In America, guns have been a part of the country’s society since about 1607, whether it be war, hunting, protecting your family, it has always been a symbol for many things. The gun control vs. gun rights debate has been an ongoing controversy since the late 1960s, weighing the rights and liberties of the individual citizen against the welfare and safety of the nation as a whole, has always been a precarious discussion. Now, 48 years later, nationwide shootings are occurring on a daily basis. Masses of Americans are demanding the Obama administration to tighten gun laws and are willing to give up their rights for more safety. While in some aspects it is understandable why many want stricter gun control, some Americans do not understand is that
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In reality, crime is going to happen with or without guns and restrictive laws. The second amendment has been in place for over 200 years; why is it now that in the last 48 years Americans want more safety and less freedom? It’s an emotional knee jerk reaction. Emotions run high when it comes to crimes involving guns and people, particularly school shootings and the young. Some Americans don’t look at the big picture when it comes to heinous crimes involving guns. To have a rational conversation about the gun rights vs. gun control debate; Americans should know the second amendment to the U.S. constitution; the major turning points in gun control legislation and the social/cultural events that inspired the legislation, as well as the shift in the late 1960s to the assumption that controlling weapons would control …show more content…
There are arguments on both sides of the issue of gun control, however those who own legal firearms are in general not those committing gun related crimes. The prying into the private lives of American and having our teachers refer any student they think is or could be a public threat seems to take the issue too far and is an invasion of our individual liberty of privacy.
Gun violence is a part of our everyday life. One can hardly turn on the television without seeing some type of gun violence, and the largest grossing films are all about shooting the bad guys or getting away with armed robbery. The glorification of gun violence in films could have an impact on the decision made by criminals by copycatting something they saw on TV. Certainly if you look at a typical western movie versus say, a James Bond movie; it is easy to see the escalation of gun violence which could influence the decision of many to commit like
In reality, crime is going to happen with or without guns and restrictive laws. The second amendment has been in place for over 200 years; why is it now that in the last 48 years Americans want more safety and less freedom? It’s an emotional knee jerk reaction. Emotions run high when it comes to crimes involving guns and people, particularly school shootings and the young. Some Americans don’t look at the big picture when it comes to heinous crimes involving guns. To have a rational conversation about the gun rights vs. gun control debate; Americans should know the second amendment to the U.S. constitution; the major turning points in gun control legislation and the social/cultural events that inspired the legislation, as well as the shift in the late 1960s to the assumption that controlling weapons would control …show more content…
There are arguments on both sides of the issue of gun control, however those who own legal firearms are in general not those committing gun related crimes. The prying into the private lives of American and having our teachers refer any student they think is or could be a public threat seems to take the issue too far and is an invasion of our individual liberty of privacy.
Gun violence is a part of our everyday life. One can hardly turn on the television without seeing some type of gun violence, and the largest grossing films are all about shooting the bad guys or getting away with armed robbery. The glorification of gun violence in films could have an impact on the decision made by criminals by copycatting something they saw on TV. Certainly if you look at a typical western movie versus say, a James Bond movie; it is easy to see the escalation of gun violence which could influence the decision of many to commit like