In Class: An ethical appeal

My item that I brought with me to class today is an empty rifle bullet casing. I believe that this has an ethical appeal because there are many people in America who say that hunting is unethical. I am a big hunter but I can see where they are coming from. What scares me when I look at hunting from their point of view is the fact that some hunting is actually unethical in my opinion. I am all for hunting if I can eat the meat that I kill. I do not think that it is ethical to go to Africa and go on a safari hunt and never eat the meat. This makes me sick to my stomach because there are a lot of animal rights activist out there who do not know this and could use this against us hunters who hunt ethically. This object also holds a strong ethical appeal because it is represented of gun control. Gun control is becoming a big issue politically here in America. I believe that all citizens should be entitled to owning a gun for hunting or protection. This is a very charged issue because you can not give a hunter a gun or a person a gun for protection and then not give one to someone else who could potentially use it to harm someone. I think that this object holds a strong ethical appeal because of the issues that can be brought up when talking about hunting ethically or gun control. One issue that I have with hunting or gun control is that people may be getting the wrong idea about hunters. Most of us are ethical and you can't let a few unethical hunters ruin our outdoor experience.