Since 1991, there has been a decline in violent crimes , yet the number of mass shootings have risen since 2007. More than half of these crimes committed involve the use of of guns. Over the past couple of years, there has been a numerous amount of violent crimes including some of the U.S deadliest shootings. Researchers are trying to find the connection between the access of guns and homicide rates. The reoccurrence of these violent crimes continue  to encourage policy makers to take  a stand to stop mass violence

  Since 1991, there has been a decline in violent crimes , yet the number of mass shootings habe risen since 2007. More than half of these crimes commited involve the use of of guns. Over the oast couple of years, there has been a numerous amount of violent crimes including some of the U.S deadliest shootings. Researxhers are trying to find the connection between the access of guns and homicide rates. The reoccurrence of these violent crimes continue  to encourage policy makers to take  a stand to stop mass violence

            In the article Why Mass Shootings Keep Happening by Tom Junod, he argues that mass shootings can not be stopped. Junod firsts implements his position on mass shootings by stating a set of rhetorical questions; then he uses imagery by providing an example of what goes through the mind of a person who commits the gun crime; lastly, he gets the audience thinking about how a shooting can be stopped by using a series of repetition. The purpose of Junod writing this article is to analyze if it is possible to stop mass shootings in order to show that guns are not the problem, people are. His intended audience are gun  violence activists so they understand that trying to take away guns wont solve anything only because it is the people doing the killing.

Junod, Tom. "Why Mass Shootings Keep Happening." Esquire. N.p., 24 Oct. 2014. Web. 9 Oct. 2015. <http://www.esquire.com/news-politics/a30024/mass-shooters-1014/>.