Finding a gun in the United States is relatively easy. It would be easy to drive a few extra miles to get a gun it is not going to stop someone from getting a gun if they have to drive a few more hours. Also, having background checks is a good idea, but background check are only enforced on public sellers. When a person sells a gun online or privately they do not have to get a background check, because it is not enforced. Stopping people from buying guns will just create more problems they will just find other places to get guns.
DeGrazia says, “even gun enthusiasts do not claim that young children, the severely mentally ill, or persons convicted of violent felonies have the right to bear arms. Gun rights are limited, at a first approximation, to competent, law-abiding adults”(pg 5). Where is the line draw from selling a gun to someone that is sane now, but they could become unstable in a few years or months? My friend could have bought a gun a few months before she become unsafe and committed suicide. My friend did not have a mental disorder, so even a background check should not save her. The gun she used was not one that she bought on her own she got it from her parents safe. …show more content…
“[Having] one or more guns in a house makes household members—on average—less safe than they would be in a gun-free household” (pg 10). This causes me concern when a child could go and get a gun from a safe that is stored in the house. There evidence that guns in household creates more crimes.There is “risk of accidental death increases markedly in households with guns” (pg 11). Even though the seller of the gun did not give the gun to the child, mentally ill patient or violent thief the person could all of a sudden turn
DeGrazia says, “even gun enthusiasts do not claim that young children, the severely mentally ill, or persons convicted of violent felonies have the right to bear arms. Gun rights are limited, at a first approximation, to competent, law-abiding adults”(pg 5). Where is the line draw from selling a gun to someone that is sane now, but they could become unstable in a few years or months? My friend could have bought a gun a few months before she become unsafe and committed suicide. My friend did not have a mental disorder, so even a background check should not save her. The gun she used was not one that she bought on her own she got it from her parents safe. …show more content…
“[Having] one or more guns in a house makes household members—on average—less safe than they would be in a gun-free household” (pg 10). This causes me concern when a child could go and get a gun from a safe that is stored in the house. There evidence that guns in household creates more crimes.There is “risk of accidental death increases markedly in households with guns” (pg 11). Even though the seller of the gun did not give the gun to the child, mentally ill patient or violent thief the person could all of a sudden turn