Guns - Protection or Problem?
Do you own a gun? Do you know someone that owns a gun? In the United States, gun ownership creates political as well as social issues. Time and time again the same question always reemerges; are guns the reason for so much violence and criminal activity or are the guns protection from the violent and sometimes deadly criminal activity? Gun control laws in the United States continue to create a political firestorm with statistical data supporting arguments both for and against gun ownership; however, neither group possesses compelling evidence to sway the other side. To begin with new gun control movements are evident at the federal as well as the state level and have political backing on both sides of the …show more content…
Hand guns were the reason for the majority of both the homicides and the nonfatal violence. Gun control advocates are convinced that the way to pass gun control is to ensure that background checks are the foundation of any gun control laws. The large majority of Americans agree that mental illness and domestic abuse convictions should be reasons to deny gun ownership. The concealed gun on campuses issue is of great concern to gun control advocates due to the age of the students and the mixture of alcohol and guns. In addition to the fear of increased violence the costs of metal detectors, additional staff training and additional security is costing in the millions for states that have passed the concealed gun laws. The Houston Chronicle reported that Texas is anticipating spending forty-seven million to upgrade schools if the concealed weapon law passes this year. The threat of more school shootings or mass public shootings is very real, and in several cases mental illness has proven to be an issue with the shooter. For every child or innocent person murdered the shooters are proving the gun advocates point of why controlling gun purchases are …show more content…
Who exactly owns the guns and do they feel safer owning them? The Gallup poll conducted a study in October 2014 and found that the majority of gun owners were white, Republican men living in the south. The people least likely to own a gun were nonwhite, Democratic living in the East. The same demographics hold true for those that own a gun as to if they feel safer in their homes. The chart on page 5 will provide all the demographics of gun ownership. Since 2006, the percent of Americans who say guns make households a safer place has drastically increased. A pew research found that in 2014 it was the first time in twenty years that support for gun rights was greater than support for gun control. An increasing number of American’s believe gun ownership protects people from crime. It has not been proven that more guns in turn mean more
Do you own a gun? Do you know someone that owns a gun? In the United States, gun ownership creates political as well as social issues. Time and time again the same question always reemerges; are guns the reason for so much violence and criminal activity or are the guns protection from the violent and sometimes deadly criminal activity? Gun control laws in the United States continue to create a political firestorm with statistical data supporting arguments both for and against gun ownership; however, neither group possesses compelling evidence to sway the other side. To begin with new gun control movements are evident at the federal as well as the state level and have political backing on both sides of the …show more content…
Hand guns were the reason for the majority of both the homicides and the nonfatal violence. Gun control advocates are convinced that the way to pass gun control is to ensure that background checks are the foundation of any gun control laws. The large majority of Americans agree that mental illness and domestic abuse convictions should be reasons to deny gun ownership. The concealed gun on campuses issue is of great concern to gun control advocates due to the age of the students and the mixture of alcohol and guns. In addition to the fear of increased violence the costs of metal detectors, additional staff training and additional security is costing in the millions for states that have passed the concealed gun laws. The Houston Chronicle reported that Texas is anticipating spending forty-seven million to upgrade schools if the concealed weapon law passes this year. The threat of more school shootings or mass public shootings is very real, and in several cases mental illness has proven to be an issue with the shooter. For every child or innocent person murdered the shooters are proving the gun advocates point of why controlling gun purchases are …show more content…
Who exactly owns the guns and do they feel safer owning them? The Gallup poll conducted a study in October 2014 and found that the majority of gun owners were white, Republican men living in the south. The people least likely to own a gun were nonwhite, Democratic living in the East. The same demographics hold true for those that own a gun as to if they feel safer in their homes. The chart on page 5 will provide all the demographics of gun ownership. Since 2006, the percent of Americans who say guns make households a safer place has drastically increased. A pew research found that in 2014 it was the first time in twenty years that support for gun rights was greater than support for gun control. An increasing number of American’s believe gun ownership protects people from crime. It has not been proven that more guns in turn mean more