According to the New York Times, in 2004, an average of about 81 people a day, were killed by guns in the United States. In today’s society, many people fear about getting robbed at gun point, finding themselves in a mass shooting or maybe even a getting hurt from a stray bullet. Many citizens think carrying a gun would help them be less of a target or by having one in their home they can protect their family from an intruder. Everyone has their own point of view on gun ownership whether it’s for a good reason or not. For example, children in the household could get a hold of the gun and accidentally hurt themselves or others. Another example is someone who has bad intentions could get hold of a gun and hurt other people. Lastly someone who
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While the majority do have it in a locked boxed that needs either a key or a combination to open it as well as in a secure place. Quite a few people have it in a regular case, with no security lock on it, under the bed or in the closet where it is easily visible. An example of how it can get in the hands of someone with wrongful intentions is if a burglar breaks into to a home that happens to have a gun that is not securely put away. The intruder can easily get a hold of it and use it against the family if they happen to walk in while the burglar is in their home. Another way that it can be used in bad intentions is when kids start getting closer to attending high school at lot of bullying starts to happen whether it has to do with the way they dress or look. Many don’t know how to react to bullying and are afraid to say something because they think that the adults won’t do anything about it or if they do, it’ll make the situation worse, so to avoid it they try to find a way out which unfortunately means ending their life. According to Matthew Miller, Deborah Azrael and David Hemenway firearm related suicide rate is 10 times higher in the United States. Lastly for whatever reason, people plan to go to area that have many people inside such as school, theater or malls and go on a rampage. For example in the article “A teacher considers gun violence on campus” by William S. Robinson it talks about the massacre
While the majority do have it in a locked boxed that needs either a key or a combination to open it as well as in a secure place. Quite a few people have it in a regular case, with no security lock on it, under the bed or in the closet where it is easily visible. An example of how it can get in the hands of someone with wrongful intentions is if a burglar breaks into to a home that happens to have a gun that is not securely put away. The intruder can easily get a hold of it and use it against the family if they happen to walk in while the burglar is in their home. Another way that it can be used in bad intentions is when kids start getting closer to attending high school at lot of bullying starts to happen whether it has to do with the way they dress or look. Many don’t know how to react to bullying and are afraid to say something because they think that the adults won’t do anything about it or if they do, it’ll make the situation worse, so to avoid it they try to find a way out which unfortunately means ending their life. According to Matthew Miller, Deborah Azrael and David Hemenway firearm related suicide rate is 10 times higher in the United States. Lastly for whatever reason, people plan to go to area that have many people inside such as school, theater or malls and go on a rampage. For example in the article “A teacher considers gun violence on campus” by William S. Robinson it talks about the massacre