Mr. Buxton 7th Grade RLA

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We will work on Introductions and Conclusions tomorrow.
You should have completed ALL your research and be ready to start working on the final draft.

Membean TEST tomorrow

Today's Work
Use these MENTOR samples and see if you can see something in each on that you can use in your paper - The claim for this piece was: Despite the  many situations where guns have been to blame for innocent deaths, firearms must stay legal in the U.S. but under stricter laws.

Quote Sandwich Example

Laws by far, have always been there to guide, mentor, and advise each and every citizen, those laws are not always as firm as they were intended to be. By tightening the loose bonds, the US can lower the number of tragic shootings. In an Article by Lori Higgins called, “Should Guns be allowed in School” sources the Ann Arbor Public Schools superintendent. She says, “As a society, we regularly protect our airports, our courtrooms, our Legislatures. We have a number of locations designated in the law that are considered protected places. We certainly feel like one could not think of a more worthy location for that protection than a public school classroom.” Usually, school and college campuses seem safe, and they usually are. However, when a shooting occurs, campuses can seem unsafe, risky, and insecure. The article teaches the reader the fearful and scary truth, Safety is at utmost risk, especially with the loosely enforced gun laws. It greatly emphasizes the need of guns in schools. If the laws or regulations are changed, schools in America can turn it around and rejoice in the safety of faculty and students. In other words, firearms need to have stricter laws concerning their impact on numerous schools.

Counterargument MENTOR

However, many parents, teachers, and news reporters argue that guns should be completely outlawed. Arguably, the evidence against guns appears flawless and a bit convincing. Everybody knows that guns can be misused by criminals to create dreadful destruction. One example is on an article by John Stossel titled “Why Guns are Good” says that guns kill 30,000 Americans every year. Despite the title, it does clearly prove that guns are responsible for thousands of deaths. This tragic statistic it very true. Compared to Canada, where there are only 780 gun related deaths per year shows that the US is clearly facing a problem. In the critic's point of view, the only solution is banning guns. But seriously, guns are not the problem. Clearly, this vision of these critics is incredibly short sighted. Criminals are taking advantage of these loose gun laws, and using guns that should not under any condition be open for the public. The same article continues on stating “Free society violence is always going to be a part of it if guns are available.” Meaning, the solution is Congress needs to make gun laws stricter so it will be harder to obtain them. Outlawing guns is just ridiculous, unbelievable, and outrageous. Undoubtedly, we as a society know that creating stricter gun laws, will make guns themselves harder to poses and school shootings rare.

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