Persuasive Essay on Gun Control

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…

Persuasive Essay Excessive amounts of guns are bad American citizens are labeled with their obsession to guns, and rightfully so. Guns in the U.S. are currently at a ratio of 88.8 to every 100 citizens (the guardian, ProCon.Org.), adding up to a total of 270,000,000 guns in circulation, suffice for a vast majority of citizens However, this astronomical figure, which to be put in perspective exceeds the quantities found in West Bank/Gaza, Mexico, Pakistan, and Yemen combined, proves to be…

Gun Control is not the answer More gun control laws are not the answer to less gun violence, better education is what's needed. Gun control has been a much debated topic in the U.S today. It is people's opinions on whether or not to have less or more gun control laws. There are many important reasons why we need more gun control laws but their are many facts about gun related deaths.This is why the U.S should not have stricter gun control laws because it's not the gun or how the person got the…

Gun control is a controversial topic, and to some it may be difficult to understand. I’m writing to give you a 360 degree overview of the topic. I do not believe guns should be banned whatsoever. In my opinion I think we the people of America shouldn’t lose our 2nd amendment right to bear arms, instead we should have guns to protect ourselves. I believe if they abolished the 2nd amendment, crime rates would sky rocket. So let’s say the government takes away all of the guns from model citizens to…

Long 19 April 2017 4th Block We Should Not Have Aggressive Gun Control Gun control is a political issue that has started to resurface in the media in the last few years. This debate is whether or not we should have more aggressive gun laws because of shootings that have happened, including the Sandy Hook incident. I believe that we should not have aggressive gun control of our weapons. My first reason why we do not need aggressive gun control laws is because we must be able to defend ourselves.…

Guns. They kill people, which is why humans (and not lizard men, as we do not tolerate those in America) believe that we should regulate firearms in the good old U.S. OF A! *que fireworks, George Washington riding a bald eagle, people measuring using feet instead of meters, and the national anthem playing. America isn’t known for its tea, or its biscuits, or funny accents. No instead American is famous for being fat and using lots o’ guns. So, how accurate is the claim that guns should be…

1997 to 2014, about 73 people were still killed by firearms in the UK. This number could be smaller if firearms were still allowed. Also, a very strict gun law was enforced in Australia in 1996. Many Australians, though, ignored it and kept their weapons because they felt they should be able to defend themselves. Finally, in Mexico, there is a strict gun law saying you can only have small caliber weapons in your home. Homicide rates in Mexico are higher than the United States, even though we can…

Fewer efforts by the government to control guns In all parts of the U.S., people are always trying to engage in activities that promote safety. For instance, the country has been struggling to implement speed limits on roads over the past 50 years. It has also been trying to end drunk driving. This has resulted in the reduction of death rates in the road. However, the government has failed to put equivalent efforts to control the possession of firearms. Most U.S politicians have been on the…

regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed." So why are gun control laws even in place? Gun control laws started to go on the rise during Franklin D. Roosevelt 's presidency. The National Firearms Act and the Federal Firearms Act of 1938 enforced new penalties on machine guns and sawed-off…

for gun control laws–even in law enforcement. There are those who support gun control laws in the United States and there are those who oppose gun control laws. Gun control laws should not violate a citizen’s right to bear arms, however, these laws should exist in order to assure security for the country as a whole. Firstly, most gun enthusiasts interpret the Second Amendment in the wrong ways. The text of the Second Amendment contains that “A…