Rhetorical precis for "Guns Good Bans Bad"

Michael Menkus's analysis, "Guns Good Bans Bad(2011)," argues that gun bans raise crime rates and add unnecessary enforcement costs. Menkus reinforces his argument with many credible statistics, most coming from the U.S. Department of Justice Crime Statistics. Menkus's purpose is to educate people about gun bans and their negative affect on crime rates and the economy. Menkus is writing to anyone researching gun bans and their economic effect, particularly all pro-gun, pro-self defense, and pro-2nd ammendment individuals.


Menkus, Michael. Guns Good Bans Bad. 2011. Web. <http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1946236>.