Persuasive Essay On Gun Control

Gun control is a controversial topic, and to some it may be difficult to understand. I’m writing to give you a 360 degree overview of the topic. I do not believe guns should be banned whatsoever. In my opinion I think we the people of America shouldn’t lose our 2nd amendment right to bear arms, instead we should have guns to protect ourselves. I believe if they abolished the 2nd amendment, crime rates would sky rocket. So let’s say the government takes away all of the guns from model citizens to the bottom of the bucket criminals. Keep in mind this would include shotguns, assault rifles, hand guns, rifles, and any other type of gun you can think of. So of course the model citizens wouldn’t dare break the law to own a gun right? Now we shall talk about criminals. …show more content…
For one, the price of guns would go through the roof on the black market. Criminal or not we all like money! What do you know, they can break the law and make money at the same time. Sounds like the basic goal of a criminal to me. So if said criminals had the majority of weapons in the streets, what would stop them for mugging you as you are on the way home from work? What would stop them from breaking and entering into your home with their buddies and robbing you blind while your kids are asleep? I feel like criminals would be at an advantage because being a criminal would be easier for them. They would no longer have the fear of their stomach eating a 12 gauge shotgun slug when they break into your home. Sounds like criminal paradise to me. So it would be natural to think that if more people owned guns the crime rate would be lower, right? Wrong. According to a researcher by the name of Michael Monuteaux, who also happens to be a professor at Harvard, states that numerous studies show the opposite. These studies show that states with more guns have more gun crime as well. Studies found that gun ownership has a direct correlation with gun