Right to Bear Arms the Essay

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The strength of Reynolds' report lies on the evidence he had shown to support his arguments, wherein he cited a study that compared communities that have high and low rates of burglaries and break-ins. One similarity that communities with high rates of burglaries share is the fact that these communities have "restrictive gun laws," which proves that indeed, gun control acts more as a detriment rather than a support to the status of peace and order in civil society. Its only weakness is perhaps the unpopular view that support for gun ownership elicits from the general public, owing from the fact that misconceptions about gun ownership and stereotypes about gun owners still influence the public's opinion on the issue.

Indeed, this perception of the general public is reflected on the post-9/11 reflection expressed by Maddox (2002). His reflection on the state of affairs concerning the right to bear arms was applied in the context of the World Trade Center bombings, wherein increased awareness and vigilance against terrorists have prompted the government to react and impose strict regulations on gun ownership.Profiling gun owners have become one of the measures adopted by the government, making gun ownership a selective process, and not a right to be exercised by any individual, whatever his/her racial background and status in the society. Maddox's report draws its strength from its relevance to the public, citing the 9/11 bombings as an example of a direct cause of greater implementation of gun control. However, a flaw in this report is the narrow-minded approach that the author subsisted to in order to argue his position, which is to impose gun control and restrict one's right to bear arms.

Bibliography

Maddox, a. (October 2002). "Cross burnings, the right to bear arms, and domestic terrorism." The New York Amsterdam News.

Reynolds, G. (January 2007). "A rifle in….....