Annotated Bibliography

Nathan Walters

English 1200

Mrs. Dempsey

7 April 2013

Annotated Bibliography

Agresti, James, and Reid1 Smith. "Gun Control Facts." Just Facts. N.p., 13 9 2010. Web. 7 Apr 2013. <http://www.justfacts.com/guncontrol.asp (Agresti, and Smith)

            This source contains a lot of information about guns in America. It has information on gun ownership, current laws and regulations, and facts about background checks.

            I will use this source for information about the laws in America pertaining to the ownership and use of guns. Also, I will use it for information about background checks in the United States.

Davis, Aaron. "Maryland Politics." The Washington Post. N.p., 34 4 2013. Web. 7 Apr 2013. <http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/md-politics/maryland-house-passes-strict-gun-control-measure-crafted-after-newtown-massacre/2013/04/03/303e1754-9c69-11e2-a941-a19bce7af755_story.html>. (Davis)

            This source has information about current legislation in both Maryland and New York. It has information about both proposed and accepted changes concerning gun control.

           

            I will use this source for its information about legislation that just passed in Maryland and New York concerning guns. Also, I will use this source for information at other states with proposed gun control laws.

Follman, Mark, Gavin Aronsen, and Pan Deanna. "A Guide to Mass Shootings in America." Mother Jones. N.p.. Web. 7 Apr 2013. <http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2012/07/mass-shootings-map>. (Follman, Aronsen, and Deanna)

            In “A Guide to Mass Shootings in America,” Follman, Aronsen, and Pan layout statistics of mass shootings that have taken place in the last ten years. They discuss shooter profiles and the weapons used in those shootings.

            I will use this article for its information about shooter profiles and the types of weapons they use. I also use it for statistics on the shootings that have taken place.

Perez, Sam. "Adam Lanza Played Call of Duty, But Don't Blame His Mass Murder on Video Games." Policymic.com. N.p.. Web. 7 Apr 2013. <http://www.policymic.com/articles/21144/adam-lanza-played-call-of-duty-but-don-t-blame-his-mass-murder-on-video-games>. (Perez)

           

Perez’ article “Adam Lanza Played Call of Duty, But Don’t Blame His Mass Murder on video games,” is about the correlation between the violence seen in the media today and the increased number of mass murders in the United States.

I will use this article for the information about Adam Lanza and his obsession with Call of Duty. Also, I use it for the information about how he learned the military tactics used to go through Sandy Hook Elementary School in less than 5 minutes.

Kessler, Glenn. "Three Pinocchios for Obama on Background Checks." The Washington Post. N.p.. Web. 7 Apr 2013. <http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/fact-checker/post/obamas-continued-use-of-the-claim-that-40-percent-of-gun-sales-lack-background-checks/2013/04/01/002e06ce-9b0f-11e2-a941-a19bce7af755_blog.html>. (Kessler, “Three Pinocchios…”)

            The “Three Pinocchios for Obama on Background Checks,” is about the fallacies in Obamas argument for background checks. Also, it points out which facts Obama has wrong about background checks and why they are wrong.

            I will use this source for its information about background checks and why they will not work. Also, I will use this to prove that Obama has his facts wrong about background checks and why.

Kessler, Glenn. "The NRA’s claim that Joe Biden’s gun advice is illegal." The Washington Post. N.p., 25 2 2013. Web. 7 Apr 2013. <http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/fact-checker/post/the-nras-claim-that-joe-bidens-gun-advice-is-illegal/2013/02/25/854b8ca2-7df3-11e2-9a75-dab0201670da_blog.html>. (Kessler, “The NRA…”)

            This source has information about the best gun for self defense. It has information about the differences between assault rifles and shotguns and which would be better in a home invasion.

            I will use this source to disprove Biden’s claim that a shotgun is a better gun for self defense during a home invasion. This article proves that a shotgun is far inferior to an assault rifle in protecting yourself against an invader.