“Control” by Glenn Beck – Guns, The People and Freedom
There is currently a very heated debate amongst Americans in regards to gun control; though The Constitution clearly outlines the “right of the people to bear arms”, the recent mass shootings and gun violence statistics have convinced many people that gun control laws should be made much stricter.
As reforms are being planned, a sizable chunk of the population has expressed its concern that in reality, stricter gun control laws are about controlling the people and taking away their means of self-defense. In Control, Glenn Beck explores this argument using facts and hundreds of reputable sources.
Mainly, Glenn Beck devotes his book to proving most of the common arguments that “demonize” guns to be wrong, such as “No civilian could need a weapon like the AR-15”, or “Just stop your fear mongering these laws are made to prevent psychopaths from having easy access to guns”, and plenty more.
However, he doesn’t just stop there, but he also makes an in-depth analysis of the idea that stricter gun control laws are about controlling the people, their means of self-defense and their dependence on the government.
He looks into the various ways guns and their owners have supposedly been demonized by the media and how the problem really lies elsewhere. Though I will say that Glenn Beck has some good points in this book, it really did feel like fear mongering.
Throughout the entire thing I had the impression that if Beck was to read it, he would yell in your face all the way through while incessantly asking you to wake up. Some of his arguments also jump to conclusions and make assumptions that are, at times, somewhat ridiculous.
As a matter of fact, it shows that the book’s primary intent was to attract attention, and most importantly, money. With that being said, if you are looking to learn more about the side of the gun control debate which believes that gun laws shouldn't be changed, then I can safely recommend you have a read through Glenn Beck’s Control.
As reforms are being planned, a sizable chunk of the population has expressed its concern that in reality, stricter gun control laws are about controlling the people and taking away their means of self-defense. In Control, Glenn Beck explores this argument using facts and hundreds of reputable sources.
Mainly, Glenn Beck devotes his book to proving most of the common arguments that “demonize” guns to be wrong, such as “No civilian could need a weapon like the AR-15”, or “Just stop your fear mongering these laws are made to prevent psychopaths from having easy access to guns”, and plenty more.
However, he doesn’t just stop there, but he also makes an in-depth analysis of the idea that stricter gun control laws are about controlling the people, their means of self-defense and their dependence on the government.
Throughout the entire thing I had the impression that if Beck was to read it, he would yell in your face all the way through while incessantly asking you to wake up. Some of his arguments also jump to conclusions and make assumptions that are, at times, somewhat ridiculous.
As a matter of fact, it shows that the book’s primary intent was to attract attention, and most importantly, money. With that being said, if you are looking to learn more about the side of the gun control debate which believes that gun laws shouldn't be changed, then I can safely recommend you have a read through Glenn Beck’s Control.
 | Glenn Lee BeckPersonal site Glenn Beck is known as a conservative (as in conservative political views) radio show host with his own program, and though he does express controversial opinions from time to time (it’s his job, after all), he can write some very interesting and eye-opening books, like Agenda 21 and Control for instance. |
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