Argumentative Essay: The Right To Bear Arms

The right to keep and bear arms is not simply about ownership of guns and other weapons. The right to keep and bear arms is just that – a right. Without this right, citizens are vulnerable to danger and attacks from various sources, which can range from the common criminal to tyrannical governments. Regardless of the facts that promote and defend the right to keep and bear arms, there are still a number of people who prefer and endorse gun control. This is often due to their personal beliefs and lack of knowledge about the positive benefits that can come from the full use of these rights.
In order to bring the nation to full acceptance and implementation of this right, citizens and politicians need to be persuaded further about the ways that this right could positively affect our nation. Personally, I believe that the right to bear arms is a fundamental right because, …show more content…
Dan Casey and CNN.com separately discuss events concerning mass shootings by criminals in the United States of America. Shootings typically happen in places where there are a lot of defenseless people and innocent bystanders. This is why a lot of armed crimes happen in public places such as schools and banks. For example, the top two mass shootings in United States history were the Virginia Tech shooting and the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting. The Virginia Tech shooting occurred in Blacksburg, Virginia on April 16, 2007 and the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting took place in Newtown, Connecticut on December 14, 2012. The Virginia Tech shooting was initiated by a 23-year-old who kills 32 people, wounds countless others, then commits suicide (CNN.com paragraph 2). In the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, a 20-year-old kills 20 children, 6 adults, his mother, then commits