Congress Should Enforce Stronger Gun Control Laws In The United States

Many people feel that in light of recent gun shootings and tragedies in our nation, that Congress should enforce stronger gun control laws. However, advocates against new laws present vehement arguments as to why this decision could be detrimental to our nation. The issue of gun control has been an important topic of the United States for decades, but has recently come under great scrutiny. Many people are asking whether guns really are the helpful tool that many of Americans believe they are, or if they are simply just the killing machines the media have recently been publicized them as. Whatever they are, guns are incredibly powerful weapons. They can cause destruction, harm or even death. They command attention, respect, and authority. They can be used to defend and protect or to threaten and kill. No matter how one views them, however, guns are powerful instruments, both physically and socially.
Some arguments for gun control suggest banning guns from civil …show more content…
Criminals tend to ignore laws, seeking their own means of attaining weapons outside of what is deemed legal. Implementing stricter gun control laws makes it harder for the law-abiding citizens to legally possess a gun to protect themselves, and nothing to prevent criminals from purchasing guns through the illegal venues as they always have. They argue that stricter gun control laws are not intended to help the people or victims of gun violence. Laura Fosmire reports Timothy Delgrosso, a pro-gun activist, stating, "The legal gun owners are not the bad folks…they 've never been the bad folks.” Gun control laws, however, villainize legal gun owners under the misconception that a person wishes to own a gun in order to eradicate another person. Legal gun owners become criminalized for the act of just possessing a