Persuasive Essay on Gun Control

In the era of automatic weapons, large caliber hand guns, and Teflon tipped bullets where extensive background checks, mental evaluations, and waiting periods should be mandatory as they are in most westernized countries, nothing is so dangerous with regards to firearms as the “Gun Show Loophole”, also known as The Brady bill loophole (Hereafter known as the GSL). Because of the GSL, anyone can walk into a gun show and without the burden of showing identification, taking a background check, or…

not think this is a great idea because even if going through extensive background checks they still feel that guns could still fall into the wrong hands. Even if some teachers carried a firearm it isn't as easy as ‘ Good guy with a gun stops bad guy with a gun.’ Says Wayne LaPierre CEO of National Rifle Association. I feel that schools should explore their options before giving teachers guns or not. Schools should look into things such as metal detectors because they can stop school shootings…

Guns in college When looking for a college do you ever look to see if they allow guns on campus? In the United States 12 states allow guns on campus, 22 states depends on the college policies, and 16 states don’t allow guns on campus. From 1997 to 2007 there have been more than 40 school shootings. In a study of midwestern colleges, 78% of students opposed allowing concealed handguns on campuses. Many think it's a good idea to allow guns on college campus because they will be able to defend…

In an age where people are trying to take guns away from law-abiding citizens; we need our guns now more than ever. Everytime there is a mass shooting this debate pops up, yet we continue to have mass shootings. If some teachers were allowed to conceal and carry guns in schools, mass shootings would dwindle. The resource officer at the Parkland shooting never went inside and 17 children died, meanwhile, the resource officer at the Maryland school shooting engaged the shooter and saved countless…

“GUNS! GUNS! GUNS!” Did you really think you were safe? Well, you’re not. Firearms are still manufactured, sold, and obtained in Canada. It is fair to say that firearms are not completely illegal in our “peace loving nation”. A complete criminalization of firearms over the globe will benefit citizens everywhere. Criminalizing firearms will reduce death rates, provide people with more security than they could ever imagine, and reduce the universal accessibility to firearms. For these reasons, a…

with greater confidence than armed men.”- Thomas Jefferson. This quote by Thomas Jefferson, a founding father, explains clearly how gun control helps the criminals. Gun Control is where the government restricts what guns you are able to own and/or carry a weapon they see as dangerous. In the court case District of Columbia v. Heller, Justice Breyer states that “DC gun laws are not unreasonable or inappropriate…”(ebscohost.com). That’s not true the 2nd amendment states “A well regulated Militia,…

crimes and the lack of gun safety the government should make it a law that high schools should have a gun safety classes and the people of American should carry a gun with them because it would make the world safer, a lot of kids do not know gun safety. All good people should carry a gun to make the world safer and to have the gun laws in all the states be the same. The crime rate is too high. In fact, the crime in Chicago is so high that…

Guns should be illegal in the US Guns… Nearly every day someone in America dies from guns. Why do they still allow this? Mass shootings and massacres in America have been going on for year and years now. Currently, in the 21st Century, Americans have allowed 212 mass shootings to happen at their schools causing more than 260 deaths and hundreds of injuries. Imagine going through this as a person, it would be traumatizing and it would scar you for life. Would you want guns to be legal if you,…

country is Chicago. The endless debates about guns have recently been working in favor of gun proponents. Conversely, some believe that guns should be banned, because it will drop the violence rate. However, some civilians believe they are necessary to help stop crime. In reality, guns are vital to the protection of civilians, and therefore ownership should not be restricted in the United States. Many people believe that by legalizing more types of guns, murder rates will rise; however, this is…

They all just sit back and watch us die And why? Because Guns give Them money. And they don’t want that taken away from they. they think it’s constitutional rights I think they just don’t care they think that guns don’t kill unless used properly I know their whole purpose is to kill they think guns shouldn’t be regulated or banned because then everything else should be I know everything that can kill has been banned and has regulations. Guns don’t. I want them to tell those parents that they…