Weapons are becoming a growing concern in America. People have been debating on it for the past few decades. Since 2013, all the states within the United States have permitted the adults to carry concealed weapons by fulfilling the few requirements enforced by law. The ones who are in favor of this law think that this law is the protection of those mature adults who can use these concealed weapons on several occasions for their protection. However, those in the opposition, believe, that this law has opened gates to rapid growth in the crimes in the United States.
National Rifle Association (NRA) believes that this law helps the responsible citizens in taking care of themselves. As Wayne Lapierre says, “Only way to stop a bad guy with a gun is with a good guy with a gun” (Jobin 91). On the other hand, many people think that it is dangerous to allow citizens to carry guns and weapons and to keep them at home and guns should only be allowed to carry by law enforcement or security guards. Gun laws in America are not strict enough to control crimes and …show more content…
A very prominent example is the mass shooting in Orlando, where a young male had easy access to the gun, so he used it according to his purpose, and no one could doubt his intentions of using guns that way. This was clear to the Congress that this shooting is the result of lenient gun laws, but still, the government refused to consider changing or making it stricter. As news report says, “‘[Gun control] will continue to be talked about because ... there will be another shooting,’ added Johnson, of Hiram College. ‘Nothing will change in America about gun policy until we do something about how members of Congress get, and are lobbied against and for, when they 're running for office.’” (Aljazeera). If guns were not allowed to be carried by the general public, the government could have easily prevented this mass shooting from
National Rifle Association (NRA) believes that this law helps the responsible citizens in taking care of themselves. As Wayne Lapierre says, “Only way to stop a bad guy with a gun is with a good guy with a gun” (Jobin 91). On the other hand, many people think that it is dangerous to allow citizens to carry guns and weapons and to keep them at home and guns should only be allowed to carry by law enforcement or security guards. Gun laws in America are not strict enough to control crimes and …show more content…
A very prominent example is the mass shooting in Orlando, where a young male had easy access to the gun, so he used it according to his purpose, and no one could doubt his intentions of using guns that way. This was clear to the Congress that this shooting is the result of lenient gun laws, but still, the government refused to consider changing or making it stricter. As news report says, “‘[Gun control] will continue to be talked about because ... there will be another shooting,’ added Johnson, of Hiram College. ‘Nothing will change in America about gun policy until we do something about how members of Congress get, and are lobbied against and for, when they 're running for office.’” (Aljazeera). If guns were not allowed to be carried by the general public, the government could have easily prevented this mass shooting from