"Donald Trump Takes Aim" Summary

This article starts out by saying that Donald Trump has made himself the most pro-gun-rights nominee in modern G.O.P. (Grand Old Party) history.  He has practically assured the votes of the Second Amendment people.

The author of this article, Daniel Hayes, talks a little bit about his own story and how he grew up in rural Kentucky.  Hayes quotes Barack Obama when he says "Rural people will 'cling' to guns.  Not because they are sad or misguided, but because it is the last right they feel they still have:  a liberty at least, in place of opportunity."  This statement, in the eyes of Hayes, is very true.  He talks about how he grew up shooting guns with his father, which really gives the reader a feel for that fond memory of spending time with his dad over the weekends.

Hayes continues on talking about rural areas and how they have changed.  The population in rural areas has decreased over the years and those decreasing numbers are mostly from the young.  He also says that there was an increase in rural suicide rates from the young people that stayed.

Throughout the whole article Hayes gives statistics and tells stories that really make guns seem important for our country.  Near the end he talks about how Trump has gained the votes of Second Amendment people because he is so pro guns.  He talks about how Trump tells the people that they should not be punished because of the criminals that do use guns for bad things.

Overall this is a very pro guns and Trump article.  I picked this source because the author, Daniel Hayes, is a writer for the online magazine Thought Catalog and the editor of the essay collection "Guns" from the New York Times which I believe to be a credible source.

Citation

 Hayes, Daniel. "Donald Trump Takes Aim." The New York Times. The New York Times, 20 Aug. 2016. Web. 06 Sept. 2016.