Book Source #2

Title of the Book (in italics when typed, underlined when written)  Ex: Twilight	More Guns, Less Crime
Author(s) or Editor Ex: Stephanie Meyer	John  R Lott
Publisher  Ex: Little, Brown and Company	The University of Chicago Press
Year of Publication  Ex: 2003	1998
City of Publication Ex: New York	Chicago
Mode of Access (Print if you read the actual book, Electronic if you found it online, or through your kindle/nook/ereader): Ex: Print	Print
Eddition if indicated:	Second Edition

FIVE FACTS FROM THE SOURCE (Embedded): EX: After having known Edward for just a few short months, Bella admits that “it would cause [her] physical pain to be separated from him now" (Meyer 283).

In the United States "only about 30 people are accidentally killed by private citizens who mistakenly believe the victim to be an intruder." P1

By comparison, "police accidentally kill as many as 330 innocent individuals annually." P2

Many gun control laws fail to acheive their purpose, for instance "the brady law had been associated wth significant increases in rapes and aggravated assualt." P91

In some states, like Pennsylvania "almost 5% of the population has concealed-handgun permits." P129

Whille many people think that more guns means more crime "Worldwide there is no relationship between gun ownership rates and crime rates." P113

Summary of Source (Three-Four Sentences of the Who, What, Where, Why, and How in your own words. NO OPINION):


This book uses many statistics and graphs to show that despite what many people think more guns in the hands of law abiding citizens equals less crime. In fact criminals are scared to assualt or rob someone they suspect of having a gun. Many states stll enact laws that make it hard for people to defend themself's  and their crime rates increase while states who enact  concealed carry laws see crime rates drop.
Credibility of Source:
Author or Editor: Who is the author? What training have they had? If there is no author, examine the editor.


John Lott is a professor at the University of Chicago and has access to alot of information and studies on this topic. He also has taught at many other university's and has published other books on this topic as well.

Attachment: Does the author or editor have anything to gain from writing this, or is it simply informative?



The author has nothing to gain from this book. He just exposes the truth against the people who want to limit gun ownership and use fear and false statistics to try to advance their agenda.
Bias: Do you detect a bias (a favoring of either side) in the author's writing?

The author is a gun owner him self and supports gun ownership. He is biased towards gun ownership but provides fact for their use. 


References: Does the author cite references in the writing? If so, do these add or take away from the credibility?

The author uses many references throught the book and plots the data into graphs and spread sheets. This add's to his credibility as he makes it eaiser to understand the data. 

Use of Source: How will you use this source in your project?

I will use this source to show that a responsable gun owning citizen  does not even have to use their firearm to defend themself just owning one can reduce crime.

Book Source #1

Title of the Book (in italics when typed, underlined when written)	The Seven Myths of Gun Control
Author(s) or Editor	Richard Poe
Publisher	Prima  Publishing
Year of Publication	2001
City of Publication	Roseville
Mode of Access (Print if you read the actual book, Electronic if you found it online, or through your kindle/nook/ereader):	Print
Eddition if indicated:

FIVE FACTS FROM THE SOURCE (Embedded):

In the entire world "no country is more heavily armed, man for man than Switzerland." P64 This is part of the reason why  it was never occupied during WW1 and WW2 by the Germans.

Despite  what the media says about gun accidents : In 1903 there were fewer guns yet the per capita rate of fatal accidents was higher than today." P121

There are many outspoken gun critics like Rosie O'Donnell who say concealed carry laws do more harm than good. But Rosie O'Donnell''s "bodyguard assigned to accompany her son had applied for a permit to carry a concealed weapon." P84

Though gun control laws are designed to reduce crime they can have the opposite effect. "Between April and September, street crime in London rose 32% over the same period in 1999." P97

Summary of Source (Three-Four Sentences of the Who, What, Where, Why, and How in your own words. NO OPINION): 

The seven myths of gun control is a very informative book about gun control and the ways governments use it to control their people. It debunks 7 myths about gun control using real life examples and statistics from many credible sources.
Credibility of Source: 
Author or Editor: Who is the author? What training have they had? If there is no author, examine the editor. 

