Say no to the Guns The second Amendment of the Constitution features the right to bear arms for all American citizens. During the 1700’s, handguns and firearms were needed to ensure the safety of the citizens due to the lack of police officers. Nowadays, there are enough police officers to protect the citizens but the gun related incidents are increasing which questions the right of citizens to use guns and firearms. Should the guns be banned? The debate over the concern of whether or not American citizens have the definite right to bear arms is a dispute that has been brought up several times. It is important to understand that both criminals and law enduring citizens have access to guns which increases the risk of innocent people getting
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According to Mass Shooting Tracker, there were 372 mass shootings in the United States in 2015 which killed 475 people and 1,870 were wounded. Approximately 13,286 people were killed and 26,819 people were injured in the United States by firearms in 2015. So many people die yearly from gunfire in the United States that the death toll between 1968 and 2011 overshadows all wars ever fought by the country (Guns). Something has to be done to reduce this death rate. With stricter gun control laws, the crime and death rates will decrease all across the United …show more content…
The gun violence would start decreasing if the government made a law by banning on certain guns and weapons, require more depth in background check, create laws on how to handle and store the guns, and increase the sentences for gun related offenses. Many people are affected by gun violence including the ones who have lost their loved ones. The people who have died in the past might not have been our family members or friends, but their death have left a huge impact on people. This is why we need to make strict gun control laws in the United
According to Mass Shooting Tracker, there were 372 mass shootings in the United States in 2015 which killed 475 people and 1,870 were wounded. Approximately 13,286 people were killed and 26,819 people were injured in the United States by firearms in 2015. So many people die yearly from gunfire in the United States that the death toll between 1968 and 2011 overshadows all wars ever fought by the country (Guns). Something has to be done to reduce this death rate. With stricter gun control laws, the crime and death rates will decrease all across the United …show more content…
The gun violence would start decreasing if the government made a law by banning on certain guns and weapons, require more depth in background check, create laws on how to handle and store the guns, and increase the sentences for gun related offenses. Many people are affected by gun violence including the ones who have lost their loved ones. The people who have died in the past might not have been our family members or friends, but their death have left a huge impact on people. This is why we need to make strict gun control laws in the United