Wednesday, March 23, 2011

3nd draft





Give a Boy a Gun

The independent reading book I am currently reading is Give a boy a Gun  by Todd Strasser. This book is based on a true story; the book is based on the Columbine massacre. On April 20, 1999 two boys brought guns to the schools dance and basically killed everyone in sight. Once they knew there was no way out they both killed those selves. 
       The reason the two boys did this was because they always got picked on and bullied by other students. . 
  Through out the book the two kids are talking about how they would get the guns and ammo and i realized it is very easy for kids to get guns.
the two kids got most there guns and ammo at a local walmart. when I found out that they got there wepons at walmart . I did some research and most walmarts sell guns and ammo. also if you go to gun shows they sometimes sell guns to people without a gun license, all you need is a vaild id. walmart excuse for selling guns is that it is made for hunting and they cant control what people do with it. I think walmart should be more careful  to who they sell guns to because this isnt the only time people killed others with guns bought at walmart.  
  This book is very interesting and very sad. If you are an emotional person then this would be a horrible book for you but if you like learning about tragedies in the past then you will love this book. 

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