Gun laws in the United States

Guns have been a hot topic in the United States for decades for many reasons. Most of the controversy revolves around The Second Amendment which states, “A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed” (U.S. Const. amend. II). On one side, we have people who take The Second Amendment very seriously. These people argue and firmly believe that The Second Amendment should not be changed and it should…

A. Guns are meant for killing, this is the truest statement ever recorded.B. Gun rights began in 1791 when congress approved the second amendment, which states that “ the right or the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed” (Bowman). For a century the amendment stood free until 1837 when Georgia tried to ban handguns which congress shut down. The time period between 1920 and 1990 the government was very busy regulating and trying to control guns ( Targeted News Service). Starting…

Gun Control Our second amendment right states, “A well-regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed”. This amendment means that any person in the United States has the right to own a gun. But, at what point does this right not stand true for a person? I feel that our right to be able to bear arms is a part of our individual rights and should not be taken from us. Guns have been around for centuries. In…

am appalled by gun violence in our country and the mass shootings in our churches and colleges. While there is no simple fix, that does not mean we should do nothing. The status quo clearly is not working and people on both sides of this issue cannot simply continue shouting at each other. Nobody wants more mass killings and serious people are going to have to engage in serious discussion.” - Bernie Sanders The correlation between gun control and gun violence in the United States has been a…

protect at all cost was given to us by guns. The revolutionary war, a time where every household had a gun, and at one point was required to have a gun. Since day one we have had guns, and it should stay that way. Posting gun free zones accomplishes nothing, and does more harm than good. The president’s kids have armed guards around them 24/7/365 as well. Guns have been a way of life since day one in America, without guns we would still be a colony of Great Britain. Guns are a system of checks…

The Second Amendment states: “ A well regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.” Gun control refers to laws or policies that regulate the manufacture, sale, transfer, possession, modification, or use of firearm. In the United States, 270 million gun distributed throughout, and 22% of Americans own one or more guns. Gun restrictions have always existed, and a majority of Americans supports new…

of Pro-gun control proponents was to call for a ban on guns and to eliminate gun ownership by the public. I believe eliminating gun ownership to the public will not prevent criminal violence or mass murder. If we take a look at the individuals committing violent crimes, we find that criminals and the mentally unstable are the major contributors to these offenses. However, according to the Gun Control Act (GCA) of 1968, criminals and the mentally unstable are not permitted to purchase guns…

Through recent years gun control has been a hot topic of discussion among the general public. Many individuals stand behind the constitution and defend the people’s right to bear arms, while others stand behind statistics on the rise in school shootings and armed crimes throughout the United States. I personally believe that strict gun control and education is the answer to lower the recent increase in mass shootings, school shooting and gun related crimes. Gun control laws don’t necessarily…

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. In…

Gun control has been a huge debate over the past 10 years. It has caused so much debate because sadly, guns have landed in the hands of people who are not capable of controlling or using a gun correctly. Guns control laws have been going on for as long and ever after the second amendment (ratified in 1791). The second amendment is not a right for people to own unlimited guns. This has turned into a big problem for the United States because the criminalizing the transfer of guns to Kids under 18…