"Guns don 't kill people, people kill people." This quotation can be taken in different ways. One way this could be looked at is it 's not the guns that kill people, it 's the person behind it. The gun laws in the United States of America are pretty loose; most states do not require a permit to purchase a gun or a license to own one as well. This means that a person with serious physiological issues could walk into their local Wal-Mart and purchase a handgun with ease and use it the same day. Around ninety people die in the United States of America each day in gun related incidences which roughly equals about 32,000 deaths per year according to the Violence Policy Center (VPC). Using the total deaths in 2010 (number of deaths: 2,515,458) taken from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) gun deaths account for about 1.3% of deaths each year in the United States of America; 1.3% of deaths that could have been prevented or at the very least reduced. Taking into account the total amount of deaths and laws varied in each state, the United States of America 's government should implement a nationwide law requiring
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The absence regulatory laws to buy or allow the use of a firearm and the laws on how old someone has to be to handle a weapon cause way too many unnecessary and avoidable deaths in the United States of America. The absence of a single background check could cause unimaginable grief and suffering to those who are affected. Guns are embedded in the American society; no matter how hard people try, guns will always be available in America, people will continued to be killed and people will continue to be pro gun. Just by adding this simple, reasonable regulatory federal law countless loss of life can be prevented; people can live their lives feeling safe. Are these weapons not meant for protection? Then why do people want to get rid of guns in general for their
The absence regulatory laws to buy or allow the use of a firearm and the laws on how old someone has to be to handle a weapon cause way too many unnecessary and avoidable deaths in the United States of America. The absence of a single background check could cause unimaginable grief and suffering to those who are affected. Guns are embedded in the American society; no matter how hard people try, guns will always be available in America, people will continued to be killed and people will continue to be pro gun. Just by adding this simple, reasonable regulatory federal law countless loss of life can be prevented; people can live their lives feeling safe. Are these weapons not meant for protection? Then why do people want to get rid of guns in general for their