San Bernardino, California; Charleston, South Carolina; Newtown, Connecticut and Roseburg, Oregon. These cities separated by hundreds of miles all have been visited by a certain tragedy that make them the same. This tragedy is the senseless massacre of its citizens by the use of guns. Many people ask why gun control is something we need and the answer to the question is because it keeps violent and mindless crimes such as these from happening. It has been shown that in many developed countries with stricter gun control the crime rate is much lower than the United States. Examples of these stricter gun control laws ranges from having to be an active member of a regulated shooting club and having to pass an aptitude test to having to pass
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In 2013, a poll was taken that showed over ninety percent of American citizens were for background checks, and over seventy percent of NRA (National Rifle Association) members were also for background checks (Clement). This is an important statistic because not only does it show that a majority of people support background checks, it gives insight on how many people who support gun rights also support keeping guns out of the wrong hands. It also shows that a majority of Americans do support this solution making it one that is the most favorable to people. Another example of the support background checks receives from citizens, is the support garnered from politicians. Because politicians depend on votes from citizens, most of them will usually stand for the same thing a citizen believes. It is no different with gun control. Whether it is just because they already had the same belief as the citizen or they changed it to follow popular belief, a poll showed that eighty-eight percent of Democrats and 79 percent of Republicans support background checks (Continue Support Background Check). This is one of the few things that both Republicans and Democrats both support, even though both them have very different platforms. This is very surprising especially for the Republican’s side due to their conservative nature and how both them and the Democratic Party butt-heads about most thing. To be able to find a compromise that both parties are willing to accept is a very big deal and should therefore not be ignored. With background checking to be the most popular solution to the issue on gun control, it is usually hard to find a citizen who disagrees with this solution since the process is efficient and practical. Though even with the amount of support that background checks have from almost all citizens, there are loopholes within the
In 2013, a poll was taken that showed over ninety percent of American citizens were for background checks, and over seventy percent of NRA (National Rifle Association) members were also for background checks (Clement). This is an important statistic because not only does it show that a majority of people support background checks, it gives insight on how many people who support gun rights also support keeping guns out of the wrong hands. It also shows that a majority of Americans do support this solution making it one that is the most favorable to people. Another example of the support background checks receives from citizens, is the support garnered from politicians. Because politicians depend on votes from citizens, most of them will usually stand for the same thing a citizen believes. It is no different with gun control. Whether it is just because they already had the same belief as the citizen or they changed it to follow popular belief, a poll showed that eighty-eight percent of Democrats and 79 percent of Republicans support background checks (Continue Support Background Check). This is one of the few things that both Republicans and Democrats both support, even though both them have very different platforms. This is very surprising especially for the Republican’s side due to their conservative nature and how both them and the Democratic Party butt-heads about most thing. To be able to find a compromise that both parties are willing to accept is a very big deal and should therefore not be ignored. With background checking to be the most popular solution to the issue on gun control, it is usually hard to find a citizen who disagrees with this solution since the process is efficient and practical. Though even with the amount of support that background checks have from almost all citizens, there are loopholes within the