Gun violence in the United States

War on Guns There is not a year that goes by without an innocent life taken by gun violence within the United States. Each year we constantly argue the idea of whether we should ban guns or reinforce tighter restrictions on guns, especially with the NRA (National Riffle Association). Often as usual we never ensure a decision and the topic slips up again when another instance occurs. Many has brought up ideas such as securing our schools with the same weapons that we are fighting to ban. Arming…

Americans have died due to gun violence but little to zero action has been taken to prevent gun violence. This is a clear failure of the system of gun regulation. No person should have to live in fear of gun violence. To understand the problem of gun violence and create a policy solution moving forward, we must examine the undesirable effects of gun violence, the underlying issues causing gun violence, and the failed policies and regulations regarding guns. Gun violence creates numerous…

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…

The Effect that Gun Violence has on our Culture Gun violence is a regular occurrence in our culture. This act of violence appears in our homes, schools, churches, and places of business. Firearms have killed more people than terrorism over the past decade. The topic of gun violence and gun control have sparked many debates on how strict one should be when doing background checks on the people who want to own a gun. There has also been a debate on mental illness and the relationship it has…

climate is extremely divided. Republicans and Democrats have incredibly contrasted views on many controversial topics, for example, gun laws, which stresses the nation out when thinking about the future of America. In addition, both parties are taking stronger stances on what they believe are important issues. A common issue that candidates focus on is improving the United States economy. According to USA Today, people say that “In addition to the economy, work and money stress, which annually…

Guns: Creating Violence In this day and age, there is absolutely no reason for the common man to own a firearm. We are in the 21st century folks, 200 years ago firearms were vital to the survival of humans as protection and a means of food, in some countries they are still needed but not in America. American citizens are far more civilized than they were 200 years ago, We don’t have drifting gun wranglers riding from town to town and we have these cool new things called Super Markets where we…

Why are people in the United States allowed to own guns? The United States has the highest number of privately-owned guns in the world and that number keeps rising each day. There are no other developed countries in the world that have a higher role of gun violence than the USA. According to recent research published in the Harvard Journal of Law and Public Policy stated that nations that have strict laws on gun control substantially have higher murder rates than those who do not. There are two…

brutality. “Below are 13 videos of fatal police encounters recorded between March 16, 2014, and April 4, 2015. A majority of the suspects were unarmed” (Vicens). The videos would make anyone cringe about the police force that is being overused in the United States. The worst thing is about the effects that is changing America and dividing us. The Baltimore Riots can be a way society responded to the tragic deaths. However, there are times when police officers are misunderstood and acted…

one-third of homicides occur happen during a family argument” (Roth, Jeffrey).Which leads to the belief that at least one-third of gun homicides occur in the home. With the knowledge of a gun in the home and knowing it should never be fired at someone unless you are threatened, chances of gun violence in home situations would plunge. Education is important to minimize violence. A victim will never know where they are going to come into trouble or else they would always avoid those situations.…

David Hemenway’s article ‘Does owning a gun Make you safer’ states that the gun ownership in the United States does not make American people safer. He gave a lot of data and mentioned the surveys to counter his statements and make aware of people about the effects of guns in the American society. David Hemenway, a policy scholar, author and professor of Harvard school of Public Health, is a columnist of Los Angeles Times, LA, and (Wikipedia). He has a Ph. D in economics from Harvard University.…