Imagine a world where you couldn’t protect yourself because you didn’t have the tools to protect yourself. That is how a world with strict gun control would be. In the United States right now there are many political disputes about gun control. Gun control laws are laws that regulate the making, selling, and possession of Firearms both for recreation or self defense. One of the biggests arguments of gun control is whether gun control is against the constitution of the United States or not. Many people find themselves asking “Gun control yes or no?” The USA should not enforce any gun control laws because gun control will not change gun violence, Criminals don’t get their guns legally, and gun control laws are against the second amendment.
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For instance, Cook and has colleagues at the University of Chicago completed a study that said “70 inmates who had possessed a firearm, only 2, or 2.9 percent, had bought it at a gun store. The report found that percentage was in line with the findings of the Chicago Police Department when it traced weapons seized from suspected gang members.” In light of this, the author is showing that a very small percent of criminals that committed crimes with guns got them legally and the rest were illegal and, probably from gun trafficking. In “FEDS Claim Progress In Fight Against Illegal Gun Trafficking,” Walker states “Last year alone, ATF agents used trace data to recommend more than 2,000 suspected traffickers for prosecution.” To clarify, there are a lot of illegal gun traffickers that get these people their guns illegally. This relates to Cooks study because there are a lot of traffickers and there are a lot of people who get their guns illegally. Hence, we shouldn’t enforce gun laws in the USA because criminals get their guns
To begin, the US should not make any more gun control laws because gun control will …show more content…
For instance, Cook and has colleagues at the University of Chicago completed a study that said “70 inmates who had possessed a firearm, only 2, or 2.9 percent, had bought it at a gun store. The report found that percentage was in line with the findings of the Chicago Police Department when it traced weapons seized from suspected gang members.” In light of this, the author is showing that a very small percent of criminals that committed crimes with guns got them legally and the rest were illegal and, probably from gun trafficking. In “FEDS Claim Progress In Fight Against Illegal Gun Trafficking,” Walker states “Last year alone, ATF agents used trace data to recommend more than 2,000 suspected traffickers for prosecution.” To clarify, there are a lot of illegal gun traffickers that get these people their guns illegally. This relates to Cooks study because there are a lot of traffickers and there are a lot of people who get their guns illegally. Hence, we shouldn’t enforce gun laws in the USA because criminals get their guns