The purpose of this essay is to analyze and evaluate the arguments made within the editorial piece entitled “Why Not Regulate Guns as Seriously as Toys?”, in order to establish whether or not the author has successfully engaged in responsible reasoning. Responsible reasoning has the author both arguing his perspective and presenting his supporting evidence in a way that is informative, open to criticism, respectful to the reader and knowledgeable of the context of the issue at hand therefore lending credibility, legitimacy, relevancy and respect to their arguments. Without being accountable for their reasoning, a writer can unintentionally do a number of ill-resulted things such as; mislead and misinform the audience, create mass hysteria,
