If we are going back in history, even before the United States of America was a country; we are all aware that we were colonies at the beginning. The New America was formed of thirteen colonies to be exact. Back then, acquiring or owning a weapon was a necessity in order to survive an everyday hostile environment because self-defense was a right and a duty as citizens of this country. Only twelve out of the thirteen colonies required a gun ownership except Pennsylvania required gun ownership. Back then, most of them were adult males and many colonies mandated that a gun owned by the head of the household. Furthermore, the Second Amendment constitutions read, “A well-regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the
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Most of the suicide victims that use guns in the United States are Caucasians than African Americans. It is because we have more guns in the United States than any other countries such as Switzerland, Norway, Canada, Germany, New Zealand, Ireland, Australia, Denmark, and the Netherlands. Consequently, European gun laws are very different from America because every country has different cultures. For example, in Switzerland half of their population owns guns because their laws are considering not sufficiently strict. Lithuania and Romania few citizens own guns because those countries were occupied by the Soviet Union and they had extremely strict gun laws at the time. According to a survey the European Union (EU), there are sixteen gun owners per every 100 people. And in order to be part of the EU, countries must obey the following guidelines:
¬ No citizen may own a fully- automatic weapons
¬ There must be restrictions on semi-automatic weapons and handguns
¬ All gun owners must have a licensing process with background …show more content…
During the Civil War, two officers created this association because of the poor performances of Soldiers shooting skills during battle. By 1903, the NRA promoted shooting as a sport in colleges. During WWI and WWI, the NRA helped armed and trained civilians. Politics played a big role during 1934. The gun industry is very profitable in America. For example, the day after the 2012 sandy hook elementary massacre happened with a result of twenty children and six adults. Guns sales aroused over 180% in Connecticut. Guns sellers also saw an increase of ammunition and gun equipment all over the
Most of the suicide victims that use guns in the United States are Caucasians than African Americans. It is because we have more guns in the United States than any other countries such as Switzerland, Norway, Canada, Germany, New Zealand, Ireland, Australia, Denmark, and the Netherlands. Consequently, European gun laws are very different from America because every country has different cultures. For example, in Switzerland half of their population owns guns because their laws are considering not sufficiently strict. Lithuania and Romania few citizens own guns because those countries were occupied by the Soviet Union and they had extremely strict gun laws at the time. According to a survey the European Union (EU), there are sixteen gun owners per every 100 people. And in order to be part of the EU, countries must obey the following guidelines:
¬ No citizen may own a fully- automatic weapons
¬ There must be restrictions on semi-automatic weapons and handguns
¬ All gun owners must have a licensing process with background …show more content…
During the Civil War, two officers created this association because of the poor performances of Soldiers shooting skills during battle. By 1903, the NRA promoted shooting as a sport in colleges. During WWI and WWI, the NRA helped armed and trained civilians. Politics played a big role during 1934. The gun industry is very profitable in America. For example, the day after the 2012 sandy hook elementary massacre happened with a result of twenty children and six adults. Guns sales aroused over 180% in Connecticut. Guns sellers also saw an increase of ammunition and gun equipment all over the