Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, Virginia on April 16, 2007, Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut on December 14, 2012, and lastly the movie theater in Auro, Colorado on July 20, 2012. If you have not figured it out already, you may be wondering what those places have in common. The three places listed above are all famous locations where mass shootings have occurred in the United States within the past eight years. Since all of these major shootings, everyone is asking the same question: Should more gun laws be added to the Constitution? I believe that the answer is no. In fact, my opinion is the more gun laws we added would not stop people who are determined for whatever reason to go on a killing spree. I think more gun laws or
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Many people believe that with more effective gun laws they would be safer. In the article "The Simple Truth About Gun Control" by Adam Gopnik, he explains that a majority of children would have been saved with effective gun laws. Gopnik also interprets that making guns harder to get would make the crime harder to commit, and it would become much rarer. Lastly he expresses that, "more guns=more homicides" (Gopnik). All the points Gopnik explores are important, but he is misunderstanding how many people need guns in the United States for self-defense, and to survive for food like hunting. For example many people have guns in case they needed to use self defense because it gives them a sense of security; however, others use guns to hunt for food because for some people that would be their only means of survival. He is neglecting to consider that more gun laws would not bring back lost loved ones nor would it stop criminals from killing innocent people. Lastly, he is ignoring the fact that the right to bear arms is a constitutional …show more content…
In the article "The Reasonable Right To Bear Arms" by Adam Winkler, he explains the founding era of citizens took up guns to defend the nation and did not want government to take reasonable regulations of guns from gun owners. He says this to show the citizens who came up with the right to bear arms, never saw guns as a threat; guns were strictly used to defend our country, which is why we have one of the best armed forces we have today. He states, "The Second Amendment was about ensuring public safety"(Winkler). By saying this, Winkler proves that the Second Amendment was established so more families would feel safe and secure in their homes, not terrified of who may walk into their home. Guns should not be outlawed because the right to own guns was founded as the Second Amendment for a way of protection and
Many people believe that with more effective gun laws they would be safer. In the article "The Simple Truth About Gun Control" by Adam Gopnik, he explains that a majority of children would have been saved with effective gun laws. Gopnik also interprets that making guns harder to get would make the crime harder to commit, and it would become much rarer. Lastly he expresses that, "more guns=more homicides" (Gopnik). All the points Gopnik explores are important, but he is misunderstanding how many people need guns in the United States for self-defense, and to survive for food like hunting. For example many people have guns in case they needed to use self defense because it gives them a sense of security; however, others use guns to hunt for food because for some people that would be their only means of survival. He is neglecting to consider that more gun laws would not bring back lost loved ones nor would it stop criminals from killing innocent people. Lastly, he is ignoring the fact that the right to bear arms is a constitutional …show more content…
In the article "The Reasonable Right To Bear Arms" by Adam Winkler, he explains the founding era of citizens took up guns to defend the nation and did not want government to take reasonable regulations of guns from gun owners. He says this to show the citizens who came up with the right to bear arms, never saw guns as a threat; guns were strictly used to defend our country, which is why we have one of the best armed forces we have today. He states, "The Second Amendment was about ensuring public safety"(Winkler). By saying this, Winkler proves that the Second Amendment was established so more families would feel safe and secure in their homes, not terrified of who may walk into their home. Guns should not be outlawed because the right to own guns was founded as the Second Amendment for a way of protection and