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Thank you all for the help. I'll let ya'll know what the end result is

I appreciate it, and I admit that several of the people may not change their views, but they are not the ones that I am going to be aiming for. I am aiming for those that are on the fence, uneducated or misinformed. Among that list includes a DA, a dozen or so Soldiers, some Airmen, a couple of Sailors, many hunters and a large number of educated friends that only see guns in movies. The kind of friends that don't know/realize that an upside down cross is a christian symbol relating to Saint Peter and not the devil (Saint Peter thought himself not worthy to be crucified the same way as Jesus Christ so he had the Romans crucify him upside) or that the symbol of a pentagram (5 pointed star) is actually the shape that Venus makes across the night sky every five years and an ancient symbol of protection. They also think that a 9mm Luger will throw a grown man 15 feet and kill him with 1 shot from over 50 yards away. The misinformed, unlearned and my friends are the ones that this essay is for. I can hand them literature all day long, written by others, but I believe that the impact will be better coming from me than anything else. Plus it will allow me to keep on track and have "notecards" when discussing this with others.

Hey all,

Over the past few weeks I have been having nearly nonstop conversations with many family members, coworkers, facebook people etc.... about the issues surounding gun control. I have used much of the information on this forum to help many of them understand everything from "assault rifles" and why gun control doesn't necessarily work. The problem I am facing is that I am running myself ragged/semi burning the candle at both ends and not helping my blood pressure that much by discussing this with most people. Becasue of that, I have decided to create an essay detailing all of this, and because it is an essay I would like to make my high school english teacher proud on the construction and execution. But for me to do so I need stats, a bibliography and something a bit more concrete than opinions. I would greatly appreciate it if I could receive some help in this endeavor. When it is complete I'll even post a copy in this forum. Thank you in advance



ETA: Because my aunt (who is a DA) almost completely tore me apart I am trying to make it "court of law proof", or at least as close as I can get