Today,
June 13th, 2016, the Washington Post published an article
titled, The Orlando shooting shows again that it always comes back to the guns.
This
article was written by Veteran Richard Cohen
who argues that AR-15 rifles are lethal weapons which shouldn’t be
easily obtained by the common American Citizen.
Cohen makes his argument clear by providing hard facts: the history of the AR-15 rifle, his experience with it in the army, and why the gun is extremely powerful. For example, Cohen states that this assault rifle, in particular, “can get off 30 rounds in about half a minute. Pop in another magazine and that’s another 30 rounds. In a crowded space, it can take less than a minute to shoot 50 people.” Because of how powerful the AR- 15 riffle is, Congress outlawed the gun in 1994, but lifted the ban in 2004.
Cohen also made his argument more successful by using The Orlando shooting as as a prime example about lethal guns being easily obtained including the AR-15 riffle. He states that the Orlando shooter, who was on the F.B.I watch list, legally purchased his weapons without a background check which killed 49 innocent citizens. During this mass murder, The shooter also injured 50 individuals.
I agree with Cohen's argument because I believe powerful weapons like the AR-15 rifle should be banned. Common citizens shouldn’t have access to these guns which are used in the Military. His argument is successful because it made me realize that assault rifles, in the hands of Americans, do more harm than good.
Cohen makes his argument clear by providing hard facts: the history of the AR-15 rifle, his experience with it in the army, and why the gun is extremely powerful. For example, Cohen states that this assault rifle, in particular, “can get off 30 rounds in about half a minute. Pop in another magazine and that’s another 30 rounds. In a crowded space, it can take less than a minute to shoot 50 people.” Because of how powerful the AR- 15 riffle is, Congress outlawed the gun in 1994, but lifted the ban in 2004.
Cohen also made his argument more successful by using The Orlando shooting as as a prime example about lethal guns being easily obtained including the AR-15 riffle. He states that the Orlando shooter, who was on the F.B.I watch list, legally purchased his weapons without a background check which killed 49 innocent citizens. During this mass murder, The shooter also injured 50 individuals.
I agree with Cohen's argument because I believe powerful weapons like the AR-15 rifle should be banned. Common citizens shouldn’t have access to these guns which are used in the Military. His argument is successful because it made me realize that assault rifles, in the hands of Americans, do more harm than good.
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