contribute to the community and be legal United States citizen (“Does Gun Control…”). Gun control would only create problems for law-abiding citizens and threaten citizens civil rights or safety ( “Topic Overview…”) While the United States is placing strict gun control laws over the issue of crimes, citizens are defending their rights and the attempts to keep firearms away from citizens do more harm than good. First, gun control laws violate a citizen’s constitutional rights. For example, according
Facts about guns According to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms (ATF) there have been approximately 223 million guns made available to United States citizens “from the end of the nineteenth century to the near-close of the twentieth” (Lindeen, 2010, p. 1667). An estimated 80% of those 223 million guns were manufactured in the United States. There are estimated numbers showing 77 million handguns, 79 million long rifles, and 66 million shotguns. These numbers will continue to increase
gone by, every time a new president comes into office each one was changing gun control laws basically, that is why we are at where we are at today. Now the President in office today is basically going after all, guns, instead of just focusing on the ones that really need to be taken. Enforcing gun control is one thing, but taking Americans second amendment away is another. The Government really needs to get the gun control laws back on track before there is a bloodshed on the American soil. Basically
attainable firearms are for terrorist organizations (Brady). However, Gun Rights activists still do not want Gun Control. Gun rights activists argue that the Second Amendment gives people the protection of carrying a gun. The argument has a very strong point, but if one pauses to view the Gun Control side of the argument, one will clearly see gun control gives much more protection to the future victims of gun attacks. If guns are strictly controlled in the first place, then there will be no reason
prevent a lot of gun violence because they know they are being watched. VI. Moral Reasoning A. Killing someone is wrong, but does it apply if it’s in self defense? 1. Kant ethical theory B. Having guns makes it easier to kill or hurt someone 1. Kant ethical theory VII. Consequences A. Jeopardizing your freedom B. Revenge or retaliation C. Death Penalty References Cook, P., Ludwig, J., & Samaha, A. (2009). Gun control after heller:
Thousands”) Recent studies show that owning guns reduce crime. Criminals usually attack those that appear vulnerable. Thus having a gun will ward of criminals, “A study by Prof. John Lott of the University of Chicago, showed that by adopting “shall issue” concealed carry handgun laws, 31 states have reduced murders, on average, by 7.7%, rapes by 5%, aggravated assaults by 7% and robbery by 3%.” (“Kills Thousands” Gun Control Reduces Crime Gun control laws have not had a positive effect on crime
the government to take away guns from people. They think that by limiting a person’s availability to a firearm will help reduce crime rates in America, think again. There are other ways for criminals to access firearms, like through the black market, private sellers, and even straw buyers. The government can think that they have a control over the purchases of firearms but in reality they have no control. This brings me to my second issue that is wrong with gun control; it is that people can pass
just because guns are illegal. When looking into who would stop these people, another person with a gun is the answer. Sowell also cites the flaw of the waiting period, stating the Columbine incident, involved a couple of kids who waited a long time to plan out their attack, nor would the tragedy have been prevented by a program for troubled youth. The kids committing this mass murder passed their psych evaluations. Some people support gun control just because they don’t like guns. He concludes
it harder for the average citizen to obtain a gun."(Simmons 2) After all, the average citizen is going to be the one who gives up their guns, and the criminals are going to keep theirs. This will leave the innocent people unarmed and unable to defend themselves against intruders. Guns used by private citizens against violet criminals and burglars are as common and as frequent as arrest. (Kruschke 36) Gun control is a good idea to keep guns out of the hands of young children. As the law
Gun control activists want the government to require everyone to surrender their weapons. It is commonly overlooked that the citizens who turn in their guns are law abiding citizens who don’t normally engage in violence. The gun owners that will struggle with surrendering are the same criminals that have the lack of mental capacity to walk into an elementary school and harm innocent children. This is not just an idea that floats around but one that our nations leaders have had. A quote from former
to be a give and take with gun control measures and the current laws in effect. Two representatives in Chicago are vying for a seat in the 46th District state. Both have strong views on gun control laws (Wilson, 2010). Deborah O’Keefe Conroy believes in the right to bear arms but she strongly believes law enforcement should be safer on the street. Deborah believes there should be stronger regulations like buying guns from licensed dealers. Illinois requires gun purchasers to receiver a Firearm
the new proposed gun laws do not correlate with a decrease in violence, but instead the laws take away from law abiding citizens from concealing a weapon on their person to protect themselves and others. As citizen of the United States we need to protect what this country was founded on. We need to protect what our founding fathers wrote in the U.S. Constitution and the Bill Of Rights. An armed society is a polite society. There will be a decrease in crime and violence if gun control laws are reversed
people believe that the banning of guns would mean no one would have them. Not a chance! One example that clearly comes to mind is the Prohibition Act of 1920; we see how well that worked. It most certainly did not stop people from drinking. It only made people that would sell it illegally, richer. Also, what about illegal drugs? Just because it is illegal does not mean that people are not doing it. People are able to get their hands on many illegal drugs. So banning guns would not mean that people would
This means nothing has changed even though it is clear that people can easily access guns and commit horrible acts, such as the mass shooting in Kansas. Individual states have done the most work to try and make accessing guns into a better process. Vizzard states in his article, “Although a few states added some minor restrictions during the next thirty years, the primary trend in state law was one of liberalizing restriction on the concealed carrying of firearms” (884). This means the states are
Our country is very restrictive when granting the public to own or carry guns. Therefore, our government came up with the "Shall Issue" law, which prevents anyone to own, or posses guns that have a record of criminal injustices or a record of mental illness. People learn responsibility when they are young children and what they learn reflects what they do and how they act later on in life. Children that grow up in a good atmosphere tend to have a better understanding of life and respect the life's
