Gun Control is Controlling the Fear of People I’m walking down the street and I see someone carrying a gun in their pocket. In my mind I think if they are an innocent civilian or if they are going to do something awful with it. I start to walk faster until I am quite far away from that person. Never should people be scared to just walk around the block or even go out and about. These horrendous events that are occurring all over the world are used with just simple guns. People argue and say that changing and enforcing more laws won't make as much as an impact to death rates. But do we really believe that? These guns have been a huge part of the world, been used unnecessarily and rarely used in self-defense. This is why we should enforce
…show more content…
Innocent people are scared because they never know what the person with the gun is going to do with it. Over time guns have rarely been used for self-defense. They are used to commit crimes and kill innocent civilians because of what that person is feeling inside or at that moment in time. For example, mass shootings, killing someone to get away with a crime, etc. As 29,618,300 violent crimes committed between the years 2007 and 2011, only 0.79% or 235,700 protected themselves with a threat to use a firearm. This shows us that most of guns are used for unnecessary things. Another thing is that enforcing gun control laws would reduce the societal costs associated with gun violence. In 2010, gun violence cost each person in the U.S. $564 and the government $5.5 billion lost in tax revenue. $133 million for law enforcement and medic response to shooting injuries. 36,341 emergency room visits and 25,024 hospitalization from gun injuries added up to an estimated $6.3 million. On the other hand, I do understand that gun control laws do not deter crime; its gun ownership. Between the years 1980 and 2009, assault weapons bans did not significantly affect murder rates at the state level. Also states with restrictions on carrying a weapon(gun), had higher gun-related murders. The thing is if we enforce more gun control laws and enforce strict rules it could work and bring death rates down and people would feel more safe and
Innocent people are scared because they never know what the person with the gun is going to do with it. Over time guns have rarely been used for self-defense. They are used to commit crimes and kill innocent civilians because of what that person is feeling inside or at that moment in time. For example, mass shootings, killing someone to get away with a crime, etc. As 29,618,300 violent crimes committed between the years 2007 and 2011, only 0.79% or 235,700 protected themselves with a threat to use a firearm. This shows us that most of guns are used for unnecessary things. Another thing is that enforcing gun control laws would reduce the societal costs associated with gun violence. In 2010, gun violence cost each person in the U.S. $564 and the government $5.5 billion lost in tax revenue. $133 million for law enforcement and medic response to shooting injuries. 36,341 emergency room visits and 25,024 hospitalization from gun injuries added up to an estimated $6.3 million. On the other hand, I do understand that gun control laws do not deter crime; its gun ownership. Between the years 1980 and 2009, assault weapons bans did not significantly affect murder rates at the state level. Also states with restrictions on carrying a weapon(gun), had higher gun-related murders. The thing is if we enforce more gun control laws and enforce strict rules it could work and bring death rates down and people would feel more safe and