Gun control as of recently has become a heated topic of controversy in the United States of America. Just from watching the news each morning you can see a new headline of someone or getting shot and killed with a gun., or even a mass shooting. People actively advocate against guns; while others choose to advocate against guns.While many people want to ban guns, others me included want to keep guns for personal protection, sport, and collectors items. When it comes down to it there is one question. Should United States citizens be allowed to keep their rights to bear arms, or should this no longer be the case?
The United States has protected citizens the right to bear arms since the date of December 15, 1791 with the creation of the second …show more content…
We see it all over the news with headlines along the lines of someone shooting up a school of innocent students, shooting up a nightclub, or a movie theatre. It is without a doubt horrifying, especially for the the victims and their friend and families. Why should we keep guns if they bring so much violence and destruction to our country and its citizens? Why should we keep guns if they allow people to permit these acts of violence? They are reasonable questions, and give a logical argument to consider; especially with what we have to witness in our modern day …show more content…
In the LA Times article, ‘Gun Control Isn’t the Answer’ James Q. Wilson describes the following,
“If we want to guess by how much the U.S. murder rate would fall if civilians had no guns, we should begin by realizing — as criminologists Franklin Zimring and Gordon Hawkins have shown — that the non-gun homicide rate in this country is three times higher than the non-gun homicide rate in England. For historical and cultural reasons, Americans are a more violent people than the English, even when they can 't use a gun. This fact sets a floor below which the murder rate won 't be reduced even if, by some constitutional or political miracle, we became gun-free”
Politicians can ban guns if they want, but this won 't stop the violence in our society. If a person wants to bring harm upon people they will find a way to do it. For example, look at what happened on April 15, 2013, The Boston Bombing where a massive amount of people were injured, and some lives were even taken. It doesn’t take a gun to cause violence it just takes a horrible person. If a criminal wants to get a gun they will find a way to do it; regardless of whether it’s legal or not. In this context we have many people who use illegal drugs regardless of what the law says; they find ways to smuggle them in. The same would likely occur if gun control is invoked. Gun control won’t stop the
The United States has protected citizens the right to bear arms since the date of December 15, 1791 with the creation of the second …show more content…
We see it all over the news with headlines along the lines of someone shooting up a school of innocent students, shooting up a nightclub, or a movie theatre. It is without a doubt horrifying, especially for the the victims and their friend and families. Why should we keep guns if they bring so much violence and destruction to our country and its citizens? Why should we keep guns if they allow people to permit these acts of violence? They are reasonable questions, and give a logical argument to consider; especially with what we have to witness in our modern day …show more content…
In the LA Times article, ‘Gun Control Isn’t the Answer’ James Q. Wilson describes the following,
“If we want to guess by how much the U.S. murder rate would fall if civilians had no guns, we should begin by realizing — as criminologists Franklin Zimring and Gordon Hawkins have shown — that the non-gun homicide rate in this country is three times higher than the non-gun homicide rate in England. For historical and cultural reasons, Americans are a more violent people than the English, even when they can 't use a gun. This fact sets a floor below which the murder rate won 't be reduced even if, by some constitutional or political miracle, we became gun-free”
Politicians can ban guns if they want, but this won 't stop the violence in our society. If a person wants to bring harm upon people they will find a way to do it. For example, look at what happened on April 15, 2013, The Boston Bombing where a massive amount of people were injured, and some lives were even taken. It doesn’t take a gun to cause violence it just takes a horrible person. If a criminal wants to get a gun they will find a way to do it; regardless of whether it’s legal or not. In this context we have many people who use illegal drugs regardless of what the law says; they find ways to smuggle them in. The same would likely occur if gun control is invoked. Gun control won’t stop the