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Startling and informative opening If you do not think gun violence is not an issue in the United States, think again. Every two hours, another American child is killed by a gun. In the United States, gun violence is a very serious issue. However, people have different ideas on how to solve this growing problem. Some believe gun control is the answer. They believe that this will reduce the number of guns in the wrong hands. Anti-gun control supporters believe we do not need gun control, but a clearer sense of right and wrong. They believe we need stricter gun rules and consequences when gun crimes are committed. Unfortunately, people argue no matter what, and if a gun is not easily available during the heat of an argument, it will lessen the chance of someone dying. With stricter gun control laws, the number of gun-related deaths can be drastically reduced. Quick summary of main question that I mean to answer or reason I think this topic is important This topic is important because the United States has more gun-related deaths each year than any other country. Two or three most interesting things I learned from research Every two hours, another American child is killed by a gun

40% of households in the U.S. contain a gun Confirmation or rejection of one or two commonly held beliefs about this topic Second Amendment: Strongest argument against gun control

Three most common causes of gun-related deaths: 1. Accidental shootings 2. Crimes of passion 3. Suicide Something to connect the topic to the reader's life so that he/she will care Everyone will somehow be affected by gun violence sometime in their life. A closing surprise...intriguing fact, quotation, or discovery from my own research // “A man in Texas was celebrating the arrival of 1997 by shooting off his pistol outside his house on New Years Eve. When the gun jammed, he went inside to fix it. As he was trying to remove the bullet, the gun went off and shot his 7 year old daughter in the chest. ‘Daddy, I’m okay.’ she said. Then she died in his arms.” // Seventy percent of people killed by handguns are killed by people they know. Although gun control will not stop all gun-related deaths, it will help reduce the incredibly large number of people dying from this horrible cause. Accidental shootings will not happen if there is no gun, and school shootings will decline if teenagers can not get guns as easy as they can now. Gun control will take guns out of the wrong hands and keep tragic accidents like this from happening.

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