After you've read the article, please post a comment (at least 10 sentences long). Think about the content of the article as well as the journalistic merit of it -- that is, do you agree that this is an important, relevant story to investigate? What did you think about the writing?
I think that the topic is one of interest to many people in this area. Gun-regulations have been a popular issue here for some time. I am not personally interested in the article as a result of its dry nature. I think that it is a good source of information, as it cites apparently reliable sources and statistics, but I cannot imagine the information being useful in any practical application. The research conducted appears to be valid and trust-worthy. My opinion on the topic is that, assuming the information is correct, the store in question is likely doing something, intentionally or otherwise, to attract more dangerous clientele. If they are following the law, however, there is clearly nothing worth investigating from a judiciary perspective. Perhaps some more effort should be expended into investigating what is causing the dangerous individuals to be attracted to the shop. This information could then be used in some judiciary (if the business is aware) or legislatice (if the law needs improvement). I think that a more efficient option alltogether, perhaps, would be to decrease violent crime in general.
ReplyDeletebeing that i'm not personally invested in the market, ant that i do not appreciate the dry nature of the article, i do not think that it was a good way to spend my time. however, it was required for class, and i wasn't really doing anything important anyway. as for gun control, sale of guns is extremely hard to regulate, especially the guns in the article, which were all sold legally to paying clients. what the clients do with the guns are not the business of the gun stores, which generally do all that they can without violating personal privacy laws. it's not like anyone tells the store clerk what they're going to do with the gun, even if they aren't planning on doing anything illegal. it's possible that there are people who buy the guns with perfectly innocent intentions, (such as killing squirrels) and end up doing things which aren't so innocent (like killing babies.) either way, a background check won't always reveal the sort of things that make a criminal a criminal. nothing the stores did are illegal, so why is this even a debate?
ReplyDeleteI thought that this article was very interesting. but i would have to say that labeling a store the leading seller of crime guns is pretty harsh for their business. I think that labeling stores is bad for business, but I also think that it's necessary to help warn people about its service and customers, and also if it's safe or not. What would happen if I went into a dangerous neighborhood. I wouldn't know it was dangerous because no one bothered to tell me it was? That is an example of why labels are good.
ReplyDeleteI dont reaally know what to think of this story because its not suprising to me at all. The government has been trying to get rid of the saleing of guns or gunstores for some years now, and no action has really happen. Its sad that all these gun establishments are making so much money off citizens. Every place you go thier is a gunstore, and some are in family nieghborhoods, so why would it be suprising to anybody that crime has gone up. Especially when you have so many gun establishments. My opionion to the solution of less gun violence, is clearly, banned gun stores.
ReplyDeleteI thought that the article was good and very interesting. I would have to agree with Hannah about labeling a store the leading seller of crime guns is pretty harsh for their business. I think thats just uncool and who does that? Also I think that it puts one question in everyones head, are they really safe? I would not like to be one of those people. I would also have to agree with KJ that this story is not a surprise to me. I think that the people selling and making the guns are making a lot of money.
ReplyDeleteFirst of all, I always enjoy articles starting off with a story that leads u to the point or main idea of the article. I think this story was important and relevent to investigate because people are wondering why are there are so many shoting and crimes around the area? I personally I think that stores don't have a strong policy and that's why people are able to buy guns easily, but I don't blame the stores because some people come into the store with a ne identity. How do you if that person is criminal or not? I agree with most of my peers that it's not shocking to hear that guns are easy to buy and the increase in crime has occurred especially if you live in D.C. I like this article because it supported it's ain ideas and had good sources. I think the Post had guts to name gun stores because gun stores could come back and attack the Post if their business goes down because of this story. The artcile was interesting and eye catching.
ReplyDeleteI found this article to be very interesting because I did not know anything about gun shops or how guns were purchased. This article showed the impact of gun shops like Realco on the amount of gun crimes are committed. I was shocked based on the number of guns that were tracked to their store that it had not already been shut down. So many people had already lost their lives. Young people in particular continue to lose their lives due to gun violence. I am glad to know that DC has no gun shops, but the fact that people can travel to Maryland or Virginia or other places throughout the country to purchase guns , is disturbing and frightening. It is also disturbing that people can buy guns for other people, usually the ones who commit the crimes. If the people who purchase guns for others are charged with a crime like the ones who commit the crimes, maybe this would reduce the number of gun purchases. It’s unfortunate that it seems that police have so little control on shops like Realco. I feel that this kind of shop should have all of its gun inventory confiscated and its license revoked. Maybe an article like this will bring more attention to what is needed to reduce gun crimes and the role of gun shops.
ReplyDeleteI do think that this article was relevant to investigate and report on. Gun control has been a big issue in the United States for some time now. I do believe that people should be able to own their own guns. I believe that people have the right to protect themselves. Now, people should only use a gun to protect themselves. Some people have a different definition of protecting themselves. Some people will just start shooting because they feel like they have been disrespected. Words can get you shot nowadays. Now as far as automatic rifles and guns like that, the only reason that they were created was to kill people. You would not go hunting and shoot a deer with a automatic weapon. Guns are a good and bad invention. they are a good invention if used properly in the right kind of situation.
ReplyDeleteI think that people should have guns just for protection but then their are stupid silly people out there that will bye a gun for other reasons. Another part of me says that the only people that should have guns are police. I think that if the only people who had guns are police,that there be less incodents of shootings. this artical is like the others in some cases thow. Its still about people getting shot and dying and how much people are in danger. Yeah people who sell guns are making that money with those type of lables.
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