Gun control has been a big controversial topic for ages. With an increase in violence and the selling of guns reaching a high many people believe that the government should restrict the sale of guns to help prevent tragic events from happening. However, many others believe that the government should not restrict the sale and possession of guns as it would violate rights and not only increase violence, but prevent citizens from defending themselves if ever faced with a violent occurrence. Due to such diverse opinions this controversy will be very hard to resolve for both current leaders and future ones.
A big argument for the restriction on selling guns is the fact that crime rates could go down. With limited access to guns means less crime as most crime in the United States of America occurs with guns and after all a criminal would be perceived as more …show more content…
In which that restricting guns would not make a difference at all. The mafia and gangsters such as Al Capone in the 1920 's would not have stopped fighting if guns would have been banned (“Gun Control Won 't Stop Terrorist Attacks."). They will find a way to acquire them illegally instead, doing nothing to stop the amount of crime from occurring. People will always find a way to acquire guns illegally and if people can, they will use other things in order to do what these criminals intend to do. The amount of crime and terrorist attacks will not go down, but stay the same if not increase. This also applies to the amount of suicides in the United States. Though it will not do anything to prevent someone’s kid from getting a hold of a gun it should be the parent of the kids responsibility to keep the gun away from the kid not the laws. Limiting and restricting guns wouldn 't help anything as there is always an alternative, way for criminals to get the crimes done which is why the United States should take away a lot of gun
A big argument for the restriction on selling guns is the fact that crime rates could go down. With limited access to guns means less crime as most crime in the United States of America occurs with guns and after all a criminal would be perceived as more …show more content…
In which that restricting guns would not make a difference at all. The mafia and gangsters such as Al Capone in the 1920 's would not have stopped fighting if guns would have been banned (“Gun Control Won 't Stop Terrorist Attacks."). They will find a way to acquire them illegally instead, doing nothing to stop the amount of crime from occurring. People will always find a way to acquire guns illegally and if people can, they will use other things in order to do what these criminals intend to do. The amount of crime and terrorist attacks will not go down, but stay the same if not increase. This also applies to the amount of suicides in the United States. Though it will not do anything to prevent someone’s kid from getting a hold of a gun it should be the parent of the kids responsibility to keep the gun away from the kid not the laws. Limiting and restricting guns wouldn 't help anything as there is always an alternative, way for criminals to get the crimes done which is why the United States should take away a lot of gun