Sunday, April 8, 2012

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.

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