Richard Poe is an award winning journalist and is the editor of FrontPageMagazine.com. He has also written New York Times best sellers.

Attachment: Does the author or editor have anything to gain from writing this, or is it simply informative? 

The author has nothing to gain from this, he is just informing his readers that gun control does not work and the only people it favors are the criminals.
Bias: Do you detect a bias (a favoring of either side) in the author's writing? 

Yes the author seems to be pro gun as there is not a single page in the book that promotes gun control.

References: Does the author cite references in the writing? If so, do these add or take away from the credibility? 

Yes the author uses many references in the writing, these add credibility to his stance against gun control.
Use of Source: How will you use this source in your project? 

I plan to use this source to counter pro gun control arguements.

Senior Project Interview

Person Interviewed: Officer Rodriguez of the Topanga Patrol Division

Q: California has some of the strictest gun laws in the country do you think this is good or bad?

A: I think this is great as unlike many states California has many guns on the street. Even my I have to go threw through the same background checks that everyone has to go through to buy firearms.

Q: Do you think California should issue more or less CCW’s (Concealed Weapons Permit allows the permit holder to carry a loaded handgun concealed on them) to private citizens?

A: I think that they should issue the same amount of CCW’s but the background checks should be more enforced and a thorough investigation and more questions should be answered before an applicant is considered for one.

Q: Other than your LAPD issue firearms how many guns do you own?

A: I own four firearms other than the one I wear on my hip. They are all used for recreational target shooting.

Q: Do you think the penalty for felons caught with firearms should be more severe?

A:  Definitely the time in prison should be more severe especially if the previous sentence was for a weapons offense. But I think it should stay the same if the felon’s first offense was non-weapons related,

Q: Do you think California’s lawmakers will pass even more gun control laws?

A: I think they should, and everyone will probably have to meet more requirements and background checks, but right now the state of California is focused on other issues such as the economy and the budget crisis.

Q: Do you think California’s gun laws interfere with the second amendment?

A: Yes I believe it does as there is a bunch of different laws but I think that there is requirements citizens must meet to bear arms. If they become felons they lose the right to posses them,

Q: Do you think that it is just a coincidence that opening up a shooting range or gun store in California is almost impossible?

A: I don’t feel that there are enough out there for us. I would be able to practice more with my weapons.

Source Titles

1. The Assault Weapons Scam
Author: James Bovard

2. The .22 Caliber Rorschach Test 
Author: Erik Luna

Research Paper #5

“Specific Page Title or Article Title”  Ex: “Twilight: A negative influence on teens or just harmless fun?”	The Assault Weapons Scam
Primary Contributor to the Website (if given) (author, editor, producer, etc) Ex: POV	James Bovard
Title of the Entire Website (not www. )  Ex: CBC News	Freedom Daily
Publisher or Sponsoring Organization of the website (if given) Ex: CBC	The Future of Freedom Foundation
Date Page was Last Revised Ex: 10 September 2010	March 1996
Date You Read It Ex: 21 January 2012	15 February 2012
<URL address> (ALL of it) Ex: <http://www.cbc.ca/news/pointofview/2010/09/twilight-is-a-negative-influence-on-teens-or-just-harmless-fun.html>	http://www.fff.org/freedom/0396d.asp

FIVE FACTS FROM THE SOURCE (Embedded): EX: The article cites Maria Nikolajeva, a professor of at Cambridge, as saying that Bella does not "in any way promote independent thinking or personal development" in women, instead portraying a woman "meek and willing to do anything for her vampire boyfriend" (POV).

The 1994 assualt weapons ban is the first step "towards legislation leading to the confiscation of millions of private rifles , shotguns, and pistols".

Americans have owned semiautomatic weapons since 1890 and in 1996 " an estimated twenty to thirty million own the firearms covered the broader definitions of an assualt weapon."

Since the assualt weapons ban passed in California  "an estimated 300,000 law abiding citizens became new criminals."

Usually gun laws are easy to comply at first  like " New York City required rifle owners to register their guns in 1967, later the these lists were used to confiscate assualt weapons."

