Persuasive Speech Outline On Gun Violence And Mass Shootings

Proposition of Problem (with Solution) Speech Outline:
General End: To persuade
Specific End: To convince my audience that stricter gun control laws will not prevent gun violence and mass shootings, and that people have the right to protect themselves.
Introduction
When ratified in 1791 by James Madison, the Bill of Rights gave Americans the right to bear arms. For the past 232 years, Americans have had the right to defend themselves against crime, tyranny, and victimization through the rights given to us by our founding fathers.
If these rights were restricted or even taken away from Americans, the crime rate would soar, and the safety of the people and families of America would be put in jeopardy. If these rights were restricted, the generations to come would be brought into an environment of violence and crime.
(Purpose Statement) While many think that gun control can fix the rate of gun homicides and crimes and mass shootings, it will most likely have the opposite effect and will restrict our right to defend ourselves.
Body
(Reason #1) Criminals will still acquire

Any further restrictions would fail to achieve the goal of preventing guns from getting into the wrong hands.
(Reason #3) Gun control laws infringe upon the right to self defense and deny people a sense of safety.
(Evidence) A huge part of why the second amendment was established was to protect the people from government tyranny. The Founding Fathers included it because they themselves had experienced the same tyranny at the hands of the British monarchy. They wanted to ensure that the generations to come would never have to fear for their freedoms and would never have to live under tyranny again. George Mason, called the father of the Bill of Rights, said, "To disarm the people is the best and most effectual way to enslave them".