Summary Of Confessions Of A Liberal Gun Owner By Justin Cronin

Justin Cronin the writer of “Confessions of a Liberal Gun Owner” states that you should be able to own guns. You should be able to exercise your rights and express your beliefs on gun ownership. All should be done with the right precautions and safety. The effectiveness of this essay makes it a convincing, because he states his arguments and he also states possible counter arguments. The author's purpose in writing this is to show the reasons why we should be able to own guns without any restrictions. He does this by using logos and stating reasons why he, himself, owns guns. “I own a gun to protect my family” is one of the reason he uses to justify the ownership of a firearm (pg.204). This argument is viewed as helpful, because most gun owners buy guns for protection. He also states “society has men as protectors of the innocent.”(pg.204) Guns add to this perception society has. This argument can go both ways. The police are viewed as protectors or the enemy based on the area and race. It’s also stated that guns are helpful during bad
He states facts like how the majority of people look to people with guns as protectors. In example the police are a form of protection with a gun. How people buy guns to protect families. He states other people's opinions, his wife's opinion on guns she’s afraid of them , but is still happy he owns them because she feels more protected. He states his own experience right out of college. A friend was drunk and started waving a gun around could have killed someone but it made him realize with proper tuning it's not an issue to own a gun. The fact that he is training his daughter on how to properly shoot a gun. How to care for a gun and the responsibility of owning a gun. It makes the essay all the more convincing. The final evaluation of this essay is it is a very good and convincing