when out of nowhere a suspicious man enters the local bank and confidently states that this is a holdup. All of the innocent bystanders inside the bank are physically incapacitated initially out of fear as the bank robber brandishes his intimidating firearm while giving directions to the civilians not to move or speak unless exclusively instructed to do so at his command. The man also warns them not to try anything sneaky or else he will be compelled to do something crazy. The suspect makes his…
over 30,000 people are fatally injured by firearms every year. However, progress on acts and laws that attempt to restrict the distribution and sales of weapons often times comes to a screeching halt, as the use of personal firearms has been an important part of America’s history. While there are concrete and sufficient arguments for the use of guns in the United States, a myriad amount of statistics has shown that the fact of the matter is, personal firearms cause much more harm today than they…
self-defense more often than not. These studies concluded, “[o]ver the entire study period, the average proportion of firearm homicides that were committed by strangers throughout the United States was 21.9%... The average proportion of firearm homicides committed by strangers increased slightly over the study stranger firearm homicide rates ranged from 0.1 per 100 000… Average nonstranger firearm homicide…
Restrictions and Requirements Should be placed on Firearms Projectile weapons that are capable of harming a mass of people in the matter of seconds should be kept out of the hand of the public for safety. Gun laws and restriction should be placed to limit the amount of guns in society. Limiting guns would decrease the crime rate, suicide rate and death toll in America. Restrictions and background checks should also be placed on people who are suicidal, mentally ill, and anyone with a criminal…
people of the United States call into question about how the U.S can take the necessary precautions to prevent the next mass shooting from occurring and taking the lives of the innocent. One such idea is to restrict and limit how people can obtain firearms from vendors within the U.S. These preventative measures would extensively check for the stability of the potential gun owner regarding mental health, history, and possible complications that would essentially…
Imagine losing half of classmates, family members, or friends all because of assault weapons being legal. The NRA (National Rifle Association) and firearm laws are the cause of thousands of humans dying annually and mass shootings specially in public places like concerts, schools, and churches. Mass shootings are a very common procedure going on in the United States. Killings of thousands of people occur because of these assault weapons. Banning assault weapons will have a huge impact in…
party in San Bernardino California, and then they just started shooting into the crowd. The improper use of firearms in the united states is very high, and nothing seems to be happening. Guns cause so much harm to people when they are used improperly, in 2013 approximately 33,636 people were killed by guns in the united states. Meanwhile, in America 2011, there were 478,400 incidents of firearm-related violence (whether used or just threatened) and 11,101 homicides, for a rate of 1 homicide per…
They have also banned all automatic weapons to decrease the amount of deaths. Their advice for the united states is, “lots of guns don’t mean lots of violence.” As shown in global lessons on guns. In Australia, the liberals and conservatives came to an agreement in which they banned semi-automatic guns, they issued a buy back for the guns, in which they paid people for their semi-automatic guns, by doing so they destroyed 600,000 guns! In this country they…
Shooting. There are strong arguments for both sides of the issue, concerning morals and safety on one side and protection of liberties on the other. So where do gun laws fall in terms of ethics? The federal policy is fairly simple in regards to firearm possession; the 2nd Amendment states, “The right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed”. Theoretically, this amendment was created to protect the publics’…
One of the most controversial topics of today’s time is gun control. There have been many shootings since gun laws have changed. Gun control laws restrict the possession and use of firearms. Since 1993, the rate of crimes committed with a gun has decreased up until 2013, and then the numbers went back up. There was a time where carrying a concealed weapon made communities safer, but today, communities are not safer just because people are allowed to carry a concealed weapon. I’ll be using…