Argumentative Essay Outline/draft

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Jane Doe Dr. Wade English 1101 5 April 2020

“No to Tougher Gun Laws”

I. Issue statement Two-part thesis: Although tougher gun control laws are a powerful first step in decreasing violence in our streets, stricter gun laws will penalize the responsible gun carriers as well.

II. More gun control laws would reduce gun deaths. A. In 2018, The CDC reported that there were “572,537 total gun deaths between

1999 and 2016: 336,579 suicides (58.8% of total gun deaths); 213,175 homicides (37.2%); and 11,428 unintentional deaths (2.0%).”

B. One sentence summary of the opposing view’s source support #2

III. Guns are rarely used in self-defense. A. One sentence summary of the opposing view’s source support #1 B. One sentence summary of the opposing view’s source support #2

IV. Gun control laws such as background checks and micro-stamping are an invasion

of privacy A. According to Amber Phillips, “Despite Harry Reid’s Growing Support, Gun

Control Legislation Probably Isn’t Going Anywhere in Congress,” background checks would require government databases that keep personal individual information on gun owners, including name, addresses, mental health history, criminal records, and more.

B. One sentence summary of your position source support #2

V. Gun control laws give too much power to the government and may result in government tyranny and the government taking away all guns from citizens A. One sentence summary of your position source support #1 B. One sentence summary of your position source support #2

VI. Conclusion: Summation of arguments and why should we care? What’s at

stake?