Summary Of Be Sure You Re Right Then Go Ahead By Nilsen

Crockett Get Your Gun In Sarah Nilsen’s article, “Be Sure You’re Right, Then Go Ahead”: The Davy Crockett Gun Craze Nilsen addresses an important and well-sought after question; did the rise of Davy Crockett create a gun craze? Nilsen believes the answer to this question is a resounding yes, but in a positive way. In her article, Nilsen focuses on how the epidemic of Crockett and guns affected children and their behavior. Nilsen strongly states that the popularity of Davy Crockett “fed into the postwar rise of American gun culture by making gunplay not only an acceptable and naturalized form of child play, but one that actually helped stem the rising tide of juvenile delinquency through its celebration of authentic American heroes” (Nilsen, page 82). Crockett created a spirit of adventure in the minds of children and taught them about the noble and the wicked sort of folks on the Earth. Sarah Nilsen’s point is correct; the gunplay of children only relieved violence by reminding them it is play and not real life. Although Crockett did create a gun craze for viewers of his

Although these events did occur, there never were linked directly to gun related TV shows or Davy Crockett. This point is incredibly important. It is the responsibility of the parent to make sure that if they have a firearm, it is put away and hidden from the children. Similarly, children do not think in the same way adult minds do. Innocence prevails in their youthful minds and to them, playing cowboys and Indians is merely a way to feel a part of our culture and bond with other children. In an article Nilsen references, children’s play is described as, “furnishing a delightful way to say “Bang”; it is not recognized as a deadly weapon with any sense of reality” (Hartley 123). Nilsen uses this point to create a stronger argument and remind us that kids will be kids, innocent and