Gun Control Argumentative Essay

“A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.” Thomas Jefferson said this when writing the Second Amendment, stating that the people had the god-given right to self-defense and protection. More guns to the people is better for the people, this will be explained in detail throughout the research paper. Leftists often claim that more gun control protects women from domestic abusers and stalkers and guns are rarely used in self-defense. According to Juliana Horowitz, 92% of women in a group of 100 said that protection is a reason they carry firearms, and 27% said it’s the only reason they carry a firearm. The reason stricter gun control will not make women safer in domestic abuse situations and stalkers is because if one of these were to happen to them and they had to give up their guns due to these laws, they would be at a severe disadvantage for one not having an easy way to defend themselves, but also being …show more content…
Ever since the first gun control law passed in 1968, England has been on a steady incline in homicides from 7 homicides per 1 million people to almost 12 homicides before the second gun control law was passed, which increased the 12 homicides to 18 deaths per 1 million people; an estimated 40% increase in crimes in which the offender was carrying a firearm. These statistics were given by Law Library of Congress and by James Agresti, Rebecca Guerra and Reid Smith. I’ve stated before that criminals feel more confident when going after citizens, but even though England’s homicide rates happened at a much smaller rate, they had a larger importation problem. It’s reported that England had illegally imported guns from Ireland, Argentina, Central and Eastern Europe, the US and Australia. Indications point to illegal guns being able to be purchased on the streets for 50-100 pounds ($70 -