INTRODUCTION – STEP 1

HOOK

A famous author once noted, “The truth is a beautiful and terrible thing and
should, therefore, be treated with caution.”
The term caution can be defined as the care taken to avoid danger.

Most definitely, the right to bear arms should be addressed cautiously because
The 2nd Amendment guarantees historic civil rights and family self-defense._

Despite critics who claim that guns create more problems than they solve,
the public’s right to own firearms represents a vital truth due to The 2nd
Amendment’s historic significance and the need for self-defense.
TRUISM/ SONG LYRICS

As the country song reminds us, “This big dog will bite/ When you rattle his
cage.” Instead of focusing on the negatives, learn to appreciate the rich history
of American gun ownership.
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TOPIC SENTENCE 1

Image this: General George Washington sets out to lead a group of rebels to face down a
dictator, but the American troops have no weapons! On this subject, the United States must
honor the unique history represented by this amendment.
SD1:
As suffragist leader, Jane Addams, observed, “True peace is not merely the absence of war, it
is the presence of justice.”
SD2:
The civil rights battles waged by social activist Jane Addams, protest leader Cesar Chavez, and
inspirational pastor Martin Luther King Jr. prove that even democracies commit acts of injustice
reducing honest citizens to second-class, stray dogs.
SD3:
From the earliest drafts of the constitution to our modern obsession (guns, guns, and guns) over-
the-top-just-in-case-the-apocalypse-hits technology, the American public respects the right to
own guns. How will we avoid anarchy without guns as our historic safeguard against government
abuses?
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TOPIC SENTENCE 2
Additionally, American families have the constitutional right to use firearms in self-defense.
SD1:
I live in a rural neighborhood surrounded by trees with no neighbors for miles; if my loved ones
are attacked, my fully registered weapon is much more reliable than 911.
SD2:
Also, while perched on my grandfather’s knee, the old man used to tell me war stories; with a
dramatic wave of his gnarled hands, he described how told The Axis Powers never invaded
during World War II because the enemy feared “America’s armed citizens.”
SD3:
AFter all, a nation that trusts the public to elect leaders must also trust U.S. citizens to defend
their families from both internal and external threats..