I have found one pro-gun website, which is ran and organized by females. The other, a pro-control website is again from a womens perspective in order to see the contrasts and comparisons in their arguments or 'mission' statements.
The first website, which is the pro-gun website; has little elements of feminitiy on it. There are images of guns across the page and what is more interesting is that the website uses the colours of America, red, white and blue. This suggests that these women are proud to be American and be able to carry guns on them as it creates an air of equality and even superiority. There is a strong emphasis on the idea of protecting ones family in the mission statement and being able to protect them. And, this is always done via looking back to the constitution and the second ammendment which is written partially at the top of the 
website for all to read, clearly on entering. This was a common feature of many of the pro-gun websites i looked at, many being based around the constitution and or having a link to read it in full. This prehaps represents the backward view that America has based its living on today. The people of America have not changed their constitition with the times. America are still allowed to 'bear arms', in such a materialistic, gang orientated society. The main argument coming from these women is that they are not mad, gang members who want to shoot down every person they have an argument with- but instead guns if it becomes necessary in a certain death threatening situation; to have power. I get the strong sense from this mission statement that the women are only pro-gun in order to feel safe within their community, knowing that many people do use guns in ganag and street violence. This message is understandble as women would like to feel safe and know that they can protect themselves if this sitaution ever occured. Scrolling down the website their are many propaganda images with women showing their strength of character and physcial strength, which is what they webiste appears to be promoting- in the hope that armed women of America will become powerful and strong.
website for all to read, clearly on entering. This was a common feature of many of the pro-gun websites i looked at, many being based around the constitution and or having a link to read it in full. This prehaps represents the backward view that America has based its living on today. The people of America have not changed their constitition with the times. America are still allowed to 'bear arms', in such a materialistic, gang orientated society. The main argument coming from these women is that they are not mad, gang members who want to shoot down every person they have an argument with- but instead guns if it becomes necessary in a certain death threatening situation; to have power. I get the strong sense from this mission statement that the women are only pro-gun in order to feel safe within their community, knowing that many people do use guns in ganag and street violence. This message is understandble as women would like to feel safe and know that they can protect themselves if this sitaution ever occured. Scrolling down the website their are many propaganda images with women showing their strength of character and physcial strength, which is what they webiste appears to be promoting- in the hope that armed women of America will become powerful and strong. What is strange about the websites is that their message/ angle apepars to be the same. Both messages want to protect their family, with the latter having more emphasis on children, classing themselves as 'moms' opposed to simply women. This enables me to empathise with both, as all women want to protect themselves and their family, but by diffferent means. The messages seem to come from stable and understandable backgrounds.
The second website appears to come more from the heart and from real women, opposed to a corperation. This is because of the photos and statisitics that are upon the website. The stories and number of deaths is shocking and makes you want guns banned in America. This is a more personal wesbite, appealing to many peoples better nature. The argument is always going to appear more pursausive becasue it would appear that banning guns would stop murders- but then would it? Surely putting more legisaltion in place would only make the penalties for murder higher, not stop them. If someone has it in them to murder a person, then laws are not going to stop this atall. This website is simple and easily to navigate opposed to the previous which was bombared with images and links to back up the argument that women need guns in America. In comparison it would show that a life without guns would be simplier. This website also lacks the link to America and a sense of nationalism, perhaps because they know that America is not a country that should be without guns. However, it is not America they have in mind, it is the safety of their children.
The messages of both websites give a view point that females can belive in. All women want to be able to protect themselves from violence and to be able to defent their children and prevent death. America seems to have a strong empphasis on the need for self- protection as if vilence and the life or death situation is bound to happen in ones life-time, whereas in England when these things happen it is shocking and usually grips the nation. However, it is the means of doing this which causes controversy and whether killing one to save the family is a positive thing, or whether hoping that guns laws instead will deter those intent on comittin crime.
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