The United States has over three-hundred million guns. Every year four million new guns enter the market in our country solely. With all these guns, the gun control laws would be expected to be more stern. Many believe the United States should have tougher gun laws.
In the United States we suffer the loss of more than thirty-two thousand Americans to gun violence. That is on an average of eighty-seven deaths each day from children to adults, male or female. For example, on December 14, 2012, an exceptionally calamitous incident took place in Connecticut. This event was called the Sandy Hook Massacre, where one man named Adam Lanza entered the Sandy Hook Elementary shooting innocent children and staff members. This massacre had only came about so easily because Lanza had access to the gun so efficiently. …show more content…
Guns are becoming effortless to acquire for many reasons. All citizens have a right to keep and bear arms giving them a right to possess guns. Though this right from the first amendment is taken advantage of often. Some may profess putting laws on guns and trying to control who gets what, is taking away from the their rights. But what they don’t understand is that their rights come with boundaries. One major acquirement to come into the
possession of a gun is a background check. These background checks are very principal because it is necessary to see if there are any red flags that keep a dangerous or unstable person from getting the gun. Unfortunately, forty percent of citizens in the United States that buy a gun, are conducted without these essential background checks. They are directed to check for any history of mental illness, criminal history, or drug abuse. This is only safe to protect the other citizens around our
In the United States we suffer the loss of more than thirty-two thousand Americans to gun violence. That is on an average of eighty-seven deaths each day from children to adults, male or female. For example, on December 14, 2012, an exceptionally calamitous incident took place in Connecticut. This event was called the Sandy Hook Massacre, where one man named Adam Lanza entered the Sandy Hook Elementary shooting innocent children and staff members. This massacre had only came about so easily because Lanza had access to the gun so efficiently. …show more content…
Guns are becoming effortless to acquire for many reasons. All citizens have a right to keep and bear arms giving them a right to possess guns. Though this right from the first amendment is taken advantage of often. Some may profess putting laws on guns and trying to control who gets what, is taking away from the their rights. But what they don’t understand is that their rights come with boundaries. One major acquirement to come into the
possession of a gun is a background check. These background checks are very principal because it is necessary to see if there are any red flags that keep a dangerous or unstable person from getting the gun. Unfortunately, forty percent of citizens in the United States that buy a gun, are conducted without these essential background checks. They are directed to check for any history of mental illness, criminal history, or drug abuse. This is only safe to protect the other citizens around our