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OliverHuangDr.Flanagan,RyanPPrinciplesofEnglish          GunControl:Need?Should?24October2017MarketingCatalogXiangxiLiuclaimsinhisessay“GunControl?NO!”publishedonZhihuwebsitein2016thatthereisnoneedforgovernmentinAmericatoachieveguncontrolthoroughly.HeemphasizesthatAmericansneedgunsasprotectionincasebecauseofinadequatepolicedistributingoverAmerica.“Ifthenearestpolicestationis45-minutes-rideawayyourhome,whatcanyoudowithoutgunswhensomebadguyistryingtobreakintoyourhouse?”Hesaid,“Call911?Orjustcallforanambulance.”Heoffersastoryofhisfriendwhowasattackedathomewithoutgunsandhisownexperienceasagun-takingagentforfederationasanillustration.It’sunderstandabletobelieveXiangxiarguedasabovebasingonhisdesiretomakeresponsetoquestionersinthewebsite.Besides,consideringhisjobasgun-takingagentforgovernment,itcanbeassumedthathewantedtoexpresshisownideasaboutguncontrolwhichhethinksareclearenoughtohelpinsightthisissue.In“TheNRAthinksyou'restupid”(2017)publishedonCNN,MichaelA.NutterarguesthatNationalRifleAssociation(NRA)hasnosinceritytotakeactiononguncontrol.HepointsoutthattheleadersinNRAchosepoliticaldistractioninsteadofrealgunsafetyreformbecauseofthegreatbenefitsfromguns.AccordingtoMichael,theattitudeofNRAisnotsatisfactorybecause“Itisanamazingdisplayofdisingenuousandcynicalpoliticalsleightofhandthat,theNRAgrudginglyagreesthatsomeregulationofthesedevicesisOK.”Tosupporthisargument,theauthorquoteswhatNRAsaidtoitssupporters“itisOKtosupport‘someregulation’ofbumpstocks”,andalsooffersquestionsbothstraightandemotionaltochallengeNRA’smotivationandsincerity.AsfarasMichael’sprofessionisconcerned,areporterforCNN,itcanbeassumedthathisargumentisnotonlyabouthisthoughtsbuttogaingreateramountofreadersaswell.Ina2015articlepublishedinAnalysisofSocialIssuesandPublicPolicy,WolfgangStroebeinsiststhatgunprevalenceispositivelyrelatedtohomiciderates.Theargumentoutlinesthatthereisnoevidenceforaprotectiveeffectofgunownershipandcontrarilyfortheunsafeaspect.AswhatStroebesuggestsinhisarticle,althoughgunsarenotaprimarydeterminantforhomicide,theirefficacyasmurderinstrumentsjustmakesiteasier.Theauthorshowsahorriblemass-shootingeventfirstfollowinggraphmadeofdataaboutUShouseholdgunownershiprateandhomiciderate,whicharefunctionedasanillustration.Thenafewotherfirearm-relateddeathsrelatedgun-ownershipareprovidedtofurtherexplainthesimilarinfluencegunprevalencehas.ConsideringStroebe’sidentityastheemeritusprofessorofsocialpsychologyatUtrechtUniversityandaseniorresearcher,whohasgainreputations,it’srelianttobelievehewritesthisarticletomakecontributionstothefieldSocialPsychologywhichhedevoteddecadestostudying.Inassay“UnpackingHeat:DuelingIdentitiesandComplexViewsonGunControlamongRuralPolice”publishedinRuralSociology,RachaelA.Woldoff,RobertC.LitchfieldandAngelaSycafooseMatthewsarguethatofficers’viewaboutguncontrolvariesastheirmultipleidentitieschangeinthelife,suchaspolicetryingtocontroldangeroussituationswithgunstheyencounterandcitizenswhodesiregunsasself-protection.“Officerssymbolicallyrejectedtheconceptofguncontrolandinsteadsupportedindividuals’gunrightswhilemostofthemdistancedthemselvesfromgun-relatedaspectsofruralidentity”,theauthorssay.However,authorsalsopointoutthatwhenitcomestoon-the-jobexperiences,mostofthemshowsconcernaboutbadinfluencegun-ownershiphasoneverydaylifeandalsodesiretocontrolit.Thisarticleismostlybasingonanopinionresearchaboutruralpolice’sattitudetoguncontrol,whichcovered200townsinruralareas.Also,thetestimoniesofincumbentpolicemaketheargumentconvincing.Likewhattheauthorswriteinthearticle,theywanttomakesupplementarycontributionsaboutwhatviewsruralofficerspossessonguncontrol,whichisunderstandabletobelieveonaccountoftheirprofessionsincludingscholarsandofficerfromFBI.Andthereispossibilitythattheywanttogainreputationsforhigherpositionsincareer.RecommendationForthefirstarticle:1)UnlikemostpeopleinChina,LiucontradictsguncontrolinAmerica,whichislikelytoappealtopeoplewhohavesimilaropinions.Theywillcertainlyknowmoreaboutguncontrolandmayreaffirmtheirview.Andthesupportersofguncontrolmayalsoreadthistofindmistakesithas.2)However,basingonlotsofexperiencesofhimandhisfriends,Icanfeelatoneofsubjectivity,thoughheofferssomeresultsofresearchessupportingtheargument.Overall,it’strustworthytoreadthisessayconsideringtheprofessionoftheauthor.Forthesecondarticle:1)Asweallknow,NRAhasacomplicatedreputationandinfluencearoundtheAmerica.Almosteveryoneinterestedinguns’issuetakescareofitsmovements.Therefore,anessaycriticizingNRAwillcertainlyattractsaudiencesmainlyasaboveandpeoplecaringaboutpolitics.WhattheywillgainincludesbackgroundsofguncontrolandthemorespecificrelationshipbetweenNRAandguns.2)TherearemanydirectquestionstheauthoraskstoNRA,whichareconsistentinlogicalandthuspowerful.Whatworriedmemostisthelackofthedataandresultsfromrigorousresearchesandanalysis.Forthethirdarticle:1)Evenifguncontrolhasbeenahitforyears,academicarticlesrelatedthisissuearestillhardforpeoplewhoarelittleeducated.Nevertheless,thelanguagethereisnotmuchscholarlysothatIsupposethereaderswillnotonlybeexpertswelleducatedinassociatedfieldsbutalsopeoplereallyinterestedinthisissue.It’sreallyagoodchanceforthemtounderstanddeeplyaboutguncontrolfromadeeperandmoreintellectualview.2)Whatimpressedmemostisthattheauthorhasshownastronglylogicalcollaborationamongtheeventsasexample,graphsmadeofdatacollected,andtheanalysisfromresearches.However,aslightlysubjectiveattitudecanbefeltreadingthearticle. Forthefortharticle:1)Thelanguageinthisarticleisalittlesophisticatedandcontainsacademicterms.Butthetopicaboutruralofficers’opinionstowardsguncontrolisuniquecomparedtotheformeressayrelatedtothisissue.Therefore,peoplewithanupperlevelofeducationandwhocareaboutruralareasorcareaboutguncontrolandofficers’opinionstoitcanbetheidealaudience.2)AsfarasI’mconcerned,thisarticlehasaprettyaboundedevidenceaboutquotationsandreferenceswhichseemslikeburdenshamperingtheproofoftheirargument.Maybethereshouldbemoremathematicalmodelstosupportitandmaketheconclusionsmorecredible.3)AsanativeChinese,whogrewupinacountrythathasanextremelybanonguns,Ireallydon’thavethinktoomuchaboutguncontrolandgunviolenceuntilIhappenedtoknowaseriesofmass-shootinginAmerica,whichshockedmealot.Atfirst,Ifeelquiteunbelievablethatthereisacountrywherepeoplecanbuygunsfreely,thenIwonderwhy.MaybeafterresearchingthepapersaboveIcanfigureoutmanyquestionsinmymindaboutguncontrol.PerhapsIcanunderstandwhyAmericadoesn’torcan’tbangunsthoroughlythoughthereisgunviolencehappeningalmosteveryyear.(Infact,Ihavealreadyknownsomereasonsandanswersafterreadingthesearticlesmentionedabove).4)·WhycanAmericanpeoplehavegunprivately?Isthereanybackgroundinhistoryandsociety?·WhatisthenumberonaverageofthepeopledyingfromgunsincludingbothmurderandcommitsuicideeveryyearinAmerica?·Isthereanygroupsofinterestthatareassociatedwithguns?·Whatdoyouthinkaboutguncontrolifyouareacitizen/anofficer?·DoyouwanttohavegunsifyouliveinAmerica?Explainwhy.WorksCitedLiu,Xiangxi.“WhyIt’sImpossibletoBanGunsinAmerica?”,ZhihuWebsite,Sep3,2016,.Nutter,MichaelA.“TheNRAthinksyou'restupid”,CNN,Oct6,2017,.Stroebe,Wolfgang.“FirearmAvailabilityandViolentDeath:TheNeedforaCultureChangeinAttitudestowardGuns”,AnalysisofSocialIssuesandPublicPolicy,vol.16,no.1,Dec.2016,p.7-35,.Woldoff,RachaelA.Litchfield,RobertC.Sycafoose,Angela.“UnpackingHeat:DuelingIdentitiesandComplexViewsonGunControlamongRuralPolice”,RuralSociology,vol.82,no.3,Sep.2017,p.444-472, .