There were many different topics that I could have chosen
from for this week’s blog but I thought the best choice would be gun laws and
school shootings. From the new gun laws and all the shootings that have occurred,
many people have mixed emotions. For example in the video I found there are
many different opinions on both gun laws and shootings. Many people in the interviews
believe that no one should own an assault rifle. This statement I would have to
agree with because there is no need for one. You can’t use an assault rifle for
any kind of hunting so what is the purpose of owning one? I believe this
relates to agenda setting theory because of how much a school shooting is
broadcasted when it happens. This then shows how much publicity a shooter can
get. After seeing how much one shooter is on TV others may want to do the same.
In another broadcast the opinions have switched. On a
news/talk show Glenn Beck goes over the laws and situations. During the show he
tells how a perfectly good citizen has his rights taken away for owning an assault
rifle. This man who has never done anything illegal now has to go through a
back ground check or get is gun taken from him or have a felony on his record.
Glenn Beck then talks how this is unconstitutional and is taking away the
second amendment. This applies to the agenda setting theory because they are
repeating the same statement and trying to persuade the watchers to believe the
same thing. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pG74bNXqsLI
In an article I read it states how the government thinks
they are stopping the bad guys from buying guns by doing back ground checks but
they aren't. Many people do one of two things. They either get someone else who
has a perfect background to buy the gun or ammo for them or they do an under
the table deal. This I do not agree with because these gun laws are causing
people to commit more crime there for the crime may increase. This also applies
to agenda setting theory by stating all the negative aspects of gun control, there
for trying to tell us what is important.
~Matt Mills
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