How do you stand with assault weapons? How do you think people use them? Are they bad for society or good for the military? Its up to you to decide whether or not the disadvantages overweigh the advantages. The issue over assault weapons has been an issue for a long time, but it has gotten worse in the past few years. While some people believe they are a danger to society, assault weapons should not be banned because it is a constitutional right, provides protection, and the ban failed many times in the past.
Some people believe that assault weapons are a danger to society. For example, Erler states that some mass shootings, criminals use assault weapons with high-capacity magazines. (Erler) Yes, in many mass shootings criminals did use assault …show more content…
The second amendment states "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." (Erler) Thus saying that the people in the United States have the right to own and keep weapons. However, it does not say what specific weapons individuals can and cannot own. The second amendment leading to the next issue whether the right to bear arms is an individual right or a collective right, which is a nation 's right. Yes, there is nothing in the constitution saying what kind of right it is. However, it does say militia, which isn 't the government, it is a group of volunteers fighting or their country. When the founding fathers wrote the constitution, it was in times of war and the 2nd amendment today is being exaggerated today, but it states that the militias can protect themselves in times when the government is trying to take over. (Erler) Yes, it was meant for the militias to protect themselves. However, when it was written, it was in times of war and we are not in war, plus now we are in a democracy, controlled by the people, so we don 't have to worry about the government taking overthrow us. The government should not be able to take away a constitutional right that granted rights to us hundreds of years …show more content…
Like every law, the ban had loopholes, and it was quite easy to get a assault weapon or magazine. (Plumer) Yes, it did have loopholes, the ban of 1994 only banned the manufacture of assault weapons and high capacity magazines. However, all of the weapons and magazines that produced before could be resold and reused, so the ban wasn 't as efficient as they thought it was going to be. "A definitive study of the 1994 law - which prohibited the manufacture and sale of semiautomatic guns with "military-style features" such pistol grips or bayonet mounts as well as magazines holding more than ten rounds of ammunition - gun related crimes went down 6.7 percent, but found no evidence that it reduced overall gun crime or made shootings less lethal." (Beckett) Yes, the ban helped reduce crime and shootings. However, there was no clear evidence to support this. Some people oppose gun control, but supports the ban and thinks we should have a longer waiting period to purchase guns and should have stronger background checks.(Diamond) Yes, waiting longer and having stronger background checks does help stop criminals from buying guns. However, your criminal record is deleted after three to five years of no criminal activity, depending on what you did. Why do people think it will work today if it didn 't work 20 years
Some people believe that assault weapons are a danger to society. For example, Erler states that some mass shootings, criminals use assault weapons with high-capacity magazines. (Erler) Yes, in many mass shootings criminals did use assault …show more content…
The second amendment states "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." (Erler) Thus saying that the people in the United States have the right to own and keep weapons. However, it does not say what specific weapons individuals can and cannot own. The second amendment leading to the next issue whether the right to bear arms is an individual right or a collective right, which is a nation 's right. Yes, there is nothing in the constitution saying what kind of right it is. However, it does say militia, which isn 't the government, it is a group of volunteers fighting or their country. When the founding fathers wrote the constitution, it was in times of war and the 2nd amendment today is being exaggerated today, but it states that the militias can protect themselves in times when the government is trying to take over. (Erler) Yes, it was meant for the militias to protect themselves. However, when it was written, it was in times of war and we are not in war, plus now we are in a democracy, controlled by the people, so we don 't have to worry about the government taking overthrow us. The government should not be able to take away a constitutional right that granted rights to us hundreds of years …show more content…
Like every law, the ban had loopholes, and it was quite easy to get a assault weapon or magazine. (Plumer) Yes, it did have loopholes, the ban of 1994 only banned the manufacture of assault weapons and high capacity magazines. However, all of the weapons and magazines that produced before could be resold and reused, so the ban wasn 't as efficient as they thought it was going to be. "A definitive study of the 1994 law - which prohibited the manufacture and sale of semiautomatic guns with "military-style features" such pistol grips or bayonet mounts as well as magazines holding more than ten rounds of ammunition - gun related crimes went down 6.7 percent, but found no evidence that it reduced overall gun crime or made shootings less lethal." (Beckett) Yes, the ban helped reduce crime and shootings. However, there was no clear evidence to support this. Some people oppose gun control, but supports the ban and thinks we should have a longer waiting period to purchase guns and should have stronger background checks.(Diamond) Yes, waiting longer and having stronger background checks does help stop criminals from buying guns. However, your criminal record is deleted after three to five years of no criminal activity, depending on what you did. Why do people think it will work today if it didn 't work 20 years