Guns are a very hot topic in today 's news, politics, and in everyday life, with shootings happening almost daily and people dying many agree that something needs to be done. Some defend guns fiercely and think that guns laws are too tough and strict. There are also people who believe that there is no use for guns today in society and believe that guns need to be taken away. Then there are those people who believe that gun laws need to be amended to fix the new problems being faced today. There are many different views on how gun laws can be fixed to cut down on the violence. If these laws would be put into place there would be a decrease in the amount of shootings. The best way to stop the violence would be to ensure that people with mental
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In fact there has been an increase of the number of guns in The United States, and statistics have shown that violence with guns has not increased. It is a popular belief that more guns means more violence. However this is not the case. In an article written by Nicholas Kristof for the New York Times he stated that since 1993 the number of guns in america has increased by fifty percent and in the same time homicides done with guns have been reduced by about half as well (Kristof 1). These statistics presented in his article are significant because they prove that just because there are more guns present does not mean that more shooting are happening. This is because people are buying guns who should be buying guns. In his article Kristof also says that 13 million people are now licensed to carry a concealed firearm (Kristof 1). These people who are carrying concealed weapons with a concealed carry license have to pass a class and background checks to prove that they are responsible enough to be able to carry their firearms. The guns being in the hands of responsible people who have proven they are capable of carrying guns is the reason that shootings and gun violence has not increased even when the amount of guns has increased. These facts that Kristof provided in his article show that gun laws need to be made to keep guns out of the hands of people who could be motivated for some reason to use them for mass shootings or
In fact there has been an increase of the number of guns in The United States, and statistics have shown that violence with guns has not increased. It is a popular belief that more guns means more violence. However this is not the case. In an article written by Nicholas Kristof for the New York Times he stated that since 1993 the number of guns in america has increased by fifty percent and in the same time homicides done with guns have been reduced by about half as well (Kristof 1). These statistics presented in his article are significant because they prove that just because there are more guns present does not mean that more shooting are happening. This is because people are buying guns who should be buying guns. In his article Kristof also says that 13 million people are now licensed to carry a concealed firearm (Kristof 1). These people who are carrying concealed weapons with a concealed carry license have to pass a class and background checks to prove that they are responsible enough to be able to carry their firearms. The guns being in the hands of responsible people who have proven they are capable of carrying guns is the reason that shootings and gun violence has not increased even when the amount of guns has increased. These facts that Kristof provided in his article show that gun laws need to be made to keep guns out of the hands of people who could be motivated for some reason to use them for mass shootings or