People died every day from gun violence. Ik- Whan G. Kwon and Daniel W. Baack say “In 2000, almost30,000 persons died from firearm injuries in the United States” (134). How could this large amount of number be reached? In the United Stated, there are lots of gun shooting tragedies. CNN reported that 20 adults and 6 students were killed by gunfire “at the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut on December 14.” (Sandy Hook shooting: What happened?). This is just one example of many tragedies happened in the United States. Danny Franklin says “For most Americans, the lesson of Sandy Hook is not ‘guns are dangerous.’ Rather, it is, ‘the world is dangerous and I need to protect myself.’” (6). That shows today’s American gun culture; that is kill before get killed. When it comes to guns in the United States, people in this country think they won independence from Britain with guns and guns are their symbol, and that reason has made the America’s gun culture today. However, according to the statistics by Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence, which is an organization works on to prevent gun violence, “One in three people in the U.S. know someone who has been shot.” (1). This seems very dangerous to live in the USA; thus, having guns should be more controlled. The reason why guns should be more controlled is that if guns are free to access, guns cause violent crime, massacre, and accidents. At first, guns should be more controlled because guns are used for violent crime. In the United States of America, a lot of crime happen every day. According to the FBI’s report, “law enforcement made an estimated 11,302,102 arrests (including 480,360 for violent crimes and 1,559,284 for property crimes)” (6) , and 14,196 murders happened in 2013 (7), which is too high; also, 69 percent of the murders are caused by firearms (9). Therefore, about 9795 murders by gunfire happened in 2013. In addition, guns are used not only for murder, but also for robbery. In the FBI’s report, 40 percent of robberies are caused by gunfire (9). According to ABC news, in July 2014, in Stockton, California, two men robbed a bank with AK-47, which is an assault rifle, and killed a hostage (David Wright). Also, in the FBI’s report, 21.6 percent of aggravated assaults are caused by firearms (9). As in the report, guns are primary weapons to cause violent crime with. Guns are used for violent crime; thus, guns should be controlled. Guns should be more controlled not only for violent crime, but also for massacre.
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Massacre is an element of fear for the United States civilians. There are many massacres in public today; in general, one is too many. CNN reported that a man massacred 20 adults and 6 students by gunfire at the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, in Connecticut on December 14, and then he shot himself too (Sandy Hook shooting: What happened?). This is one example for the use of guns for massacre. Let alone what the motivation were, guns have been used for massacre. In addition, ABC news reported that a man named James Holmes commit mass shooting at the theater in Colorado in July 2012, and a police chief told reporters that the number of victims are for a total of 12 dead, 30 people remained hospitalized, and 11 of them in critical condition (Sandell, Dolak and Curry 4). This incident scared lots of American civilians. For those who massacre, guns are primary tool; thus guns should be more controlled because they are used for massacre. Also, guns should be more controlled because they trigger accidents. Firearms are difficult to use appropriately, so people need to get instructed and practice fully. That is why there are many accidents by guns especially by children. CNN reported that a 9-year old girl accidentally killed the instructor at a gun range in Arizona in August 2014. The girl was shooting Uzi, which is a submachine gun. “As she pulled the trigger, the gun jumped out of her left hand toward Vacca, who was the instructor standing beside her” (Almasy, Claire. Stapleton and Sanchez 3). Guns are too difficult and dangerous for children, even for well-practiced ones. Children make
Massacre is an element of fear for the United States civilians. There are many massacres in public today; in general, one is too many. CNN reported that a man massacred 20 adults and 6 students by gunfire at the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, in Connecticut on December 14, and then he shot himself too (Sandy Hook shooting: What happened?). This is one example for the use of guns for massacre. Let alone what the motivation were, guns have been used for massacre. In addition, ABC news reported that a man named James Holmes commit mass shooting at the theater in Colorado in July 2012, and a police chief told reporters that the number of victims are for a total of 12 dead, 30 people remained hospitalized, and 11 of them in critical condition (Sandell, Dolak and Curry 4). This incident scared lots of American civilians. For those who massacre, guns are primary tool; thus guns should be more controlled because they are used for massacre. Also, guns should be more controlled because they trigger accidents. Firearms are difficult to use appropriately, so people need to get instructed and practice fully. That is why there are many accidents by guns especially by children. CNN reported that a 9-year old girl accidentally killed the instructor at a gun range in Arizona in August 2014. The girl was shooting Uzi, which is a submachine gun. “As she pulled the trigger, the gun jumped out of her left hand toward Vacca, who was the instructor standing beside her” (Almasy, Claire. Stapleton and Sanchez 3). Guns are too difficult and dangerous for children, even for well-practiced ones. Children make