Gun Control can be Dangerous Gun control has been a very controversial issue in the United States for centuries. It gets worse after every mass shooting because it causes both political sides to debate on whether or not to implement stricter gun policies that will make it much more difficult for people to obtain a weapon. The founding fathers wrote the second amendment because they were afraid of a government that would become too big an oppressive. They believed that people should have the right to protect their families if there is ever an attack like an intruder attempting to harm your family. There are many countries that have tried to implement stricter gun control policies, policies that have persuaded United States officials to
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For example, in the past congress passed the National Firearms Act of 1934, which imposed excise taxes on machine guns and other weapons associated with crime. (Newhard, 2015) Another example is in Chicago when the city required everyone to register their weapons which later on it led to licensing then eventually to confiscation. Chicago has also accomplished to ban every single gun shop and for a few decades handguns were also banned until 2010 until the Supreme Court ruled that unconstitutional. (Davey, 2013) Even though Chicago has banned gun ranges and assault rifles the city still finds itself flooded with gun violence that has contributed to 500 homicides in 2012. (Davey, 2013) This is evidence to gun rights activists that even when strict gun policies are implemented there are still many violent incidents that can only be prevented by someone who will defend themselves. Since 2008, more than 1,300 of the confiscated guns, the analysis showed, were bought from just one store, Chuck’s Gun Shop in Riverdale, Ill., within a few miles of Chicago’s city limits. (Davey, 2013) Most of the time even when gun violence is relatively low in the country gun control advocates are still pushing for stricter gun policies. An example of this was after the passage of …show more content…
(Hendrickson, 2013) This action shows that Americans will trust guns enough to protect their families’ even if they do not really know how to use a gun. Americans understand that law enforcement really can’t prevent most incidents involving an intruder in a family home so they must do everything they can to protect themselves. They also feel that they should buy as much ammunition as they can before any gun policies are created which will result in their rights being infringed. (Hendrickson, 2013) What’s extremely obvious for Americans now is that gun policies usually end up failing because they really don’t do much to prevent criminals from obtaining weapons. Also they can be influenced to believe that gun policies do work because after every mass shooting US officials blame society which results in everyone being
For example, in the past congress passed the National Firearms Act of 1934, which imposed excise taxes on machine guns and other weapons associated with crime. (Newhard, 2015) Another example is in Chicago when the city required everyone to register their weapons which later on it led to licensing then eventually to confiscation. Chicago has also accomplished to ban every single gun shop and for a few decades handguns were also banned until 2010 until the Supreme Court ruled that unconstitutional. (Davey, 2013) Even though Chicago has banned gun ranges and assault rifles the city still finds itself flooded with gun violence that has contributed to 500 homicides in 2012. (Davey, 2013) This is evidence to gun rights activists that even when strict gun policies are implemented there are still many violent incidents that can only be prevented by someone who will defend themselves. Since 2008, more than 1,300 of the confiscated guns, the analysis showed, were bought from just one store, Chuck’s Gun Shop in Riverdale, Ill., within a few miles of Chicago’s city limits. (Davey, 2013) Most of the time even when gun violence is relatively low in the country gun control advocates are still pushing for stricter gun policies. An example of this was after the passage of …show more content…
(Hendrickson, 2013) This action shows that Americans will trust guns enough to protect their families’ even if they do not really know how to use a gun. Americans understand that law enforcement really can’t prevent most incidents involving an intruder in a family home so they must do everything they can to protect themselves. They also feel that they should buy as much ammunition as they can before any gun policies are created which will result in their rights being infringed. (Hendrickson, 2013) What’s extremely obvious for Americans now is that gun policies usually end up failing because they really don’t do much to prevent criminals from obtaining weapons. Also they can be influenced to believe that gun policies do work because after every mass shooting US officials blame society which results in everyone being