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Kim Brown
Mrs. Chen
Honors English 9—Period 1
27 January 2014
Outline
Gun Control: A Necessity to Citizens’ Safety
Thesis: The production, sale, and possession of assault weapons for private citizens should be
banned in the U.S.
I.
Keeping assault weapons out of private citizen’s hands can lower the increasing
occurrences of barbaric public slaying
A. Jul 93 Law firm murders
B. Columbia High School shootings
C. University of Virginia incident
II.
The ban on assault weapons is backed heavily by public opinion, major organizations,
and even law enforcement.
A. 12% favor ban (Much 92 Timetable News)
B. Organizational endorsements
C. Nat’l Sherriff’s Assoc./Intn’/Assoc. of Police Chiefs
III.
The monetary and human costs incurred by crimes committed with assault weapons are
too great to ignore.
A. 10,561 murders in 1990 by handguns
B. Study of 131 injured patients’ medical
C. Overall cost to government between 1990 to 2000
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IV.
Addressing the Opposite Side
A. Strict gun control laws won’t affect crime rate
B. Outlaws would still own guns
Conclusion:
A. Control the distribution and ownership of assault weapon. (recommendations and
conclusion)
B. In order to reduce or eliminate the personal possession of an assault weapon, it is
imperative to regulate the legalization of manufacturing and distributing of assault
weapons. (Restatement of the thesis)
C. “Force and mind are opposites; morality ends where a gun begins.” (powerful quote
by Ayn Rand)