Confiscation Of The Gun Legislation In this country we are at the point of Gun control legislation, that the government is trying to save lives, but also putting the lives of citizens at risk by making it even more ridiculous on obtaining a gun legally, and in turn making the law abiding citizen turn down the route that the criminal would to obtain their guns. Sadly, our government is tirelessly still trying to construct the process and creating it more difficult and to take away that much more of safety to the legal gun toting American has by being even tougher on gun control legislation, instead of focusing on reducing the amount of guns through illegal carrying. Many options give grounds for the argument of Gun control. The ultimate reason
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This is a good way to deter criminals that might try to use gun violence in lieu of a burglary. People who reported to the National Crime Survey stated that they defended themselves with a weapon were less likely to lose personal property or injury, than those who did not protect themselves. Statistics have shown that criminals are weary of armed victims. Self-defense is an absolute. It gives a person greater protection if there isn’t any police officers around, or if they are in a desolate area, where crime might be high. Being able to brandish a weapon to show the, would be assailant, that all individuals aren’t helpless, and in turn will prevent the crime to turn into a statistic (James Q. Wilson).
People should keep in mind the assumptions of what Gun control can bring. The first assumption is that most hand guns are stolen, borrowed, or obtained through personal transactions. It is a strong possibility that guns that were used in the progress of a crime could be true, but the only statistics that can stem from that is those who were caught with the gun, and by where they said it was obtained from. Meaning they could be telling you the truth or could be trying to cover their own tracks or by keeping others out of trouble. Therefore the assumption cannot be one-hundred percent
This is a good way to deter criminals that might try to use gun violence in lieu of a burglary. People who reported to the National Crime Survey stated that they defended themselves with a weapon were less likely to lose personal property or injury, than those who did not protect themselves. Statistics have shown that criminals are weary of armed victims. Self-defense is an absolute. It gives a person greater protection if there isn’t any police officers around, or if they are in a desolate area, where crime might be high. Being able to brandish a weapon to show the, would be assailant, that all individuals aren’t helpless, and in turn will prevent the crime to turn into a statistic (James Q. Wilson).
People should keep in mind the assumptions of what Gun control can bring. The first assumption is that most hand guns are stolen, borrowed, or obtained through personal transactions. It is a strong possibility that guns that were used in the progress of a crime could be true, but the only statistics that can stem from that is those who were caught with the gun, and by where they said it was obtained from. Meaning they could be telling you the truth or could be trying to cover their own tracks or by keeping others out of trouble. Therefore the assumption cannot be one-hundred percent