With gun control on the fore front of almost every political debate after the tragedy at Newtown the debate on gun control laws is as pressing as ever. Trying to find any information on this topic that is not skewed or biased in some fashion is very hard as each side firmly believes that their side is the correct side. Having to think critically when reading these articles is paramount so you do not take someone’s opinion as fact. The article from CNN.com I believe as is unbiased as an article can get on this sensitive subject. It is not leaning in one direction or the other but posting the views and thought of each side and letting the reader decide what views are best for them. The article was very clear and well written and facts from either side were not left out to skew the view. The article was not written in a worldly manner as this is a topic that deals with just the United States. The article did cover both major perspectives on the matter and even covered some material that people who are in the middle ground on this topic. More information on those in the middle ground needed to be explored. The article although unbiased on the two main views only features the two extreme sides. Both a total ban on guns or those with no type of restrictions at all is not the only views that people have and the middle ground needed to represented better. The point of the article is to get information about details of the two proponents of the debate and see what side one is more likely to agree with. The article is a great example of why we need to think critically on such topics and not let emotions overcome how we think. If every decision was based on emotions alone more rash decisions would be made and that would lead to poorer decisions. Being able to look at all the information from both sides and weighing the pros and cons is the key to thinking critically.

Brennan, A., & Abdullah, H. (2012, December 23). The great divide: Little common ground with pro- and anti-gun forces - CNN.com. CNN.com - Breaking News, U.S., World, Weather, Entertainment & Video News. Retrieved December 23, 2012, from http://www.cnn.com/2012/12/21/politics/gun-policy-two-different-worlds/index.htm