Annotated Bibliography
Doan, Claire. “Tucson Shooting Victims Support Amending Gun Background Checks.” Kgun. WorldNow and KGUN. 29 Mar. 2011. Web. 30 March 2011.
Claire Doan is a general assignment reporter on KGun9 News. She has a Master of Science in broadcast from the Medill School of Journalism. This article is about the survivors of the Tuscan shooting that raised some attention in the news about gun control. The group supported by “Mayors Against Illegal Guns, is gathering signatures for their petition to push the Federal Fix Gun Checks Act of 2011 into law. This act is to insure when people go and purchase gun, their background will be checked. This step will prevent people with a mental disorders or criminal history. Doan shows how the citizens have come together to persuade everyone to consider tougher gun laws. Compared to work like Kjar, Doan brings more emotion into the article by adding victim’s statements about the shooting and how their families are coping with their lost.
Jackson, David. “Obama Seeks to Re-Open Debate.” USA Today. Gannett Co. Inc. 13 Mar. 2011. Web. 5 Apr. 2011.
Jackson’s, a reporter for USA Today, article is about Obama finally giving his opinion on the gun control debate and how he is going to make the right steps to change it. Obama told the Arizona Daily Star, the daily newspaper for Tucson, Arizona, that there is clearly a need for new gun legislation. Jackson gives the reader the government point of view of the debate that everyone was waiting for. Though the response from the government was not as descriptive as citizens want, it shows America there is thought being put in the decisions and there will be change in the future. Compared to other works like Montopoli, Jackson has the answers people that oppose guns are looking for while Montopli’s article is asking the questions.
Kjar, Scott A. “Why Economists Tend to Oppose Gun Control Laws.” Mises. n.p. 02 May 2007. Web. 30 Mar. 2011.
Scott Kjar, economics professor at Baldwin-Wallace College, is on the pro-gun side of the debate of gun control. He starts by talking about the shooting rampage at Virginia Tech by a man named Cho. His whole defense is economists tend to oppose gun control because guns bring more revenue to the United States. Kjar argues Cho had a plan to kill a lot of people because he had planned it out earlier. Cho would have killed the people with or without guns. Kjar says guns are not the only form of weapons. Compared to other works like interview from Democracy Now, Kjar gives the pro-gun view, while Goddard gives the opposing view saying there should be tougher gun laws.
Maddox, Bronwen. “Tragedy Will Not Decide Gun Control Debate.” The Times. The Sunday Times, 18 Apr. 2007. Web. 31 Jan. 2011.
Bronwen Maddox is a British-American journalist and chief foreign commentator of The Times (London). This article was posted shortly after the Virginia Tech shootings. Her discussion is on the gun control debate and how new legislation will or will not change statistics. Some people believed if students had firearms on campus with them they would have protected themselves. Maddox gives different views of the argument and gives the example of college students on campus. She shows the different views from gun advocates, people that oppose, and government. Compared to other researched works about gun control the articles are usually a one-sided argument. Unlike Montopoli, Maddox gives the three different views, but they are similar because she also gives a story in the media that has shaped people’s opinions.
Montopoli, Brian. “Will Tucson Tragedy Shift Gun Control Debate?” Cbs News. CBS Interactive Inc. 12 Jan. 2011. Web. 27 Jan. 2011.
Brian Montopoli, a senior political reporter for CBS News, describes the shooting in Tuscan, Arizona of congresswoman, Gabrielle Giffords and how it sparked an interest in the gun control debate again. Some people believe there should be background checks in order to purchase guns. There have been many attempts from government officials to pass regulations on gun ownership. Montopoli had a general aspect of the situation when he gave the point of view from the people that opposed gun control. He had great evidence to back up his argument and it was easy to obtain this information to use for other works. Compared to a work by Stone, mentioned later in my bibliography, Montopoli gives a wider range of issues with gun control, unlike Stone who focus on Obama’s response.
Stone, Daniel. “White House to Push Gun Control.” 27 Jan. 2011. Newsweek. Web. 27 Jan. 2011.
Stone Daniel’s, a senior reporter for Newsweek covering national politics, main focus is on President Obama not mentioning anything about the gun control debate in his State of the Union address. The speech was supposed to be centered on the economy. Obama plans to have a separate speech for the gun address. Daniel brings a side to the argument that people would not expect. Citizens seem to forget the government is the last decision maker. He gives emphasis on government and the role it plays in the debate. Compared to other works researched in the gun control debate, such as the one by Maddox, Stone has the answers the government has given to the public, while Maddox leads up to the answers with questions.
