Is banning handguns the wrong decision? Would background checks lower crime rates? Should we be able to have conceal carry? Gun control has been a controversial topic for decades. Gun control supporters are lobbying for a mandatory waiting period for purchases of handguns. The states seek to reduce violence, murders, and crimes with the new gun laws. Advocates of gun control want restrictions on sales of all guns, but citizen groups and arms manufactures are trying to prevent this from happening. Polls from the states show public support for having background checks, banning larger round magazines and sale of assault weapons, and stricter gun trafficking laws. However, government should not limit private ownership of firearms due to statistics
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Yes, the banning of handguns is the wrong decision because banning them prevents people from defending themselves properly. Wayne LaPierre, the executive vice president of the National Rifle Association claims that “the only thing that stops a bad guy with a gun is a good guy with a gun”(Mantel 2). If bad guys knew that other people had firearms then criminals would be more worried about getting shot while the criminals committed a crime.Therefore, if the criminal was more worried about getting shot instead of committing the crime, the crime ratings would decrease. If a good guy did not have a firearm, then the criminals would run free and not have to worry about citizens returning the fire back at them. Allowing the option to its law-abiding citizens, personal safety should be one of the top priorities in the United States. As crime rates have increased and violent crimes are reported more and more in the press, people need handguns so they can keep themselves and their families safe. On September 24, 1976, Washington, D.C. placed a ban that no one but police officers could have a handgun. The Washington, D.C. murder rate averaged 73% higher than it was before the ban. Therefore, banning the handguns did not work in decreasing the crime rate. Instead, the ban raised the crime rate colloquialism. Guns are a necessity to life especially in the corrupted society people live in. “Also a Department of Justice study of a 1994 gun law that …show more content…
Yes, being able to carry guns will allow protection for oneself and others. “Gun control and gun rights regulations share a long history in the United States. Adult white men in the American colonies had the right to own firearms for hunting and self-defense and, in fact, were required to use them in the service of local militias.” (Mantel 10). People have used guns for centuries for self-defense purposes. Why should the government take away people 's guns rights when they use them for self-defense LaPierre and others argue, “that not only gun-carrying individuals ward off attackers, but criminals are deterred because they do not know who does or does not carry a concealed weapon.”(Mantel 9). If criminals are scared that good people are carrying guns also, they will be less likely to commit a crime. If criminals do try and shoot others, there will be good people there to protect themselves with their guns. The streets will be safer and allow society to become better however others believe otherwise. Allowing people to carry guns on the street will increase the crime rate many believe. “Carrying guns in public puts American families and communities at risk of more gun deaths and injuries as opposed to providing greater protection, says Knox of the Brady Campaign, which opposes shall-issue permit laws.” (Mantel 9). Criminals who walk around with guns are more likely to use them to commit crimes with a permit.
Yes, the banning of handguns is the wrong decision because banning them prevents people from defending themselves properly. Wayne LaPierre, the executive vice president of the National Rifle Association claims that “the only thing that stops a bad guy with a gun is a good guy with a gun”(Mantel 2). If bad guys knew that other people had firearms then criminals would be more worried about getting shot while the criminals committed a crime.Therefore, if the criminal was more worried about getting shot instead of committing the crime, the crime ratings would decrease. If a good guy did not have a firearm, then the criminals would run free and not have to worry about citizens returning the fire back at them. Allowing the option to its law-abiding citizens, personal safety should be one of the top priorities in the United States. As crime rates have increased and violent crimes are reported more and more in the press, people need handguns so they can keep themselves and their families safe. On September 24, 1976, Washington, D.C. placed a ban that no one but police officers could have a handgun. The Washington, D.C. murder rate averaged 73% higher than it was before the ban. Therefore, banning the handguns did not work in decreasing the crime rate. Instead, the ban raised the crime rate colloquialism. Guns are a necessity to life especially in the corrupted society people live in. “Also a Department of Justice study of a 1994 gun law that …show more content…
Yes, being able to carry guns will allow protection for oneself and others. “Gun control and gun rights regulations share a long history in the United States. Adult white men in the American colonies had the right to own firearms for hunting and self-defense and, in fact, were required to use them in the service of local militias.” (Mantel 10). People have used guns for centuries for self-defense purposes. Why should the government take away people 's guns rights when they use them for self-defense LaPierre and others argue, “that not only gun-carrying individuals ward off attackers, but criminals are deterred because they do not know who does or does not carry a concealed weapon.”(Mantel 9). If criminals are scared that good people are carrying guns also, they will be less likely to commit a crime. If criminals do try and shoot others, there will be good people there to protect themselves with their guns. The streets will be safer and allow society to become better however others believe otherwise. Allowing people to carry guns on the street will increase the crime rate many believe. “Carrying guns in public puts American families and communities at risk of more gun deaths and injuries as opposed to providing greater protection, says Knox of the Brady Campaign, which opposes shall-issue permit laws.” (Mantel 9). Criminals who walk around with guns are more likely to use them to commit crimes with a permit.