the top discussions and gun control is one amongst many. Most Americans use social media on a daily basis and are often logging into their accounts fre-quently throughout the day, therefore leading to more exposure to trending conversations. Re-search teams are keeping record of how often gun control is mentioned, what caused it to be mentioned, and the nature of its mention. Thus far, it has been proven that pro-gun control Americans have ascendency over their anti-gun competition by 64% to 21%
these officials to manage wildlife under their care. By having this program we are able to keep the animals of our nation healthy so that no animal becomes too dominate or extinct. Although there are two sides of the issue, I heavily support gun control. While breaking down the words of the second amendment the average person would start to see that there is a flaw in the modern interpretation of the Bill of Rights. It states that “A
work on restricting gun possession. However, instead of restricting guns, states are passing laws that allow more people to possess them. This can be a huge problem because not everyone can be trusted with such a fatal device. No one knows if a teacher in Texas will snap one day and shoot a student. Allowing more guns will only lead to higher crime rates and deaths. Foreign countries, which harshly restrict gun ownership, have lower crime rates than the U.S. In fact, the lowest gun crime rates are in
report by the Los Angeles Times. It says that there are over 34,000 gun deaths in the U.S. A lot of these articles are written by people who are against guns, so they make sure they do not give the entire truth. They try to make guns sound a lot worse than they really are. For instance in the Los Angeles Times, they forget to tell everyone that over half of those are actually suicides. (GunCite). This is how it usually is with the anti-gun groups. They only tell part of the story and do not add all of
prohibited from having a gun under federal law, it would still be easy and legal to obtain guns with no background check, no questions asked (“updated”). That is because the current law only applies to gun sales by federally licensed dealers (“updated”). The new law would require that non-licensed people selling guns ensure that the buyer has undergone a background check in NICS (“updated”). Secondly, tracking the movement and sale of weapons will also help prevent gun violence. The Bureau
over in all these years. The people have the right to own firearms to protect their homes, families and country. I’ve told you what I believe, but how about some evidence. In the United Kingdom all handguns are banned. You would think not having any guns would cause crime to drop, but this is just not true. There are about 2,034 violent crimes per every 100,000 people in the UK, but in the USA there are only about 466 violent crime per 100,000 people. The United Kingdom has more than four times the
“States that allow law-abiding citizens to carry concealed handguns enjoy a 60 percent decrease in multiple-victim public shootings and a 78 percent decrease in victims per attack.” John Lott, Jr. and Bill Landes, “More Guns, Less Crime.” (Becker). There are 44 states in the United States where you can carry concealed weapons, and in those states it is a prove fact that there are less crimes committed. Every state in the U.S. should be allowed to carry concealed weapons in protection of themselves
When a gun is sold and purchased, a certificate of ownership must be published. When a gun is sold and purchased illegally, a certificate of ownership will not be published. For people who do buy and sell guns illegally, the punishment would be a 10-year jail sentence. Threatening people with larger punishments will have a positive affect on the annual number of deaths due to guns. Most importantly, guns should be given to police and people with very clean criminal records. Police are to receive
Culturally Coded Although basically impossible many people still believe that if guns could be completely done away with that murder rates would fall dramatically (Sisters, 2002). Suzette Grillot states that cultural norms “alter perceptions of appropriate behavior” (Grillot, 2011 p. 535) She states that this is especially eminent in mentalities toward small arms. Don Kates and Gary Mauser take it even further from the studies they conducted. They state that murder is going to happen regardless
Most likely, a gun. Guns have turned out to be the epitome of violence in our society. Whenever people are robbed, or murdered, chances are that these events occurred with the use of a gun. This brings up the topic of how people with such destructive means obtain these deadly weapons. Just about any US citizen can go buy a gun. "Easy aquisition of firearms leads to a higher rate of guns used in crimes (MacGillis 160). The Brady Bill is one step to limiting the easy access to buying guns. This bill requires
takeover, and cannot fight back. My response to this is simple: America has over 270,000,000 citizens at last count. No dictator could "take over" without popular support of these citizens. My second point is why guns are such a problem in the United States. The problem with guns is fairly straightforward: they make it easy to kill or injure a person. In Dr. Jeffrey A. Roth's Firearms and Violence Brief he points out that approximately 60% of all murder victims in the U.S. were killed by firearms
will use his gun toting advantage over the victim into getting what he wants. Gun supporters believe that having the right to bear arms is crucial to national defense. If another country were to invade U.S. territory, citizens would be able to defend themselves against these invaders without the need of government officials having to pass out guns, ammo, and not to mention training. Citizens who already own guns are more likely to also be trained on how to handle a firearm. If guns were illegal
have methods of doing these things in attempt to not get caught. While removing guns from everyday citizens, the harsh reality is that criminals will not follow the laws set forth to protect citizens, which is why they are a criminal in the first place. While criminals might not be the smartest of people, they would soon realize that they have a broader spectrum of victims because more people will have less guns, guns they use to defend themselves, leaving themselves defenseless Some people would
Association (NRA). The President of the NRA, Wayne LaPierre, thinks the only person who can stop a bad person with a gun is a good guy with a gun (NRA, 2013). Protesters say that the NRA is killing our children (NRA, 2013). CEO LaPierre still thinks guns are the answer to the problem. According to LaPierre, America protects the president, banks and public building with guns (NRA, 2013). Our children should be protected as well. In America, a child witnesses 16,000 murders and 200,000 acts
to protect themselves and their families from harmful persons. Guns are only misused by criminals, people who break the law. Criminals are just generally bad people, they break the laws just to harm other people. Criminals break laws when they do the bad things that they do. If the government makes more laws banning guns, what makes them think the criminals will follow those laws? They would just find ways around the laws and get guns anyways or just find other ways to harm people. Just like how