Gun Control
While many believe it goes against American’s Second Amendment right to bear arms our number one concern should be to reduce gun violence. Gun related violence happens more often than not with legally owned guns, most mass shootings that take place in the United States have been with legally owned guns and Americans are against new gun control laws because of a misconception of today’s gun laws and what federal or state gun laws are actually in place. Other countries that have stricter gun control laws also have lower gun related deaths each year. Before we can choose if we are for or against new gun control laws we must first educate ourselves on the gun control laws that are already in place and the ones that we believe are already in place but are not.
A large number of Americans have a …show more content…
"50 Years of U.S. Mass Shootings: The Victims, Sites, Killers and Weapons." Washington Post. The Washington Post, 27 July 2016. Web. 23 Sept. 2016. “Federal Law on Mental Health Reporting.” Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence. N.p., n.d. Web. 22 Sept. 2016.
Follman, Mark, Gavin Aronsen and Pan D.. “A Guide to Mass Shootings in America.” Mother Jones 20 Jul 2012. Web 14 Sep. 2016
Masters, Jonathan. "U.S. Gun Policy: Global Comparisons." CFR.org. Council on Foreign Relations, 21 June 2012. Web. 10 Sept. 2016.
"Mission." Gun Violence Archive. N.p., n.d. Web. 23 Sept. 2016.
Parlapiano, Alicia. “Why People With Mental Illness Are Able To Obtain Guns.” The New York Times. The New York Times, 2016. Web. 22 Sept. 2016.
Parnell, William B. Gun Control: Background, Regulation and Legislation. Nova Science Publishers, Incorporated, 2009. Web. 16 Sep
While many believe it goes against American’s Second Amendment right to bear arms our number one concern should be to reduce gun violence. Gun related violence happens more often than not with legally owned guns, most mass shootings that take place in the United States have been with legally owned guns and Americans are against new gun control laws because of a misconception of today’s gun laws and what federal or state gun laws are actually in place. Other countries that have stricter gun control laws also have lower gun related deaths each year. Before we can choose if we are for or against new gun control laws we must first educate ourselves on the gun control laws that are already in place and the ones that we believe are already in place but are not.
A large number of Americans have a …show more content…
"50 Years of U.S. Mass Shootings: The Victims, Sites, Killers and Weapons." Washington Post. The Washington Post, 27 July 2016. Web. 23 Sept. 2016. “Federal Law on Mental Health Reporting.” Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence. N.p., n.d. Web. 22 Sept. 2016.
Follman, Mark, Gavin Aronsen and Pan D.. “A Guide to Mass Shootings in America.” Mother Jones 20 Jul 2012. Web 14 Sep. 2016
Masters, Jonathan. "U.S. Gun Policy: Global Comparisons." CFR.org. Council on Foreign Relations, 21 June 2012. Web. 10 Sept. 2016.
"Mission." Gun Violence Archive. N.p., n.d. Web. 23 Sept. 2016.
Parlapiano, Alicia. “Why People With Mental Illness Are Able To Obtain Guns.” The New York Times. The New York Times, 2016. Web. 22 Sept. 2016.
Parnell, William B. Gun Control: Background, Regulation and Legislation. Nova Science Publishers, Incorporated, 2009. Web. 16 Sep