Pros Cons of Gun Control

Pros and cons of gun control
Sarah Cooney
CJ327W Research Methods in Criminal Justice
Dr. Harry O. White, Jr.
Western Oregon University

Table of Contents
Abstract ........................................................................................................................... 3

Introduction ..................................................................................................................... 4

Literature Review .......................................................................................................... 4-11

Methodology………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..12-13

Design………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….13-15

References ........................................................................................................................ 16

Abstract
This paper is about the heavily-debated issue of gun control in the United States, breaking down the arguments of Gun Control Activists and Gun Rights Activists. A brief history of gun control is included to provide sufficient awareness to the historical background attached to the issue. Most discussions in this paper focus on both the Pros and Cons of gun control and how research evidence demonstrates that the Second Amendment upholds an individual‘s constitutional right to own and use firearms. The people that will be studied upon will include a broad range of 18 and older people who are students at Western Oregon University. For my methodology I will conduct a survey to identify weather people feel like gun control law infringes on their second amendment rights.

Gun Control Literature Review
The debate over gun control has been raging through the American political systems for years. On one side, there are the National Rifle Association (NRA) and 2nd Amendment-citing citizens who use their firearms for hunting and