Bruce Willis once said, “If you take the guns away from the legal gun owners, then the only people who would have guns would be the bad guys (Willis). That perception of gun control is stated very clearly, and accurately. Criminals all have one characteristic in common. They don’t follow the laws. Yet some believe law abiding citizens should lose some of their rights because of the actions of those unlawful citizens. They are wrong. Gun control is needed in our country to ensure our safety, but should not be strict enough to limit the power of the people.
Some citizens think that just any criminal could walk into their closest sporting goods store and buy a firearm. This however is incorrect. On federal and state levels, there is restrictions on the selling of firearms. Citizens must go through a routine background check to purchase a rifles and shotguns . A handgun is more difficult to purchase. The sale of a handgun requires the buyer to have a …show more content…
Many questions and false statements and debacles are exposed to this fragile topic. Many studies have been done to help find an accurate solution. Examples would include studies done in Washington D.C, Connecticut, and Missouri. Washington D.C has some of the most strictest gun laws in the United States. “In 1976, the Washington, D.C. City Council passed a law generally prohibiting residents from possessing handguns and requiring that all firearms in private homes be (1) kept unloaded and (2) rendered temporally inoperable via disassembly or installation of a trigger lock” (“Uniform”). Connecticut required people to get a permit to purchase and mandated background checks. Astonishingly, the gun related homicides dropped 40 percent. In contrast, when Missouri eliminated the same requirements as Connecticut, the gun homicide rate increased by 25 percent (“Gun”). These studies entail that the gun related homicides mainly depend on the crime activity varying state to
Some citizens think that just any criminal could walk into their closest sporting goods store and buy a firearm. This however is incorrect. On federal and state levels, there is restrictions on the selling of firearms. Citizens must go through a routine background check to purchase a rifles and shotguns . A handgun is more difficult to purchase. The sale of a handgun requires the buyer to have a …show more content…
Many questions and false statements and debacles are exposed to this fragile topic. Many studies have been done to help find an accurate solution. Examples would include studies done in Washington D.C, Connecticut, and Missouri. Washington D.C has some of the most strictest gun laws in the United States. “In 1976, the Washington, D.C. City Council passed a law generally prohibiting residents from possessing handguns and requiring that all firearms in private homes be (1) kept unloaded and (2) rendered temporally inoperable via disassembly or installation of a trigger lock” (“Uniform”). Connecticut required people to get a permit to purchase and mandated background checks. Astonishingly, the gun related homicides dropped 40 percent. In contrast, when Missouri eliminated the same requirements as Connecticut, the gun homicide rate increased by 25 percent (“Gun”). These studies entail that the gun related homicides mainly depend on the crime activity varying state to