Why Guns Should Be Banned Analysis

While there are reasons as to why guns should be taken away, there is always a more significant reason as to why they should be controlled instead of banned. There are news articles stating that guns should be banned from society, however, this can lead to massive chaos. Don B. Kates’ article of why banning guns can be more harmful gives the reader logical reasoning of why machinery is a necessity. However, Gerald Ensley’s articles says that guns should be taken away completely but has no valid argument behind it. These articles give reasons such as presenting an edited version of the Second Amendment, taking away the public’s safety net, and even taking guns away from police. If these reasons do not seem absurd enough, there are contradicting …show more content…
“I'm not talking about gun control. I'm not talking about waiting periods and background checks. I'm talking about flat-out banning the possession of handguns and assault rifles by individual citizens” (Stop the Insanity). It is impossible to try to put control on everyone in the United States of when, where, and what type of gun they are or are not allowed to use. If the government tried to take away guns completely there would be absolute chaos. The United States has grown with guns by its side the whole way, which isn't a bad thing. Since guns are a known machinery, taking them away causes more upset than helpfulness. “It has even been suggested that,“gun free zones” actually attract killers who know they will meet only helpless victims rather than anyone able to effectively oppose them” (Gun Free Zones). Taking away these weapons as a whole will still ultimately hurt the people. As impossible as it seems to control guns, it would be even more difficult to take them away …show more content…
For every reason that guns should be taken away, an even better reason to keep them follows. Taking something away does not fix the problem. Go ahead and take guns away from the people to prevent crimes, then right after sit back and watch what other ways the people discover to kill a defenseless person who could have had a weapon on them to use self-defense. I understand that there are some reasons that on the surface look like a logical explanation as to why guns should be taken away. With that being said, having a better control on guns saves the people while still satisfying them as well. There is always going to be something that follows after guns if they were to be taken away. Fixing the issue with guns should not be resolved by banning them, putting better control on who has access to them is way more efficient and less