Annotatated bibliography. Gun Control Laws should be enacted

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Gun Control Laws should be enacted
Monte, Frank. We Need Lawmakers to Enact the People’s will on Gun Control. The Guardian, September 11, 2013. Accessed June 14, 2018. /commentisfree/2013/sep/11/lawmakers-enact-gun-control
The news article titled We Need Lawmakers to Enact the People’s will on Gun Control was published on September 13th, 2013 by Monte Frank a commercial litigation and municipal attorney in Connecticut. He also doubles as a legal advisor to the Newton Alliance campaign for greater gun control. The article’s intended audience are the lawmakers whom Frank implores to enact the people’s will on the gun control issue.
Frank is keen on making sure that his audience is well aware of the people’s will and thoughts regarding the issue of gun control. As a person who is sickened by the inaction from the Congress, Frank implores other Americans to rise up and demand action. His article is filled with points which helps to break down his thoughts while also freely communicating them.
Christopher, Ingraham. Guns in America: For every criminal killed in self-defense, 34 innocent people die. Washington Post, June 19, 2015. Accessed June 14, 2018. /news/wonk/wp/2015/06/19/guns-in-america-for-every-criminal-killed-in-self-defense-34-innocent-people-die/?noredirect=on&utm_term=.01ff7e6d4a8a
Guns in America: For every criminal killed in self-defense, 34 innocent people die was written by Ingraham a person who mainly focuses on data but with a keen interest in the gun control issue. This particular news article was published on 19th June, 2015 and it seeks to dispel the claims that the only solution for a bad guy with a gun is a good guy with a gun. His audience is made up of pro-gun advocates who seem to believe that guns help to make people safe and will lead to the decline of mass shootings.
The article is quite clear and makes an appeal to logic by providing the audience with specific data to back any claims made. Ingraham’s purpose may not have been to dismiss the self-defense claims, but he did leave a strong impression on the pro-gun advocates.
Michael, Luca., Deepak, Malhotra., & Christopher, Poliquin. The Impact of Mass Shootings on Gun Policy. Harvard Business School. October 2016.
The Impact of Mass Shootings on Gun Policy is a report of scientific research written by Michael, Deepak, and Christopher and published in October 2016. The three are researchers from the Harvard Business School and from the onset seem to target readers from across the divide, i.e. people from the Democrat and Republican side.
The research is quite deep and seems to have uncovered certain truths regarding the impact of mass shootings on gun policy in the US. The paper not only uses data to make its case, it also borrows from other research articles which help to strengthen its credibility.
German, Lopez. The case against arming teachers. Vox, March 20, 2018. Accessed June 14, 2018. /policy-and-politics/2018/2/23/17041662/armed-teachers-gun-violence-mass-shootings
Lopez is an experienced writer who is not new to issues of policy. His articles have always been about guns, drugs, and criminal justice and therefore, he does have ...