I read an article in the New York Times by Vikas Bajaj titled "When the Shooter Is a Toddler" the article was published October 15, 2015 The person who wrote this article is talking about how not only mass shootings are the only major gun issue in the United States, one of the other major gun problems the country also needs to face is the terrible number of unintentional shootings that have occurred lately by young people and even children some whom are still toddlers. This article shows credibility by mentioning the various cases when this has happened and mentioning specific numbers for example the age of  the children ranging from three years old and younger shooting themselves or someone else; with most of them being unintentional shootings. In the article it also talks about how this is something that has been looked further into by a study making the reader believe the information that is given. With all this being said is why I agree with the message the author is trying to deliver through this article, making it clear that we need better gun laws and have a massive public campaign to make people who own guns keep them firmly under lock and somewhere safe. At the end of this article the author also mentions how so many lawmakers are afraid to cross the N.R.A so the best thing to do is spread this message directly to Americas gun owners. Yes, having a gun is a good way to stay protected, but not having it somewhere safe and secured is also a way to stay unprotected. All accidents deaths and serious injuries are tragic, and we should all ought to strive to prevent as many as possible.

I definitely agree. This post "Problems we face" is very accurate. Now in days news do take a side whether if it's for democrats or republicans. And I'm sure that could go under the agenda setting theory that describes the ability of the news media to influence the way the public think. When the media focuses on just a few issues and subjects, the public tends to perceive those issues as more important. Yes, in order to become a united nation we need to stop focusing on just the minority of the people, and start thinking about the goodness of the majority. I am sure there is more than just five people out there who are in the same situation, and as long as these people who stand in the middle of both sides are willing to speak, and try to bring everyone together to make things better little by little, we will eventually influence one another, become a team, and we will be joined together politically. But if no one is willing to speak everything will remain the same as it is. It is always better to give it a shot even if the outcome turns out to be different from what was expected, rather than just leaving it as it is, and wondering what if? If we all agree to come together as it's supposed to be instead of constantly debating each other, we will become a stronger nation.