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Whenever some terrible act of violence occurs, such as a horrible school-shooting, people start asking questions and pointing fingers. They want to put the blame on someone or something. The blame is most often put on an inanimate object that does only what the person using it wants it to do. Guns do not cause crime and more gun control laws are not the answer.
Gun control violates rights given to us by the Second Amendment, guns have proven to be extremely effective in deterring crimes and protecting private property, gun control does not work in controlling violence, and gun control …show more content…
In fact, going back a hundred years to the Wild West if one would look into it, contrary to what books and movies of the old west portray, violence was far less prevalent than it is today. Contrary to myths, bank and stagecoach robberies were few. Would be criminals known with certainty that if they would try to rob a bank the tellers and managers would have firearms and would be able and willing to protect themselves. (Lee 6) The young, the old, and the female---those most vulnerable--were far safer in the most wild and woolly frontier towns than they are in any American city today. People had arms, knew how to use them, and were willing to fight with deadly force to protect their persons and property. (Lee …show more content…
(Howerter 1) One of the most warped and wicked minds of all time, Adolph Hitler, was a huge advocate of gun control. Hitler said, ?History shows that all conquerors who have allowed their subjected people to carry arms have prepared their own downfall.? (Gun Control Hall of Fame 4) What he basically meant is that if citizens are allowed to own guns with out government restrictions than it is virtually impossible for dictators like himself to get into power. Hitler also said, ?This year will go down in History, for the first time, a civilized nation has full gun registration, our streets will be safer, our police more efficient, and the world will follow our lead into the future.? Is that what our country wants? Hitler?s idea of safe was rounding up countless millions of innocent people and slaughtering them just because of their religion and race. A civilized nation he called it, a more efficient police. The Gestapo was Hitler?s idea of an efficient police. He knew that after he had full registration of guns he could get by with the horrible atrocities that he got by with and not have to worry about any retaliation from his governed people because they had no way to go against
Length: 2218 words (6.3 double-spaced pages)
Rating: Red (FREE)
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Whenever some terrible act of violence occurs, such as a horrible school-shooting, people start asking questions and pointing fingers. They want to put the blame on someone or something. The blame is most often put on an inanimate object that does only what the person using it wants it to do. Guns do not cause crime and more gun control laws are not the answer.
Gun control violates rights given to us by the Second Amendment, guns have proven to be extremely effective in deterring crimes and protecting private property, gun control does not work in controlling violence, and gun control …show more content…
In fact, going back a hundred years to the Wild West if one would look into it, contrary to what books and movies of the old west portray, violence was far less prevalent than it is today. Contrary to myths, bank and stagecoach robberies were few. Would be criminals known with certainty that if they would try to rob a bank the tellers and managers would have firearms and would be able and willing to protect themselves. (Lee 6) The young, the old, and the female---those most vulnerable--were far safer in the most wild and woolly frontier towns than they are in any American city today. People had arms, knew how to use them, and were willing to fight with deadly force to protect their persons and property. (Lee …show more content…
(Howerter 1) One of the most warped and wicked minds of all time, Adolph Hitler, was a huge advocate of gun control. Hitler said, ?History shows that all conquerors who have allowed their subjected people to carry arms have prepared their own downfall.? (Gun Control Hall of Fame 4) What he basically meant is that if citizens are allowed to own guns with out government restrictions than it is virtually impossible for dictators like himself to get into power. Hitler also said, ?This year will go down in History, for the first time, a civilized nation has full gun registration, our streets will be safer, our police more efficient, and the world will follow our lead into the future.? Is that what our country wants? Hitler?s idea of safe was rounding up countless millions of innocent people and slaughtering them just because of their religion and race. A civilized nation he called it, a more efficient police. The Gestapo was Hitler?s idea of an efficient police. He knew that after he had full registration of guns he could get by with the horrible atrocities that he got by with and not have to worry about any retaliation from his governed people because they had no way to go against