Gun laws are one of the things that won’t get everyone satisfied. Everyone has a different opinion due to either political views or past experience. Some may prefer the idea of gun control or banning guns is the only to stop deaths. According to the National Survey of Law Enforcement, “many proposed gun control measures – including bans on assault weapon – will be ineffective at reducing violent crime and that legal gun ownership by private citizens would prove a better safeguard.” Although having a strict gun control may have it’s benefits when reducing death, we must use gun control moderately to decrease the amount of illegal activity surrounding guns.…
Katrina Herrera Mrs. Clark AP English 3 08 February 2018 Argumentative Essay Final Draft: Gun Control Gun control is one of the most controversial topics in American politics. More than one-third of Americans in the United States own firearms in their households. It is estimated that more than thirty-thousand people are shot each year due to murders, accidents, police intervention, suicide attempts and suicide. Gun control laws are not strict enough for the safety of our society. The purchase and possession of firearms should be banned in order to prevent potential public shootings, protect the environment, and decrease suicide and death rates.…
When the founding fathers of the United States wrote the Constitution, they added the Bill of Rights which is a set of the first the ten amendments of to the Constitution. The second of these amendments, states that "A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed." (U.S Const. Amend II). Particularly, this amendment is interpreted in many ways; some pro gun-control groups say only militias are allowed to bear arms, and pro gun groups say that every citizen is allowed to bear arms.…
As of today, there have been 3,269 gun related deaths in the United States and 12,818 gun related incidents. Fifty seven of those incidents were mass shootings, five hundred and forty were home invasions, and three hundred and ninety two were defensive use (Gun Violence Archive). Most guns used in shooting are stolen in some way or another and yet, we still think that taking away the ability to buy them will stop all of the gun violence. Guns are not going away; it is time to arm those able to carry, allow concealed carry on college campuses, and to realize that taking away guns will not stop the mass shootings.…
Americans Need Gun Control In America there are debating issues about gun control. Most of issues are by humans, such as human trafficking, corruption, gun violence, and drugs. In the United States of America, gun violence has become a big issue because of so many recent tragic incidents. There is a higher rate of death (in the U.S.A.) related to gun violence than any other developed country.…
Despite this, other changes can be made and new laws can be enforced to possibly minimize the amount of incidents that occur nationwide. Approximately 306 people are shot every day by assaults, suicides and police interferences. I believe in order to better this country for the path of less violence, a plan needs to be made to even further tighten our security, as well as our punishments, to better enforce the law of non-licensed people not being able to wield, or carry around a gun. This could be in the form of a bill, legislation, or even a new law passed by congress that proposes that any and all individuals seen or caught possessing a firearm illegally, or, in an area that prohibits them after being forewarned, will be prosecuted immediately. These laws will also come with more efficient security checks at places such as airports, clubs and crowded…
Gun Control Across the nation, millions of people are killed by guns every year. Gun violence can be traced back as early as the creation of the first gun, which overtime would be used to murder people. When James Madison made the U.S Constitution in 1787, specifically the Second Amendment, it caused guns to become more easier to own. Ever since, mass shooting, homicide, and suicide rates have all increased over the past century.…
Prepares the Gun Laws need to change? Do the gun regulations need to change in America, or remain the way they are today. Gun regulations are the cause of much argument in America, and the best way to resolve the problem is to change the laws so that possessing an illegal firearm carries a very tough prison punishment for first time lawbreakers. Placing more restrictions on gun owners, particularly law-abiding, responsible gun owners will not reduce gun violence.…
America invests a great amount of time and money to the prevention of death and disease, putting more funds to medical and health care than to education, food, clothes, automobiles, and housing. (Harwood 128) With the exceeding number of deaths due to guns, when will America decide it’s a good idea to regulate this national disease? The government can institute laws on when, where, and what kind of guns are sold to the public without infringing the individual right. The government can also restrict who can obtain a gun in some cases and require things such as background checks, permits, and training without this infringement, according to “Gun Control Reform: Should the United..”.…
Gun control has been a hot topic in the United States since the time Roosevelt was in office. Starting with Roosevelt where there were only two federal statutes, and going to the Clinton era and having two decades worth of policy and laws on firearms, firearm laws have changed drastically. But with Congress stepping in and getting help from state legislature, all the goals of having a gun safe world is being destroyed and being limited to three realistic goals such as reducing possession by high-risk people, restricting access from certain people, and using guns to stop top level offenders. Federal level firearm policy hasn’t really changed since the Brady Law and assault weapon restrictions in 1993. But none of these laws have changed the…
The government’s lack of gun control is becoming a growing concern for Americans. New limitations or eradication will be necessary to undertake a safer environment for the people of the United States. Gun violence may be more…
62% of the 31,000 deaths caused by a gun are suicides (Cornell 2). According to Arthur L. Kellerman, MD, “residents of homes where a gun is present are 5 times more likely to experience a suicide than residents of homes without guns” (A Case for Gun Control). I have experienced the effects of suicide within my own family. One month ago, my cousin Marisa committed suicide. She was 26 years old and had been diagnosed with schizophrenia a few years prior to the tragic incident.…
Gun Control is Not the Solution Increased Gun Control in the United States is absurd, useless, and unnecessary. In order to increase safety all throughout the United States time and effort must not be spent towards limiting gun owners of their rights. The tragic rash of school, religious, and workplace shootings has turned up the heat on the public conversation about guns. In nearly all of these cases gun laws would not have stopped the shooters from obtaining a firearm.…
I do wish to remind you that this has been tailored to suit our country, and it would be inadvisable to attempt this exact plan elsewhere. Therefore, do not come to me with proposals of restrictions on particular gun models, or on specific attachments; of stringent background checks; of scrupulous safety features; lastly, of more in-depth education on guns and gun safety. I say again, do not come to me with such ideas until you are certain they would be superior to my own. I could not stand idly by while such atrocities were committed in my fair country and so devised this plan in hopes of resolving the problem.…
Argumentative “You can have all the gun control laws in the country, but if you don’t enforce them, people are gonna find a way to protect themselves. We need to recognize that bad people are doing bad things with these weapons. It’s not the law-abiding citizens, it’s not the person who uses it as a hobby” (Steele). There are around 100,000 victims of gun violence each year (“Brady Campaign...”). Action needs to be taken so Americans don’t feel unprotected going into a public environment.…