America Should Have Stricter Gun Control

It seems like mass-killings, accidental firings and highway snipers have snuck comfortably into our society. Have we accepted mass shootings like Columbine HS, Sandy Hook Elementary and especially our local Lindhurst HS? Even law enforcement is not safe with the murder of five police officers in Dallas in one of our latest mass-shootings. With these famous, headline grabbing news stories, there are countless active shooter and murders that don’t reach national headlines. When is enough, enough? Very few social arguments are more polarizing than gun control. In Molly Ivins, “Get a Knife, Get a Dog, but Get Rid of Guns”, she takes a strong, passionate position

The role guns play in our society has long been debated on whether or not citizens have the right to own guns. There are those who believe that guns have no role in the hands of private citizens. Whereas there are those who believe that guns are the very foundation that protects our rights and liberties expressed in the Constitution. The debate is over whether or not there should be stricter laws preventing people to own guns. Though gun control and gun rights advocates share similar views on background checks and requirements, each have different views on the safety of guns and the Second Amendment meaning.

Guns and weaponry have always been a major part of the cultures of the world since the beginning of time. For the United States of America, gun use can be traced back to the colonial days, our revolutionary roots. They have helped the United States turn the table specifically in times of dire need such as the Revolutionary War. Not only have advances in weaponry influenced the U.S., they have also helped to shape events across the globe. In 1791, this was understood by the Founding Fathers while writing the Constitution, which can be seen in the Second Amendment: “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”[1]. With the advancement of guns specifically, there has been a rise in mass shootings, casualties, crime and controversy that has begun to split the United States. All a person has to do is turn on the television to a news channel, and at any given time, heartache, most often linked to guns, can be found. Some cry for a need for better gun regulation or sometimes complete abolishment for recreational use, while others cling to their weapons with claim of self-defense and economic profit. Violent crimes have been on the rise years; there has been an estimated 1.2 billion crimes of violence that occurred in the United States alone [2]. One thing is certain: gun trade and regulation boosts the economy. Last year, 301,

Guns have been is society for centuries. They have been used for hunting, war, and even safety. However, in the past several years they have begun to take the lives of many innocent victims, often young children. In response to the killings in Newtown, Conn., it has been noted, “If this were a country, the number of children killed by gun violence would violate international law.” (Browne-Marshall) F.B.I. data shows in 2011, 1,668 African American children were killed due to guns. Day by day gun violence is rising and it is not only in ghetto neighborhoods.

As we all know gun violence has become an increasingly conflicted issue in the world and specifically in the United States. Gun violence is the leading cause of premature death in the United States as it kills almost 30,000 people and causes about 60,000 injuries annually. But guns are not the main cause of this problem. The problem is America's culture of violence. We need to understand that guns are not what’s killing people, people are what’s killing people. Although guns may enable killers to commit an act of violence more easily and effectively, stricter laws on guns would not necessarily dismantle the problem. Currently, guns are just a symptom to the real problem, which is our violent human nature. For decades, we have been dousing

I believe that the United States. should not enact stricter gun control laws because people have the right to self protection,

There are those people that think that if there were no firearms then there wouldn't be any violent crimes. In 2011 there were close to 33,000 Americans that were victims of gun-related deaths. According Brady campaign an average of 268 people are shot every day; in America that is 97,820 people a year. An average household with a gun is 22 times more likely to be used to kill someone or severely injure a person in a domestic homicide, suicide, or unintentional

More people have been killed by guns in the Unites States between the years of 1968 and 2011 than all wars we have fought put together. Most people can agree that this is not good. The problem is, we have different ways of trying to prevent gun deaths, and only some work. There are currently somewhere around 300 million guns in circulation currently, enough for every person in the country to have one. Right now, we have background checks, but thanks to the NRA, or National Rifle Association, it is fairly easy to own a gun. Some gun owners may use them responsibly, but there will always be those who don't. Which brings us to a moral dilemma: Is the right to bear arms worth the lives of those 1.4 million who died between 1968 and 2011?

The fewer guns owners, the fewer number of homicides. There are 30,000 gun deaths a year (Goldberg). In a normal 52 week year, that would be 576 deaths a week by gun, or 3 a minute. Think if every minute, 3 people you loved

Should we blame the people who buy guns for crime by not allowing them the right to bear arms? Americans are being robbed and killed by criminals with guns, many of the people being attacked are unarmed. If the citizens of the U.S. couldn’t have guns to defend themselves then we couldn’t have the confidence of safety. Criminals steal weapons already so we should not blame people who use guns for good. Hunters need guns for sport and people cannot not sell to a person based on looks; they need a background check if anything.

Thousands of deaths and injuries are caused by guns annually. Guns are getting very out of hand at this moment. Many people like to abuse the power of carrying firearms, which basically causes numerous arguments on why some people shouldn’t have the capability to own a gun. Gun control is essential in order for peace to take place. Without gun control, tons of people wouldn’t be here today. However, at this point in time, this is where we need to take a stand and be stricter on gun laws, due to the deaths placed by violent people. Guns tend to make crime rates higher, by leading to many homicides, suicides, and murders. It is time for action to start taking place on these firearms.

The United States has had issues with gun control for the longest time. Everything from assassinations in the 20th century to the Sandy Hook shooting. Guns have been a major topic in debates and politics in general. Guns have caused many problems in history and they also have solved and still do solve many problems in the United States today because of things such as concealed weapons permits that have exponentially reduced crimes like murder and rape in the United States. The United States government should not enforce stricter gun laws because stricter gun laws have negative effects on the government and the people of the United States.

We need greater gun control to stop school shootings. School shootings are getting worse and parents are losing their kids. I think this will be very helpful because children won’t be losing their lives.

As America pushes for a better humanity, people are putting their personal rights over the

Violence is out of control, and guns are a major cause - Should Guns Be Banned? introduction. This is a belief many Americans now share. This belief is fueling a nationwide movement that could result in a total prohibition on private-gun ownership in the near future. Just imagine if every handgun owner was made to dispose of their gun, how much more peaceful the U. S. or rather the world would be? Ownership of private guns is being banned one step at a time.