The United States is ranked number one in the world in gun ownership. Which races many questions: for example, could this many guns in circulation be the cause of the high rate in crime. Should there be regulations placed on who can own guns and background checks, because practically anyone can buy a gun now.
There have been many debates going on in Congress on regulations and banns that they want to be placed on guns to control the amount in the population. But that raises many concerns for the people wondering is this constitutional. The constitution does state that the people have the right to bear arms, which includes ammunition and other attributes related to guns.The 2nd amendment reads, and I quote "A well regulated Militia, being necessary …show more content…
Now a regulation on who should allowed to be guns is in question. The government wants to do background checks and psychological evaluations to see if you qualify to get a gun. "The background check system is highly efficient and effective; during its 14 years in existence, the system has helped keep more than 1.5 million guns out of the wrong hands." People with mental illness's such as bipolar disorder, depression...ext would be in review to see if they are well enough to be able to carry a gun.Individuals who have mental illness, that feels rejected, and other angered persons can inflict mass casualties with guns that otherwise would not be possible. The argument "But guns don’t kill people, people kill people", technically yes this is true but if the person is of set in their own mind the gun being in their presence would raise many red flags.
Some solutions the other side of this dilemma may have is to try to help with crime is to protect schools would be to arm the teachers and all shop owners. The best way to stop a gun, is with another gun. But that’s where the mental and psychological evaluations would come in because if one person is having a bad day they could end up being the gunman because they have snapped. But self defense does play a big part in the whether or not guns should be strictly banned or strongly regulated. We the people have a right to defend ourselves, our family, and our
There have been many debates going on in Congress on regulations and banns that they want to be placed on guns to control the amount in the population. But that raises many concerns for the people wondering is this constitutional. The constitution does state that the people have the right to bear arms, which includes ammunition and other attributes related to guns.The 2nd amendment reads, and I quote "A well regulated Militia, being necessary …show more content…
Now a regulation on who should allowed to be guns is in question. The government wants to do background checks and psychological evaluations to see if you qualify to get a gun. "The background check system is highly efficient and effective; during its 14 years in existence, the system has helped keep more than 1.5 million guns out of the wrong hands." People with mental illness's such as bipolar disorder, depression...ext would be in review to see if they are well enough to be able to carry a gun.Individuals who have mental illness, that feels rejected, and other angered persons can inflict mass casualties with guns that otherwise would not be possible. The argument "But guns don’t kill people, people kill people", technically yes this is true but if the person is of set in their own mind the gun being in their presence would raise many red flags.
Some solutions the other side of this dilemma may have is to try to help with crime is to protect schools would be to arm the teachers and all shop owners. The best way to stop a gun, is with another gun. But that’s where the mental and psychological evaluations would come in because if one person is having a bad day they could end up being the gunman because they have snapped. But self defense does play a big part in the whether or not guns should be strictly banned or strongly regulated. We the people have a right to defend ourselves, our family, and our