TY - BOOK AU - Friedman,Lauri S TI - Gun control T2 - Writing the critical essay SN - 9780737742640 (lib. bdg.) : AV - HV7436 .G8634 2009 PY - 2009/// CY - Detroit PB - Greenhaven Press KW - Gun control KW - United States KW - Firearms and crime KW - Essay KW - Authorship N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. 106-110) and index; Introduction: The meaning of the Second Amendment -- Opposing viewpoints on gun control -- Guns keep Americans safe / Don B. Kates and Carol Hehmeyer -- Guns endanger Americans / Juliet A. Leftwich -- Gun ownership causes violence / Jonathon Gatehouse, Michael Friscolanti, and Luiza C.H. Savage -- Gun ownership prevents violence / John R. Lott Jr. and April L. Dabney -- Gun control allows school shootings to occur / Roger D. McGrath -- Gun control can prevent school shootings / Paul Helmke -- Model essays and writing exercises -- The five-paragraph essay -- The cause-and-effect essay -- The causes of gun violence in America -- The consequences of gun control -- The making of a school shooter -- Write your own cause-and-effect five-paragraph essay -- Supporting research material ER -