Before they assualt weapons ban passed "the FBI Uniform Crime Reports indicated that rifles of all kinds account for only 4% of the nations homicides."

Summary of Source (Three-Four Sentences of the Who, What, Where, Why, and How in your own words. NO OPINION): 

The assualt weapons ban was used to ban semi automatic weapons that fire one shot per trigger pull but the bills signers made it seem that they were used by every crminal on the street. Also the ban gave criminals the upper hand against law abding citizens who could not match the firepower the criminals had.Credibility of Source: 
The website goal is to defend americans freedom from any political party that wishes to do it harm. 

Attachment: Does the author or site have anything to gain from writing this, or is it simply informative? For example, is it a cigarette business posting an article about the benefit of cigarettes, or is it a scientific community unaffiliated with the cigarette business? 

Yes the site has to try to get people to join their cause.Bias: Do you detect a bias (a favoring of either side) in the author's writing? 

Yes I detect a bias as the author is a gun rights supporter.References: Does the author cite references in the writing? If so, do these add or take away from the credibility? 

The author uses data from the FBI to prove his point on my the assualt weapon ban is a scam.Use of Source: How will you use this source in your project? 

I plan to use this data to show why another assualt weapons ban will only hurt the law abding gun owners and the criminals will have little fear of commiting a crime.

Research Journal

“Specific Page Title or Article Title”  Ex: “Twilight: A negative influence on teens or just harmless fun?”	Kennsaw, where everyone is armed by the law
Primary Contributor to the Website (if given) (author, editor, producer, etc) Ex: POV	Anna Fifield
Title of the Entire Website (not www. )  Ex: CBC News	FT Magazine
Publisher or Sponsoring Organization of the website (if given) Ex: CBC	Financial Times Magazine
Date Page was Last Revised Ex: 10 September 2010	25 September 2010
Date You Read It Ex: 21 January 2012	15 Febuary 2012
<URL address> (ALL of it) Ex: <http://www.cbc.ca/news/pointofview/2010/09/twilight-is-a-negative-influence-on-teens-or-just-harmless-fun.html>	http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/5c1b6a72-c5eb-11df-b53e-00144feab49a.html#axzz1mVgIDPE7

FIVE FACTS FROM THE SOURCE (Embedded): EX: The article cites Maria Nikolajeva, a professor of at Cambridge, as saying that Bella does not "in any way promote independent thinking or personal development" in women, instead portraying a woman "meek and willing to do anything for her vampire boyfriend" (POV).

Kenneshaw Georgia is unique because "In 1982 Kennesaw City Council unanimously passed an ordinance requiring households to own at least one firearm with ammunition."

The purpose of the ordinance was to "protect the safety, security and the general welfare of the city and its inhabitants."

Since over 30 years has passed the law is considered a major success in 2008 "31 violent crimes – mainly robberies and aggravated assaults were commited during 2008. In other similar-sized local towns the figures were much higher – 127 in Dalton and 188 in Hinesville. For property crimes – largely burglaries and thefts – Kennesaw recorded 555 while Dalton had 1,124 and Hinesville 1,802.

Even with so many guns in a town with  a population of around 40,000 "firearms are involved in less than 2% of the crime per year."

There are still some exceptions to the law, "conscientious objectors, felons, mentallly disabled and people who can not afford a gun." are exempt from the law.

Summary of Source (Three-Four Sentences of the Who, What, Where, Why, and How in your own words. NO OPINION): 
Finacial Times magazine wrote the article on a town in America where owning a firearm is actually maditory and conterary to what liberals thought, crime is dropped drastically. Further more  a study took shown that people feel safer in their homes than in many cities where gun restrictions are in place. Credibility of Source: 
The author is a credible source as they a a news agency whose readership depends on how real their articles are. 

Attachment: Does the author or site have anything to gain from writing this, or is it simply informative? For example, is it a cigarette business posting an article about the benefit of cigarettes, or is it a scientific community unaffiliated with the cigarette business? 

