The Importance Of Freedom And Firearms

Freedom and Firearms Gun laws create a platform for debate. Some people believe that we should take away all guns, and other people believe that everyone should have the ability to obtain a gun without a waiting period. Gun laws do not affect the criminals that they were intended to affect. In the United States, the Constitution states, “A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed” (James Madison). This gives every American Citizen the right to keep a gun or bear arms. As recent as January of 2016, the President of the United States has proposed new strategies to make it harder to possess a gun without stringent background checks and red tape (National Conference of State Legislature). The argument that stricter gun laws will …show more content…
Furthermore, research shows that the homicide rate in other countries without guns is substantially higher than the United States. According to the Harvard Journal of Law and Public Policy, “Luxembourg, where handguns are totally banned and ownership of any kind of gun is minimal, had a murder rate nine times higher than Germany in 2002.” Looking at the homicide and murder rates as a whole gives us a deeper understanding of the inept ability of gun laws to control the motives, ability, and opportunity of criminals with a desire to create chaos. Another argument for stricter gun laws is that the laws will prohibit abusers from obtaining guns. This flawed statement has proven to be false again and again because a person’s reasons for gun ownership and different catalysts can change the behaviors and circumstances of a person. Some gun owners never commit a crime while others abuse the intended purpose of the law. The second amendment was intended as a liberty in which to protect oneself from