Annotated Bibliography- theshocker69

1. “Jim Jefferies Has Got Gun Control All Wrong. • /r/progun.” Reddit. Therevenantrising, 20 June 2015. Web. 13 Nov. 2016.

Background: This is an anonymous reddit user’s post regarding his opinions on Jim Jefferies’ view on gun control. Although social media may not be one of the most reliable sources on the internet, events and statistics listed here are facts

How I Used It: This source worked out great for me because I was already familiar with Jefferies’ performance, this post dissected almost each sentence from his presentation. This made my dissection of his show much easier since it was all organized so neatly on this page.

2. “List of Massacres in Australia.” Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, n.d. Web. 13 Nov. 2016.

Background: This source is simply a list of Massacres that have occurred in Australia all throughout it’s history.

How I used it: I used this source to find out exactly how many massacres have occurred since Australia’s gun ban. I was able to find the date of the original massacre that caused the gun ban, and the long line of massacres listed thereafter. This helped to prove my point that gun control is counterintuitive to common beliefs.

3. “Locke ‘N Load: John Locke d YOUR Second Amendment Rights.” Intro to Political Theory Blog. Sabalaba, 24 Nov. 2009. Web. 13 Nov. 2016.

Background: This web page was originally designed to convey philosopher John Locke’s view of gun control, the philosophical viewpoint of a firearm, and also to explain the need for firearms to defend against our government.

How I used it: I was able to use this source to have guns perceived in a light they are not usually viewed in. The comparison of a firearm to your natural right to defend yourself and your loved ones is not a straw man, it is an accurate representation. Further, the explanation of firearms as a natural right, given to us by nature, was able to help me further show my point

4. Ghost Guns. Perf. Anonymous Performers. Underworld Inc. National Geographic Network, n.d. Web. 13 Nov. 2016. 

Background: “Ghost Guns” is an episode of National Geographic’s, “Underworld Inc.” In this episode, the producers focused on the illegal gun trade, it’s traffic along our borders, and how it affects our society.

How I used it: This episode was very helpful to my paper. The show gave me so much information on how these guns are moved across our country. I learned more about the techniques that these cartels utilize in order to bring these illegal firearms across the border and I put that information in my paper.

5. “Assault Weapon Truth: The Facts about Assault Weapons.” Assaultweapontruth. Assault Weapon Truth, n.d. Web. 09 Nov. 2016. <http://www.assaultweapontruth.com>.

Background: This website has all the information you could ever need on assault rifles, how they are organized, what constitutes an assault rifle, and even information on gun bans.

How I used it: I used this website to help me explain the legal definition of an assault weapon. I also learned how assault weapons are organized, the difference between an assault rifle and other guns, and I inserted this information into my paper.

6. Lott, John R., Jr. More Guns, Less Crime: Understanding Crime and Gun Control Laws. Chicago, and London: U of Chicago, 2010. Print.

Background: More Guns, Less Crime is an educational textbook originally designed for law and justice majors at the University of Chicago. I felt this would be an interesting source to use since it was written in Chicago, one of the cities with the strictest gun laws in America, but yet, also have some of the most crime in the nation.

How I Used It: The only chapter of this book that really pertained to my research topic and what I was attempting to deliver was chapter 5, “The Victims and the Benefits from Protection”. From this chapter, I was given large amounts of information, linking the causal chain that will extend from gun control. This information was of dire importance in my “Security” and “Problems arising from gun control” sections of my research paper.

7. Lott, John R., Jr. The Bias Against Guns: Why Almost Everything You’ve Heard About Gun Control Is Wrong. Washington DC: Regnery, 2003. Print.

Background: I came across this source on accident, turns out it is the same author for my last source “More Guns, Less Crime”. This is another law and justice textbook, however, this one goes over the Federal Rules of Evidence in more detail, and went over how gun control disarms law-abiding citizens while arming criminals.

How I Used It: This source gave me greater insight to how gun control is able to disarm American citizens, and arm criminals; creating sitting ducks, and why this is detrimental to our society. This source helped me in my “safety” section and smaller idiosyncrasies throughout my research paper.

8. Jacobs, James B. “The Value of Firearms.” Can Gun Control Work? Oxford: Oxford U, 2002. 14-16. Print.

Background: I saw this article as a critical engagement piece that serves to analyze society and attempt to reform based off of discourse. This book does not give a clear side whether the author is for or against gun control. The author only supplies facts, which is what I intended to deliver.

How I Used It: The section I payed most attention to in this book was the section titled “The Value of Firearms” in which the author detailed the importance of a firearm for defense, as well as the perceived assumption of security that comes with the firearm.