Argumentative Essay: Should Assault Weapons Be Banned?

Imagine losing half of classmates, family members, or friends all because of assault weapons being legal. The NRA (National Rifle Association) and firearm laws are the cause of thousands of humans dying annually and mass shootings specially in public places like concerts, schools, and churches. Mass shootings are a very common procedure going on in the United States. Killings of thousands of people occur because of these assault weapons. Banning assault weapons will have a huge impact in American history. This would also have a huge impact on schools and the lives of young people that are in school because they would not have to worry about a shooter breaking into school and killing them. The banning of these assault weapons would also be huge because in mass shooting they often always use semi automatic or automatic guns to open fire the most common is the colt ar-15 which is semi automatic and could kill a dozen of people in a matter of seconds. Tragedies like the one that occured in the state of Texas keep occuring and is more and more dangerous every time. Assault weapons must be banned because of the mass shooting that occured this time in a church and was a Air Force veteran that opened fire in the church. “Five weeks later, a deranged Air Force veteran began shooting inside a church Sunday in Sutherland Springs, Texas.” The Air Force …show more content…
Murderers do not know how to handle these military style weapons in public places like schools, concerts, and churches and are extremely dangerous to own knowing that with in a matter of minutes you can killed a dozen of people. Imagine losing half of your classmates, family members, or friends all because of assault weapons being legal. People sitting inside their classrooms are endangered because of these high caliber weapons. NRA (National Rifle Association), President, and