Gun violence in the United States

opinions on the topic, some say that it should be illegal for a citizen to own a gun because of the dangerous outcomes that could come from it, and some say that all people should be allowed to own guns because they can use them for self defense. Terrorism is an action that is used to conflict pain and suffering over other people all throughout the world, it has been an issue for many years. By making the current gun laws stricter and possibly making new ones we could possibly lessen the amount…

recent 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?…

Gun control is a very big topic in the United States. Many people are for gun control and many people are against it. The government monitors the guns sold in the United States and people believe that they shouldn’t. I am in the neutral position on this topic. Citizens of the United States have the right to carry a weapon on them. People already own licenses to carry weapons out in public, or a concealed weapon license. The main reason why I think the government shouldn’t control the weapons in…

Some opponents of tougher gun control legislation say that criminal activity is very likely to occur when there is no force of protection present between a criminal and a defenseless target. Criminals will prefer to commit their diabolical acts in highly populated “gun free” zones, where citizens are not armed and are subjected to the villain’s will. According to John Lott Jr., former chief economist for the U.S. Sentencing Commission, every mass shooting since 1977, other than the 2011 Tucson…

survey, the leading surveyor of firearms throughout, the United States has the best armed civilian population in the world with an estimated 376 million guns. Although firearm ownership is guaranteed as a constitutional right, it is often debated how to regulate this right. Those in favor of further firearm regualtions hope to decrease the amount of violent crimes, and combat the sickening trend of mass shootings throughout the United States. Although a noble cause, the increased expansion of…

maintain gun control in the United States are registration. The licensing of guns and weapons of gun dealers, background checks should be done before sales of a weapon or gun to any person, guns, and firearms should not be sold to persons younger than 18 and some areas are restricted areas whereby one cannot go with a weapon or a firearm. This year, President Obama passed a package of executive actions which have been designed to help in the reduction of gun crimes which require a gun dealer to…

The majority of violent crimes in the United States are committed by men (Gun Control, 2013). The fact that a gun or guns were used in the commission of these crimes does not, in itself, warrant the removal of weapons from society. If this were the case we would need to remove all alcohol which causes more deaths annually than all firearms-related deaths. The one commonality in all of these occurrences is the state of mind and mental health of the shooters. In all of the examples presented so…

The Second Amendment to the U.S Constitution 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”.There have been plenty of debates on trying to ban all guns in the U.S. There are thousands of laws and regulations in the country that attempt to contain and regulate the use of firearms. No evidence has suggested that gun control regulations established by Congress and the White House have so far…

Introduction - complete legalization of individual gun ownership with some restrictions and precautions A. Definition of topic being argued- Gun control (or firearms regulation) is the set of laws or policies that regulate the manufacture, sale, transfer, possession, modification, or use of firearms by civilians. The definition of the argument is should guns be banned from every American citizen or just stricter laws and still have our right to the second amendment? B. Significance of the…

Another gun violence victim, Kathy Shorr, was shot and killed today standing outside her school. Story after story and the number just rising, gun violence has affected today’s century more than ever. Gun control laws have been changing to fit people’s wants and needs, however people having gun control has only brought many deaths and problems to this world. Some people agree that gun control is not the answer and it is too easy to get a hand of a gun now a day, and this is the cause of gun…