I believe there needs to be stricter gun laws in the United States. There has been many mass shootings in this country and the same message is being delivered. It is time for a change, gun control can save a lot of lives. I am all for multiple background checks and screenings for people who want to buy guns. I don’t see a problem for people to have to wait a little while to receive a firearm; just to make sure the person has no history that would prevent them from obtaining it.…
Americans love guns and Americans hate guns. There is a perplexing relationship within the American people and their desire for guns. American citizens are aware of the danger that follows with gun use, but still advocate to keep them legal within the states. The gruesome massacres that have occurred within American schools such as Columbine, Virginia Tech, as well as the massacre that recently occurred in Orlando, Florida at club Pulse, somehow do not resonate with the fact that this country has a very serious gun problem. The United States must figure out logical ways to make access to guns harder such as disallowing someone who has been on a FBI watch list from ever purchasing weapons.…
Why? In this nation, where nearly half of all US households own at least one gun, nearly 30,000 people die from a gunshot each year. “A Dec. 10, 2014 Pew Research Center survey found 52% of Americans believe the right to own guns should be protected while 46% believe gun ownership should be controlled, a switch from 1993 when 34% wanted gun rights protected and 57% wanted gun ownership controlled. According to a Feb. 20, 2018 Quinnipiac Poll taken shortly after the Feb. 14 mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, 66% of American voters support stricter gun control laws (Background of the Issue - Gun Control” ). As more gun violence incidents are occuring, the more the debate is pushed into…
With approximately 25 Americans murdered each day due to gun violence, handing out more guns just does not seem like the right thing to do (“Progressive”). According to statistics the people of the United States already have guns and concealed carries. Guns do not kill people, people kill people, so it does not make sense that people should be given more guns. 80-90% of Americans agree that better background checks should be put into play to limit who is able to receive a murderous weapon (“Concealed…
Gun Control : Should carrying a Gun be legal nationally? An issue that America deals with everyday and an issue that many debate about year round is Gun control. Yet, the big question is should it be legal to carry one nationally? One in three americans own gun and according to The Wall Street Journal, only 30 states allow open carry.…
As the country with the largest stockpile of privately owned firearms, we aren’t doing much to prevent them from falling on the wrong hands. According to The Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act convicted felons, drug users and abusers, and mentally ill people are prohibited from purchasing or possessing firearms (FBI). But, convicted criminals and mentally ill people are acquiring firearms without any difficulty and are using them for the wrong reasons mainly because of weak laws that regulate the sale of firearms. Firearm sales in gun shows are not regulated by the FBI and buyers are not required to go through any kind of background checks at the time of purchase. According to a report by the UC Davis Violence Prevention Research Program titled “Inside Gun Shows: What Goes on When Everybody Thinks Nobody’s Watching”, it is reported that more than forty percent of gun sales occur privately without any regulations.…
Those who wish to purchase a gun should receive extensive searches that touch his or her’s criminal and mental health records. Lastly, gun laws should be uniform throughout America to prevent anyone from legally purchasing one. All of these components could be incorporated into American gun control, if the responsibility of selling firearms were placed in the hands of the federal government; furthermore, only federal facilities should have the right to sell guns. The likelihood of error from the federal government would be small, diminishing the amount of unqualified people legally obtaining a gun and reducing the incidence of gun violence in…
It should be to reduce the number of people who carry guns unlawfully, especially in places -- on streets, in taverns -- where the mere presence of a gun can increase the hazards we all face” (Wilson, 126). James Q. Wilson’s idea is excellent. Government should be to reduce the number of people who carry guns unlawfully and increase efforts to combat crime, rather than simply execute gun control. Hopefully the government of the United States will make a right…
America needs stricter gun control laws and background checks because innocent people die and people go on rampages killing people. Many people own guns in the United States. Many people who own those guns should not own a gun. America needs stricter background checks on people who want to own a gun because, There are so many bad people in the world that own a gun and put innocent people at a high risk…
62% of the 31,000 deaths caused by a gun are suicides (Cornell 2). According to Arthur L. Kellerman, MD, “residents of homes where a gun is present are 5 times more likely to experience a suicide than residents of homes without guns” (A Case for Gun Control). I have experienced the effects of suicide within my own family. One month ago, my cousin Marisa committed suicide. She was 26 years old and had been diagnosed with schizophrenia a few years prior to the tragic incident.…
Gun Control is Not the Solution Increased Gun Control in the United States is absurd, useless, and unnecessary. In order to increase safety all throughout the United States time and effort must not be spent towards limiting gun owners of their rights. The tragic rash of school, religious, and workplace shootings has turned up the heat on the public conversation about guns. In nearly all of these cases gun laws would not have stopped the shooters from obtaining a firearm.…
The number of mass shooting in the United States is increasing at an alarming rate. There have been more mass shootings since 2005 than the past 23 years before that. This is for multiple reasons. Guns are readily available to whomever wants to buy them. So long as…
If we want to stop guns and the feeling of unsafeness, we need to correct our societal mentality. Therefore, we should have extensive psychological tests used frequently on every one that owns a gun and make sure they are mentally stable under stressful situations. Yes, there are people who are sick, and this is why background checks are also important. Obama recently stated, “He will increase access to mental health services,” and under the Brady Bill (1993), criminal background checks should be performed to every single person before buying a hand gun. I believe we should all think of ourselves as protectors of our communities, and you should not take away citizens’ rights of owning a…
(Bitto). But there comes a point where there shouldn’t be firearms in the hands of criminals, drug dealers, fugitives, the mentally unstable, and other unpredictable people who can’t deal with this responsibility (“Shootings Expose...”). There are many cases where this fear of someone handling a gun they aren’t responsible enough. For example, under regulations implemented in 1993, soldier aren’t allowed to carry weapons and caused a mass shooting ending the lives of many soldiers. There needs more regulations taken, but the soldier who fight for our country deserve the right to protect themselves as well (Stockman).…
In recent years, a lot of debate had been going on about the laws pertaining to firearms. Unfortunately, with all of the mass shootings and killings being reported by the media, guns are given a bad reputation. Sadly, many people believe that they should be illegal because they are dangerous and can kill people, but what these people don’t realize is making them illegal will do a lot more harm than good. Guns have created a balance in society and if we were to take them away it could cause a lot of chaos which would result in more crime and more casualties. People deserve the right to bear arms because with proper training one could possibly save his/her life and also protect others.…