Summary
                 In the article, "End the Gun Epidemic in America" by the Editorial Board of the New York Times  it is stated that the goveenment has no care for the safety of the people in American, instead they  prioritize money and sells. It is also downright immoral  for allowing people to have access to such deadly war weapons used specifically for killing.

Analysis
                  The entire article primarily focuses on the position that guns should be outlawed due to the obvious reason that guns have only one purpose. The writer compares the United states to other countries  by demonstrating that this country does not attempt to have any kind of gun control. He repeats the idea that the cause is a government that only focuses on " creating gun markets" and "profiting from .... powerful firearms. " A counterclaim is also made where gun control is opposed due to the fact that laws do not stop control, while this maybe true different methods can be used in order to at least stop gun violence slightly. To conclude the article, the writer admits that it may nearly be impossible to stop " the spread of a all firearms." However , he proposes a different method in which a large groups of specific guns would have to be eliminated due to their bigger threats.

         Thoreau, a writer and philosopher, encourages his ideology of a simplistic lifestyle in his book Walden, he believes that simplicity allows a person to enjoy the wonders in life. Thoreau suggests that people are making things more complex, instead everyone should be fine with the four necessities of life which are clothing, food, shelter, and fuel(11). He continuously uses the word “ simplify, simplify, simplify ” bringing emphasis to his viewpoint in which life is better lived without the worries of the materialistic things(81). His ideals should be accepted in today's society due to the fact that people are never satisified , striving for more and better  

              Society is rapidly advancing with new technologies used to make everyone’s lives simpler, however they are controlling the lives of the people. For example, phones were first made to expand communication, however  they’re now equipped with more tools making it more dependable.  Thoreau addresses this in chapter three when he states, “ we do not ride on the railroad; it rides upon us,” in other words he is saying that people are creating new technologies making us  slaves to these inventions(82). The availability of them are making people more sustainable to buying more products unaware that they’re fine without them.                           

               Thoreau’s ideas may be unrealistic to an extent. Currently, society is advancing and as people we must learn to adapt or we’ll have a difficult time living. It can be agreed that it is impossible to escape from technologies, as Thoreau had done, however it does not specifically mean we can’t stop ourselves from getting more. Is it really necessary to upgrade your phone every few months?  No it is not so why is it that we keep doing so? People must understand that less is more and we should all stop over- complicating everything.         

In the article "Battleground America" written by Jill Lepore, lepore primarily focuses on the effects gun have on a society as a whole stating guns can either be used to "prevent or commit" crimes. 49 states have their own gun laws permitting people to conceal their own gun, granting them the right to protects themselves making himself  or her self their own " policeman." Since 1968 there has been a growing idea that the right to hold guns is one

our "freedoms" as  Americans and an "act of citizenship." 

Jill Lepore begins her article with a series of tragic events in which guns were used to commit crimes and kill innocents people unaware of what was coming. The United States citizens one more guns than that of any other nations. The argument over the right to conceal a gun has aleays been a roaring debate  and one of the orimary arguments to defend it is the Second Ammendment .The Second  Amendment gives people the right to bear arm for their own protection. However, Lepores states that  when the Second Amendment was written guns could only be shot once before they had to be reloaded. Now they are much more powerful and can be used to place more people in more serious danger. This article is essential due to the fact that it presents examples for both sides of the arguments and provides more examples in which guns are used for crime.

"One Nation, Under the Gun." The New Yorker. Jill Lepore, 23 Apr. 2012. Web. 07 Feb. 2016.