Last Assignment

Pick one of the items below.

• Write an update to chapter 10 of the DiSalvo book.  Explain developments since its 2015 publication that bear on its analysis and conclusions.
• Pick an organization that plays a big role in the debate over firearms.  What top priorities should it pursue in 2019?  Explain what strategies and tactics it should employ. (Your answer may involve legislation, regulation, litigation, or public relations.)
• Berry and Wilcox (p. 239) write that government "should ensure that disadvantaged sectors of society that are inadequately represented by interest groups receive support to improve their representation in the political process."  Identify an example (not including campaign finance) of a program to do so. (See here for ideas. Also see here and here.)   Appraise and explain how it fared.
• Pick any topic related to the course readings, subject to my approval.

Instructions:

• Document your claims. Do not write from the top of your head. 
• Essays should be typed (12-point), double-spaced, and no more than four pages long. I will not read past the fourth page. Please submit papers as Word documents, not pdfs. 
• Cite your sources with endnotes in Chicago/Turabian style. Endnote pages do not count against the page limit. 
• Watch your spelling, grammar, diction, and punctuation. Errors will count against you. 
• Turn in essays to the class Sakai dropbox by 11:59 PM, Friday, December 14. I reserve the right to dock late essays a gradepoint for one day’s lateness, a full letter grade after that.