Thursday, March 4, 2010
How stupid must you be?
This web page discusses the pro's and con's of having a gun in the home. It was created by the website Youbebate.com, and it allows for different contributors to debate about their view on the topic. Most of the arguments on this page are statistics that hold true for both the pro and the con side of the debate. Yet each stat that the con side uses to shoot down the pro side has more to it than it states. For example in this particular argument made by a contributer," Research indicates that residents of homes where a gun is present are five times more likely to experience a suicide and three times more likely to experience a homicide than residents of homes without guns." Another study could be done on these households, about whether the people had any imbalances. Chances are that there are factors that play into these statistics being true. I am not saying that the pro argument is sound proof, but it is more believable than the knit pickiness of the con side. I am sure that those stats came from unstable households.
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ReplyDeleteI agree with your opinion of guns in the home and I also agree that the article you have chosen is definitely bias. It is quick to point out the bad points of having a gun in the home, but is slow to point out the reasons why people should own a gun in their home. I think it would be beneficial to find a site that shows the statistics of the decrease in crime rates after gun laws were implemented.
ReplyDeleteAfter reading this article I can agree that it is bias. I don't think it is a bad idea to have a gun in the home as long as certain precautions are taken. I grew up in a home with more than one gun and I can say that no one in my house has wanted to or tried to commit suicide. As a kid I was always too short to reach the gun and half of the time I had no idea where it was. If there was a reason to need a gun I am glad that it was there for my protection. I also believe that people who own guns need to know how to shoot them. If there are small children in the home then the gun should be way out of reach.
ReplyDeleteThe article is definitely bias. I don't see the harm in having guns in the house as long as necessary precautions are taken. I personally feel safer having a gun in the house. It's slightly paranoid but knowing that there is some sort of protection available doesn't seem all that bad to me
ReplyDeleteI agree with Joe in saying that most of the people who committed suicide are from unstable household. My household has a gun in it and nobody has died or even gotten hurt from it. So, some of the arguements that are brought up in this article are not solid in my opinion.
ReplyDeleteJoe I agree with your argument, and as others have said the article is definitely biased. I have grown up with guns in my home, and in my family, and as long as they are treated with respect and caution they are perfectly safe. It is, as most things in life, a matter of common sense.
ReplyDeleteAlthough I'm not a big fan of guns in general, I agree with the points you bring up. It is definitely a bias for the article to not explore the surrounding conditions of the suicides (like you mentioned, whether they had imbalances or not).
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