Gun laws in the United States

the rule of law, and rights of individuals in America. The best way to protect the right to bear arms is through responsible control, crime mitigation, and education. Gun control, when implemented responsibly, is effective in reducing gun related, violent crime. However, when incorrectly applied, gun control laws can violate the constitutional rights of Americans. A comprehensive look at Chicago’s “Responsible Gun Ownership”…

Gun control is the set of laws or policies that regulate the manufacture, sale, transfer, possession, modification, or use of firearms by civilians. Most countries have a restrictive firearm guiding policy, with only a few legislations being categorized as permissive. Jurisdictions that regulate access to firearms typically restrict access to only certain categories of firearms and then to restrict the categories of persons who will be granted a firearms license to have access to a firearm.…

about topics like this. Some say that these new gun control laws are messing with our rights to bear arms which is stated in our Second Amendment. We have the right to bear arms. It is our constitutional right and no one or no thing should tamper with it. There is a lot of crime in this world and a lot of it associates with gun use, but taking away guns isn’t the best option. Putting restrictions and so forth on the use of buying and selling of guns is the best way to go. Many arguments out…

Introduction Gun control is a highly complex and emotionally charged debate. Fear drives both sides of the gun control discussion in the United States. On one side Americans seem to religiously quote the Second Amendment within the Constitution. The Second Amendment states that people have the right to keep and bear arms in order for them to protect themselves from government overreach in confiscating their firearms; “this amendment’s core purpose is to in fact protect the individual’s interest…

In the United States, there are certain rights that are protected by law but there is also some people that believe that it should not be protected. The second amendment which grants the right to bear arms has been a topic of an ongoing debate of whether or not the government should have more gun control. The two sides have really good point of views. One side maybe want less gun control because owning guns keeps them more secure in case of emergencies, for example: if people are breaking in…

Gun Control In recent times, the topic of gun control has emerged as a significant opportunity for the country to make a decision for the better. Proponents of gun control argue that if stricter gun control laws are enforced there will be a reduction in gun violence and crime. The anti-gun control group who argue that it is the constitutional right of every American to have the right to bear arms for protection and for hunting sports counters this. They feel that enforcing gun controls on…

main argument is , if guns are taken away from the legal owners, criminals will be the only ones with guns. The author links it back to his question from earlier, if it were to be reversed and guns were never legal, then no one would have guns except the military. The author compares the United States gun restrictions to other countries. This is very smart because people who live in the United States most likely did not know other countries had more regulations. The author states, “America would…

now stop imagining, did anything change? No, because this is real life, this the real world, the world that we live in today. While The Second Amendment is used to protect Americans and their right to bear arms, It makes you think are our liberal gun laws, worth the ramifications on the wellbeing of society. A mass shooting means that 4 or more people were shot in one place so these statistics do not include the occasions where people were only injured or less than 4 people were killed. There…

events, the controversial topic of gun control has become the center of many debates—both in politics and at home. Some of the most deadly shootings in the United States have occurred within the last fifteen years, including Virginia Tech, Columbine, and more recently, the Sandy Hook Elementary 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…

people die from gun violence in the United States each year. (Brady Campaign) With the countless number of gun deaths and high-profile shootings, such as Virginia Tech’s, Aurora’s, Columbine’s, and Sandy Hook’s, it is understandable that people want stricter gun laws. However, even in the wake of these shootings, new gun laws have met with resistance and have failed to become law. While guns can be dangerous, it is still true that the U.S. Constitution’s 2nd Amendment allows for gun ownership…