Are The Laws For Gun Control Sufficient Or Should There Be More?
Guns have been widely used by the militant groups, robbers and some public-citizens as well. The question about the laws controlling the guns dissemination in the society is debatable. The guns are spreading at a very fast pace and many individuals have access to this illegal tool. Many individuals are involved in street crimes and they use guns in the crimes. Some people argue that they possess the guns for safety purposes. Although there are licenses as well which the individual has to acquire to possess a gun however there are many illegal guns as well possessed by the individuals especially those individuals who are involved in crimes. This paper would overview the impacts of guns in the society. Gun-possession must be discouraged and for this, the laws for gun control need further rectification and improved implementation. There are multiple types of guns or firearms. For instance, handguns, rifles, shot guns, Ak-47 etc. The U.S. Government disclosed the official statistics about the number of firearms that are owned by …show more content…
society. This is because the individuals, who carry guns in order to avoid harmful consequences of a sudden robbery or theft, can risk the life of others as well. This is same as possessing a violent device for the sake of averting violence. The argument itself has contradiction in it. That is, if a person is carrying a gun in order to avoid the possibility of being shot by gun possessed by other, it will be a contradictory justification for gun-possession as the individual who carries gun can also become the source of gun-violence (Winkler 2011). No law can justify violence for the sake of averting any violence activity. Therefore, the policy of arming everyone in the state is not good for peace building and safety of
Guns have been widely used by the militant groups, robbers and some public-citizens as well. The question about the laws controlling the guns dissemination in the society is debatable. The guns are spreading at a very fast pace and many individuals have access to this illegal tool. Many individuals are involved in street crimes and they use guns in the crimes. Some people argue that they possess the guns for safety purposes. Although there are licenses as well which the individual has to acquire to possess a gun however there are many illegal guns as well possessed by the individuals especially those individuals who are involved in crimes. This paper would overview the impacts of guns in the society. Gun-possession must be discouraged and for this, the laws for gun control need further rectification and improved implementation. There are multiple types of guns or firearms. For instance, handguns, rifles, shot guns, Ak-47 etc. The U.S. Government disclosed the official statistics about the number of firearms that are owned by …show more content…
society. This is because the individuals, who carry guns in order to avoid harmful consequences of a sudden robbery or theft, can risk the life of others as well. This is same as possessing a violent device for the sake of averting violence. The argument itself has contradiction in it. That is, if a person is carrying a gun in order to avoid the possibility of being shot by gun possessed by other, it will be a contradictory justification for gun-possession as the individual who carries gun can also become the source of gun-violence (Winkler 2011). No law can justify violence for the sake of averting any violence activity. Therefore, the policy of arming everyone in the state is not good for peace building and safety of