Steven Danley
Argumentative Essay
American's Right to Bear Arms
As a twenty something American myself, I have seen quite a few serious issues growing up in this great nation we call home. We have a growing amount of poor and homeless people whom are unable to find any kind of employment or medical help that they so badly need. Our country is experiencing quickly rising expansion rates, an out of control unbalanced budget, and a major problem with misuse of firearms. I can't help but to sometimes worry, like most people today do, that someone close to me could at some point become a victim of a senseless shooting. I feel the need to have a firearm available for self-protection and a rifle for when hunting season rolls around. Firearms impact …show more content…
Even though the government is attempting to make our country safer, they aren't fixing the key issues. They are simply making it harder for the average law-abiding citizen to obtain a firearm legally for self-protection. I as well as other Americans prefer not to be victimized due to a lack of self-protection. If one were to stop and consider it, the saying "guns don't kill people, people kill people" is accurate. After all, guns cannot go off by themselves; it takes a person to pull the trigger. Groups for stricter firearm control; for example, Handgun Control Inc. (HCl), argue that firearms do kill people. HCI argues that a firearm influences people to feel they are morally justified, superior and can end a person's life or control a situation by force. One can't place the blame on the firearm. Firearms are not animate objects that can pick their victims. As I said before, firearms require a person to pull the trigger. For this reason, firearm control should be placed on knowledge, practice, safety and preventing criminals from obtaining firearms.
Perhaps we need to step up our public educational classes regarding firearms and require a certain amount of lessons and practice time to be taken along with an extensive background check and a longer waiting period.
The Brady law, which was passed in February 1994, was a good step towards keeping firearms out of the wrong hands. The law was named after Jim Brady, who was shot and disabled during an assassination attempt on President Ronald Reagan in 1981. This law requires a background check on any individual trying to purchase a firearm legally. This allows
Merchants to deny sales to convicted felons, drug or alcohol addicts, non-U.S. citizens,
Argumentative Essay
American's Right to Bear Arms
As a twenty something American myself, I have seen quite a few serious issues growing up in this great nation we call home. We have a growing amount of poor and homeless people whom are unable to find any kind of employment or medical help that they so badly need. Our country is experiencing quickly rising expansion rates, an out of control unbalanced budget, and a major problem with misuse of firearms. I can't help but to sometimes worry, like most people today do, that someone close to me could at some point become a victim of a senseless shooting. I feel the need to have a firearm available for self-protection and a rifle for when hunting season rolls around. Firearms impact …show more content…
Even though the government is attempting to make our country safer, they aren't fixing the key issues. They are simply making it harder for the average law-abiding citizen to obtain a firearm legally for self-protection. I as well as other Americans prefer not to be victimized due to a lack of self-protection. If one were to stop and consider it, the saying "guns don't kill people, people kill people" is accurate. After all, guns cannot go off by themselves; it takes a person to pull the trigger. Groups for stricter firearm control; for example, Handgun Control Inc. (HCl), argue that firearms do kill people. HCI argues that a firearm influences people to feel they are morally justified, superior and can end a person's life or control a situation by force. One can't place the blame on the firearm. Firearms are not animate objects that can pick their victims. As I said before, firearms require a person to pull the trigger. For this reason, firearm control should be placed on knowledge, practice, safety and preventing criminals from obtaining firearms.
Perhaps we need to step up our public educational classes regarding firearms and require a certain amount of lessons and practice time to be taken along with an extensive background check and a longer waiting period.
The Brady law, which was passed in February 1994, was a good step towards keeping firearms out of the wrong hands. The law was named after Jim Brady, who was shot and disabled during an assassination attempt on President Ronald Reagan in 1981. This law requires a background check on any individual trying to purchase a firearm legally. This allows
Merchants to deny sales to convicted felons, drug or alcohol addicts, non-U.S. citizens,