comes to the legalization of the firearms.

Matthews, Dylan. “Did Gun Control Work in Australia?” The Washington Post, 2012.

From the article, the author stresses that gun control is a significant approach of keeping away the lethal firearms from the criminals. From the article, the author expresses the use of guns by the underage children who are perceived as criminals or terrorist. there are the discussions of different incidences of the misuse of guns. From the article, regulating the use of guns is an essential measure that ensures the security of the entire population. There are scenarios where young people have tendencies of engaging in shooting incidences. The article elaborates Florida’s legislation on the gun usage.