Gun Control Essay

Colby Schow Professor McGill September 22, 2015 Rough Draft Gun Problems in the United States On January 16, 2012, a disgruntled former student of Appalachian School of Law in Gundy, Virginia, had killed three people. Including the school’s dean, alarmed by the gun fire two off duty law enforcement officers retrieved their weapons and pointed them at the shooter, who ended his killing spree and surrendered. These two law enforcement officers quite possibly saved the lives of countless potential…

sides available when it comes to gun control; to either oppose or support gun control. However, gun control falls under a much more complex system of alternatives and policies. The government not only has the ability to abolish guns to a certain degree, but can also make restrictions on which guns citizens can legally own. Thus, there is much more complexity than to simply support or oppose gun control. There are many options available on deciding who can own which guns and under what…

Introduction The issue of gun control has been one of national concern as the debate arises on whether the states should be the ones in control or the federal government. People of all ages have been reported to be in the possession of firearms all for different purposes. Statistics in the US reveal that among 100 residents, 6 of them own guns accounting for 80% of the non-military guns(ProCon,2015). Survey study indicates that in 2014 in the US, 68% of the murders committed; 14,249 in total…

the recent events that push for gun control, it’s time to stop and think on who this is really helping, the good law abiding citizens, or the law breaking criminals. With the impact that guns do in our society, it is time to stop and think what gun control could do for our nation.(MORE DETAIL) Although gun control seems it might help our society, gun control is a bad idea, because it disarms law abiding citizens and arms the criminals. Gun Control takes away the gun of people who follow the…

Gun Control: Would It Really Benefit America? Guns are a big issue in today’s world especially in the United States. The fact that people blame them for killing innocent children makes it even worse. An action that a person in their right mind would never think of doing, but not everybody is the same. Guns control is not is recent problem that has just started it goes all the way back to the first American Colonies. The people of the colony had the right to have guns for hunting and…

Control On Owning Lead Gun control laws have been in a high debate in the U.S for some time. Who can own them, is the government suppose to regulate them, should the government ban them, are all current debates that U.S politics debate over all the time. However, gun control is becoming more of a concern to the public, because of recent high crime rates involving guns. Politics have come into play on how the U.S is to impose gun control laws, either to make gun control laws more strict or…

deaths of civilians and police officers—is that of gun possession. The Democratic, pseudo-progressive view is pro-gun control, while the Trumpian view supports deregulation and is aligned with the views of the NRA. Both sides invoke academic studies to support in their respective attempts to support and promote their views. There are several, contradicting, studies on the issue. According to The Washington Post, “The United States has the highest gun ownership rate in the world and the highest…

will talk about Gun control primarily in the United States of America. It will cover how gun control affects the safety of average day citizens. How ineffective Gun control can be in the United States. This paper will also compare other countries with the United States on how effective their gun control laws are. The history of gun control in the United States of America. Murder statistics of firearms and other weapons. It will also bring up cases that are similar to gun control and how they…

since. Why do we, the people, need to have high powered guns? We don’t need high powered guns to protect ourselves from a burglar; we would only need something as little as a hand gun. In my opinion, they should only be used by the military and soldiers who need it in battle. If you take a look at what happened at Sandy Hook Elementary School, then you will see why the people of America shouldn’t have access to these high power combat guns. Adam Lanza shot and killed 20 children, 6 adults, and…

Society’s Rights and Happiness Concerning Guns In Jeff McMahan’s essay, Why Gun ‘Control’ Is Not Enough, he argues for a ban on societies gun ownership—except for police and military services are still allowed to handle a gun. The purpose of McMahan’s argument is to resolve the danger guns cause in societies environment and the issue of guns being in the wrong hands. McMahan focuses on both the anti-gun advocates and the gun advocates disagreement of why or why not guns needs to be banned. Many…