Gun laws in the United States

In recent years, gun violence has increased significantly in this world. As Americans, we are facing with an ever-growing problem of violence. There are more cases of children and teenagers engaging in violence. There has been a huge debate over whether gun laws are strict enough and solutions for reducing such acts from occurring. With more people are affected on a regular basis, more problems arise as how people can live safely when guns are being used in increasing numbers. It is disgraceful…

procession of mass shootings in the United States: Do nothing,” (DeFilippis and Hughes). Writers now are avoiding all of the mass shootings that have been happening. These authors are criticizing other writers because instead of promoting to do something they are not. Although people have the right to firearms in the United States, there should be harsher gun laws. The laws of the past regarding firearms are not working in the United States today. The United States Constitution allows the…

system of United States is composed of two different laws when it involving law litigation, which are civil and criminal. Civil laws, according to Melvin (2011), “are designed to compensate parties for losses as a result of another’s conduct” (Melvin, 2011, p. 18). Criminal law, on the other hand, is a set of rules and regulations that define behaviors prohibited by the government, in which it protects the safety of society. One of the essential differences between civil and criminal law is in…

Are guns that bad of a thing? Guns have been around for almost 700 years. Most people use guns for hunting to supply their family with food, to protect themselves, and for many other reasons. The government wants to basically take that away from United States Citizens with gun control. The United States Government should not enforce gun control on United States Citizens. The second amendment clearly states that US Citizens have the right to bear arms. Because of this amendment, “Americans have…

debate over gun control. Should the second amendment right stay or should it be changed due to the times?. It has been one of the most debated topics since 1999, when the horrific columbine school shooting occurred in Colorado. Since then there have been countless shootings and massacres all around the United States. From movie theaters to schools to clubs, it happens everywhere. But what's to blame for this? Is gun control not strict enough? Are we letting just anyone be able to purchase a gun?…

have weapons shall not be infringed. The argument on if gun control is needed is clearly answered already. The people's right to keep and bear arms is a crucial part of our american society and way of life.. Many people often attempt to use other countries such as Great Britain as a reference to how gun control is effective. These people fail to realize that America has a very specific problem with crime. Contrary to popular belief guns do not have such a big impact as people make it out…

the United States, have the right to bare arms - given to us in the second Amendment of the United States Constitution. This country has a rich history regarding guns. People have used them and continue to use them for hunting, sports or recreation, and protection. However, when a mass murder or a domestic terror attack occurs, the right to bare arms is put under discretion as people cause an uproar over the violent acts. Creating more gun control laws would not stop the crimes related to guns,…

United States has higher rate of homicides than any other western country. As the visual displays, the United States has the most gun deaths. United States does not have strict law about guns. Other countries such as Germany, Canada, and England have strict law about guns. The statistics shows that in the United States more people die from gun than any other countries. This proves that government of US doesn’t seem to have strong plan against gun violence. Innocent citizen are victims of guns’…

few years, the United States’ attention has turned to mass shootings, indicating the necessity for stricter gun control. The nation should look to other industrialized countries to implement stringent gun laws in order to reduce gun violence, specifically mass shootings. The Sandy Hook Elementary School tragedy seared into my mind, lingering…

Gun control can be defined as, “any action taken by the federal government or by state or local governments to regulate, through legislation, the sale, purchase, safety, and use of handguns and other types of firearms by individual citizens” (Lee). America has internally debated the issue of gun control for over a century. It continues to be an important and pressing issue today in the United States. There are no set standards for gun control. Each state varies in its laws. For example,…