Pick a gun related problem and tell a complex story about the issue by providing:

Essay sections:

1. Basic details/current state of the issue-Clearly and succinctly describe the issue. Provide relevant background information. Define any key terms that the average reader will not understand.
2. Competing perspectives on the issue- Clearly and succinctly describe at teast 2 different perspectives on this issue. Be sure to identify key stakeholders and their interests.
3. How scholarship complicates or challenges typical understandings of the issue- Clearly describes relevant scholarship (i.e. recent, reputable source, etc.) and explains how the scholarship complicates or challenges conventional understandings of the issue.
4. What should be done about this issue -provide a reasoned opinion about how you think the issue should be addressed.