Bowling for Columbine
Michael Moore’s Bowling for Columbine shows that it is way too easy to get guns and ammunition in the United States, resulting in more gun deaths than any other country in the world. Every year in the United States there are around 11,000 deaths from guns. In Canada there are only about 165 deaths per year from guns. American citizens claim that they have guns for safety, but many people misuse them.
The first example is when Michael Moore went to the bank; he could get a free gun just by making an account there. He just had to sign a paper, make sure you don’t have criminal record, and he was eligible to get a free gun. The U.S. government should be cracking down on how picky they are on weapon possession. This shows how guns and ammunition are too easy to get a hold of in the United States.
The second example is the Columbine shooting. The two shooters got their ammunition from the K-Mart from down the street. Stores like K-Mart shouldn’t let kids that young waltz into a super market and buy ammo. They should have their history checked and they should have a legal age limit to buy gun ammunition. Two kids that were shot at Columbine went to K-Mart and bought out all of their ammunition. They went to the president of K-Mart and demanded them to stop selling ammunition at their outlets. This shows that ammunition is too easy to get a hold of in the United States.
My last example is the kid who took his uncles hand gun from his house, brought it to school, and shot a 6 year old girl at his school. Parents should not have guns were little kids can get them. They should be locked up in a high place and unloaded. This shows that guns are too easy to get a hold of in the United States.
In conclusion, Michael Moore shows that it is definitely too easy to get guns and ammunition and something needs to be done about it.
By: Sean.U
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