Jack Wiese
Laila Keeling
Georgia Figueiredo
Debate Brief
I. There should be federal laws that restrict the amount and/or types of guns that citizens can own.
II.
A. Importance (Jack)
Gun control is a frequent issue due to the deaths, injuries, crime, and accidents every year caused by guns of any sort. In fact - in the year of 2014, there was over 51,000 gun incidents. These incidents included approximately 12,000 deaths, 22,000 injuries, 2,500 home invasions, and 1,500 accidental
. The fatal consequences of widespread gun ownership in American society raises a grave concern. This has caused many to demand that the government place restrictions on gun ownership. To add to that - guns play a big part in many deaths. Almost 70% of all homicides and about …show more content…
History Over two centuries ago, the second amendment guaranteed gun rights to Americans. The law went uncontested from 1791 to 1837, when the Georgia legislature banned handguns - but even that was struck down by the Supreme Court eight years later. In 1927 congress passed a law that banned mailing of concealable weapons. Then, in 1934, congress approved of the National firearms act - regulating only fully automatic guns such as sub-machine guns. C. Definition of Terms
D. Arguments
1. Affirmative Arguments (Georgia)
People who have legal rights to a gun can always change, for example they could fall into depression and become suicidal, start taking drugs, or get drunk and they will still have legal owner. Most violent crimes are committed with guns therefore if guns are banned it will significantly lower violent crimes.
With a legal gun in the household not only is the owner of the gun capable of using it but so is their family, neighbors, etc.
If victims of crimes aren’t armed the criminal will not feel the need to be armed either. 2. Negative Arguments (Laila)
With guns, civilians could protect themselves better from a corrupt government, murderers, and
Laila Keeling
Georgia Figueiredo
Debate Brief
I. There should be federal laws that restrict the amount and/or types of guns that citizens can own.
II.
A. Importance (Jack)
Gun control is a frequent issue due to the deaths, injuries, crime, and accidents every year caused by guns of any sort. In fact - in the year of 2014, there was over 51,000 gun incidents. These incidents included approximately 12,000 deaths, 22,000 injuries, 2,500 home invasions, and 1,500 accidental
. The fatal consequences of widespread gun ownership in American society raises a grave concern. This has caused many to demand that the government place restrictions on gun ownership. To add to that - guns play a big part in many deaths. Almost 70% of all homicides and about …show more content…
History Over two centuries ago, the second amendment guaranteed gun rights to Americans. The law went uncontested from 1791 to 1837, when the Georgia legislature banned handguns - but even that was struck down by the Supreme Court eight years later. In 1927 congress passed a law that banned mailing of concealable weapons. Then, in 1934, congress approved of the National firearms act - regulating only fully automatic guns such as sub-machine guns. C. Definition of Terms
D. Arguments
1. Affirmative Arguments (Georgia)
People who have legal rights to a gun can always change, for example they could fall into depression and become suicidal, start taking drugs, or get drunk and they will still have legal owner. Most violent crimes are committed with guns therefore if guns are banned it will significantly lower violent crimes.
With a legal gun in the household not only is the owner of the gun capable of using it but so is their family, neighbors, etc.
If victims of crimes aren’t armed the criminal will not feel the need to be armed either. 2. Negative Arguments (Laila)
With guns, civilians could protect themselves better from a corrupt government, murderers, and