With all the focus on mass shootings happing in this country, some think stricter laws on gun control would be more beneficial than what we have now, thinking that having a way to track those guns will be more beneficial to society than what we have right now. While some think that stricter restriction on gun ownership is unconstitutional, fringing on the rights of its citizens. That any changes to the laws would not make a difference to how society looks at gun control. However, I feel that raising the restrictions on gun ownership will not only be unbeneficial to society, but it will also fringe on the rights of law abiding citizens. Premise 1: Studies show that countries with higher gun restrictions have a higher crime rate then with those that have a lax gun control system.
Premise 2: The Second Amendment protects the law abiding citizen from having the government being able to place higher restrictions on gun ownership.
Premise 3: Statistics have shown that most violent crimes committed by someone, where committed by someone that does not have a gun in their possession at the time of the crime.
Premise 4: Studies have shown that as restrictions on gun ownership raises, the sale of illegal guns also raise by 40%.
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Studies have shown that raising the restrictions on gun ownership would not benefit be the society. According to the Crime Prevention Research Center website, the U.S does not even rank in the top ten in the world when it comes to mass shootings (2015). They define mass shootings “as four or more people killed in a public place, and not in the course of committing another crime” (CPRC,2015). Another reason that stricter restriction on gun ownership will not benefit society is because it is infringing on the countries Second
Premise 2: The Second Amendment protects the law abiding citizen from having the government being able to place higher restrictions on gun ownership.
Premise 3: Statistics have shown that most violent crimes committed by someone, where committed by someone that does not have a gun in their possession at the time of the crime.
Premise 4: Studies have shown that as restrictions on gun ownership raises, the sale of illegal guns also raise by 40%.
Conclusion: As a result, placing higher restrictions on gun …show more content…
Studies have shown that raising the restrictions on gun ownership would not benefit be the society. According to the Crime Prevention Research Center website, the U.S does not even rank in the top ten in the world when it comes to mass shootings (2015). They define mass shootings “as four or more people killed in a public place, and not in the course of committing another crime” (CPRC,2015). Another reason that stricter restriction on gun ownership will not benefit society is because it is infringing on the countries Second