In today’s world, the media is plastered with the debate over gun control. Should the second amendment right stay or should it be changed due to the times?. It has been one of the most debated topics since 1999, when the horrific columbine school shooting occurred in Colorado. Since then there have been countless shootings and massacres all around the United States. From movie theaters to schools to clubs, it happens everywhere. But what's to blame for this? Is gun control not strict enough? Are we letting just anyone be able to purchase a gun? The rise in gun violence in recent years can be contributed to gun laws and regulations being too lenient in the United States as well guns become more advanced and easier to get for anyone. The gun
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are not strict enough compared to other countries around the world. With the U.S. having the worst gun violence rate compared to other countries similar to it, it is also due to other countries having very strict gun laws or completely outlawing guns. Firearms are basically banned in Japan. the only guns permitted are shotguns and guns used in competition or for research. Even then owning those guns requires a rigorous background check, several mental and physical tests along with annual government inspections. Japans gun death rate in 2016 was 0.04. In Canada, which has the next highest gun homicide rate at 15% per 100,000 people, all gun owners must complete a background check and take a safety course. Handguns, semiautomatics and most non-hunting guns are heavily restricted. Potential gun owners need to obtain a federal registration certificate to own a gun. Compare these laws to the ones here in the U.S. and there is a big difference. The U.S. has possibly the loosest gun regulations in the world. Out of 50 states, 35 don't require gun owners have a license, get a purchase permit or register their weapons. The whole process takes a matter of minutes. First, the store selling the gun will put the person's name in a national background check and anyone convicted of a felony, or misdemeanors with sentences exceeding two years, or has been declared "mentally defective" by a court, will not
are not strict enough compared to other countries around the world. With the U.S. having the worst gun violence rate compared to other countries similar to it, it is also due to other countries having very strict gun laws or completely outlawing guns. Firearms are basically banned in Japan. the only guns permitted are shotguns and guns used in competition or for research. Even then owning those guns requires a rigorous background check, several mental and physical tests along with annual government inspections. Japans gun death rate in 2016 was 0.04. In Canada, which has the next highest gun homicide rate at 15% per 100,000 people, all gun owners must complete a background check and take a safety course. Handguns, semiautomatics and most non-hunting guns are heavily restricted. Potential gun owners need to obtain a federal registration certificate to own a gun. Compare these laws to the ones here in the U.S. and there is a big difference. The U.S. has possibly the loosest gun regulations in the world. Out of 50 states, 35 don't require gun owners have a license, get a purchase permit or register their weapons. The whole process takes a matter of minutes. First, the store selling the gun will put the person's name in a national background check and anyone convicted of a felony, or misdemeanors with sentences exceeding two years, or has been declared "mentally defective" by a court, will not