The web site has nothing to gain from this article as they dont have anything to gain from writing it and they do not sell firearms, ammo, or any shooting accessories.Bias: Do you detect a bias (a favoring of either side) in the author's writing? 

I do not detect a bias to either side with the authors writing.References: Does the author cite references in the writing? If so, do these add or take away from the credibility? 
Yes the author cites many sources from the police chief to many gun owning citizens and how the law affects their daily lives in a good way.Use of Source: How will you use this source in your project? 

I will use this source to prove that the people seeking gun control to lower crime are wrong, infact allowing people to own guns is a step to reducing crime and making people feel safe in their home again.

Research Journal #3

“Specific Page Title or Article Title”  Ex: “Twilight: A negative influence on teens or just harmless fun?”	The .22 Caliber Rorschach Test
Primary Contributor to the Website (if given) (author, editor, producer, etc) Ex: POV	Erik Luna
Title of the Entire Website (not www. )  Ex: CBC News	Houston Law Review
Publisher or Sponsoring Organization of the website (if given) Ex: CBC	Utah College Of Law
Date Page was Last Revised Ex: 10 September 2010	28 March  2002
Date You Read It Ex: 21 January 2012	February 9th 2012
<URL address> (ALL of it) Ex: <http://www.cbc.ca/news/pointofview/2010/09/twilight-is-a-negative-influence-on-teens-or-just-harmless-fun.html>	http://www.houstonlawreview.org/archive/downloads/39-1_pdf/HLR39P53.pdf

FIVE FACTS FROM THE SOURCE (Embedded): EX: The article cites Maria Nikolajeva, a professor of at Cambridge, as saying that Bella does not "in any way promote independent thinking or personal development" in women, instead portraying a woman "meek and willing to do anything for her vampire boyfriend" (POV).

The author says that guns can have an important role in stopping school shootings "The deadly assault was ended by students  who had retrieved guns from their cars.  They approached the  assailant with the help of others and, according to one of the  armed students, “I aimed my gun at him, and [the defendant]  tossed his gun down.”

America has a gun culture as many citizens have grown up with guns and have had them play major roles in their life. "Culture shapes a group’s worldview by  providing definition to particular objects, informing (and  limiting) individual opinions and behavior, and generally  constructing an appropriate lifestyle within the group.  The  culture is transmitted among family members, friends,  communities, and so on, in a form of socially mediated learning. "

The title of the article comes from the way people see guns some see them in  a good way while others see them as horrible things, It could depened on where you are from as" A final geographic phenomenon of the pro-gun culture cuts  across both the South and the West: rural, small-town America.   In the United States, inhabitants of countryside regions are more  likely to own firearms  134   and oppose gun control laws. 135 "

Even your religion and race can determine where you have a preferance to guns or not as "minorities are  less likely to own firearms  218   and more likely to support gun control."

Summary of Source (Three-Four Sentences of the Who, What, Where, Why, and How in your own words. NO OPINION): 

The author is a professor on law at the university of Utah and provides a statement on the american gun control on the people that are part of it and the people that are against it.

Credibility of Source: 
Author or Site: Who is the author? What training have they had? If there is no author, examine the site. What is the purpose of the site? Who funds the site? 

The purpose of the site is to inform of the fight over gun ownership and the people that take each side. The article is a pdf so I dont know who funds the site.
Attachment: Does the author or site have anything to gain from writing this, or is it simply informative? For example, is it a cigarette business posting an article about the benefit of cigarettes, or is it a scientific community unaffiliated with the cigarette business? 

The author does not have anything to gain from this as he is writing for his college that he is employed byBias: Do you detect a bias (a favoring of either side) in the author's writing? 

No I do not detect a bias in the writing but I think more of the article was devoted to pro gun people than people who favor gun control.References: Does the author cite references in the writing? If so, do these add or take away from the credibility? 

Yes on every page the author cites his references and sources. I think it adds to his credibility as he also provides information on the quotes  
Use of Source: How will you use this source in your project? 
In my project I will use this source to provide an argument for the pro gun control but then use his  gun rights response as a source to counter the argument.