Gun control is a very controversial topic in the United States; where the two main sides are the people opposed to gun control and the people in favor of gun control. It has been a major controversy since owning guns has come into question regarding the nation’s overall safety. It has become increasingly popular with the growing fear of terrorism, and how easy it is to attack the United States. “The effect of [the Second and Fourteenth Amendments] on gun politics was the subject of landmark United States Supreme Court decisions in 2008 and 2010, that right for individuals to possess guns for self-defense.” (Wikipedia.org). People are divided on what they believe about whether gun control will help or not. It is sometimes hard to tell what statements
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I agree that there should be more laws against who can buy guns, and whether they are mentally ill or not. I also agree that there are some laws that don’t need to be passed. The laws should make the United States safer, not dictate every little thing any one person with guns does. Gun rights is a hard topic to be against, or even for it, and things get complicated with the second amendment, because we don’t know exactly how our founding fathers meant it when it was written. Although I don’t agree with hunting for sport, I understand that it is a right that we, as Americans, have and that taking away the rights to guns seems wrong. Guns have been a big part of the United States’ history and it is hard to try and change that. I agree that there should be more things done, so that it is harder for guns to get in the wrong hands, especially with the rise of terrorism in the recent years. Despite that I think that the laws aren’t super strict and unreasonable. It is hard to keep a balance of power, and situations like these are especially tricky, when it’s not just the people and the government disagreeing, but the people disagreeing with other people. Over all I’m mostly neutral in the “big”
I agree that there should be more laws against who can buy guns, and whether they are mentally ill or not. I also agree that there are some laws that don’t need to be passed. The laws should make the United States safer, not dictate every little thing any one person with guns does. Gun rights is a hard topic to be against, or even for it, and things get complicated with the second amendment, because we don’t know exactly how our founding fathers meant it when it was written. Although I don’t agree with hunting for sport, I understand that it is a right that we, as Americans, have and that taking away the rights to guns seems wrong. Guns have been a big part of the United States’ history and it is hard to try and change that. I agree that there should be more things done, so that it is harder for guns to get in the wrong hands, especially with the rise of terrorism in the recent years. Despite that I think that the laws aren’t super strict and unreasonable. It is hard to keep a balance of power, and situations like these are especially tricky, when it’s not just the people and the government disagreeing, but the people disagreeing with other people. Over all I’m mostly neutral in the “big”