Imagine getting a 15 year jail sentence just for owning a gun. Seems pretty outrageous right? In "Indy Star's" controversial editorial on illegal ownership of guns, Jerry Crawford faces jail time of 15 years for illegal possession of a firearm. In this particular editorial, it explains the seriousness of owning a weapon. This piece addresses learning outcome one because it is alerting the audience of a real-life situation, and is warning all readers of this newspaper, that owning a firearm is not only dangerous, but a serious responsibility as well. On line twelve, the quote "This sentencing shows just how seriously federal law threats the illegal possession of firearms." grabs the audience's attention by using words like "seriously" and "illegal". The purpose for this editorial in Indy Star was purely to educate and warn readers the severe consequences and stresses that can be tied with owning a weapon. Also in the quote at the end of the article, the author says "The sentence handed down Wednesday on Jerry Crawford came in a case investigated by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and explosives' Achilles Task Force." The author's purpose behind adding this in was to deepen the seriousness of this topic by showing just how extreme this case was. By doing this, the author immediately opens the eyes of his readers. This editorial was not only to entertain the weekly readers of the Indy Star, but to send out a warning of something that could happen to any owner of a firearm.
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