Argumentative Essay: Gun Violence In The United States

For many years there has been a growing controversy between two sides. The side that wants to take away our right to have firearms and those that want to keep our rights in place. Because of this, gun violence in the US varies from state to state, depending on current gun laws in each individual state. States with the toughest gun laws are the states with the highest crime rates because of a victim inability to protect themselves. One must also remember that Criminals will always have guns and that safe zones are only safe for criminals. Achieving a delicate balance between owning guns and criminals having guns is definitely a challenge.

Many believe that as the year progresses, our lives become more dangerous for us to be a part of. However, Zachary Crockett states that the beginning is bad, and “In the first 24 hours of the new year, 264 separate incidents of gun violence happened across the United States” (Crockett 1). He is helping us to illustrate we struggle throughout the entire year, and we get attacked at the times which we least expect them to happen. In the infographic that is being shown, Chicago was reported to have “24 shootings, leaving 3 dead and 28 injured”, leading us to the idea that some towns are at more risk than others (Crockett 1). He is leading us to believe that some cities, like Chicago, face a better likliness of shootings occurring, then in some other cities. There needs to be a better handle of guns in this area, and take caution so that many do not get hurt. When trying to depict other important details, Crockett helps explain that “every day, and average of 112 people are killed or injured by gun violence in America” (Crockett 1). There needs to be a tighter grip on not only the actions of the people in the country, but the weapon. Guns cause a lot of stress and havoc across the country, and if we could allow ourselves to overcome this, then we would be helping ourselves out.

According to Dan Gross’s presentation, his dream for a better future is to cut down the number of gun deaths by a half in the USA by 2025. In 1997, Gross’s little brother was shot in the head at the observation deck at the empire state building and has to suffer brain damage for life. This tragedy is not only for his family but also to the many families that keep losing their loved ones each day. 90 Americans are killed everyday by guns and some of these killings go unnoticed. Gross says that there are over 300 million guns out in homes of Americans to keep their families safe. But everyday, 9 kids are shot unintentionally in homes and 2/3 of school shootings that occur are from guns taken from home. This is because a lot of technology that

There is tons of crises in the United States of America like immigration, global warming and high unemployment rate but American citizens are still alive breathing and fighting for those problems to get fixed. Meanwhile 33,880 people like children, parents, and grandparents are being killed because of the 2 Amendment which allows citizens the right to bear arms. This Amendment has made many feel safe and protected against crime but ironically guns create gun violence which is when violence is committed with the use of a gun. Instead of guns doing their jobs of protecting citizens they are killing them. Many Americans and politics just pray and forget. People just cry and nothing ever gets changed since Americans do not want to lose their privilege of owning a gun. Therefore Gun violence is America’s most urgent social crisis because it is taking away the right of someone to live their life.

Across the country, communities continue to mourn due to the loss of friends and family who have had their lives cut short as a response to fire arms in the wrong hands. 33,000 people die as a result to gun violence every year. In any situation the presence of a gun is provoking violence, so how does this right even protect us? As a nation, we will never be able to predict a mass shooting. For as long as there in the world; there will be gun violence when guns are present. Our gun policies have changed in many way; yes, however have not benefited us as a nation in any way for we still see annually instances of at least mass shooting of some sort. Is there a way to live in a nation where there is little to no gun violence what so ever or are we abusing our right that the second amendment grants us?

Only four months into the calendar year of two-thousand-eighteen, and there have already been eighteen school shootings where someone was hurt or killed. That averages out to 1.4 shootings a week. “If only educators had a gun…” Staunch gun rights advocates across America continuously promote this scenario to lobby feverishly for the training and arming of school faculty. The issue of gun violence in schools has been a pressing issue on the forefront of national politics in the past few years. Although our elected United States President, Donald Trump argues that guns in the hands of teachers could prove to be beneficial, arming educators has the potential to promote a war zone, which inevitably could stimulate more violence; and allowing teachers to carry firearms could discourage

All too often we are seeing headlines detailing the most recent mass shooting. It's a disturbing trend, and sadly, it seems to be on the rise. It seems lately, there is no public place that is safe. This needs to change. A change in gun laws would help stop these incidents from happening. A change needs to take place, to make the violence stop.

Acts of violence involving a gun is definitely a social norm in this day and age as mass shootings and cases involving firearms increase daily. Many cases like Sandy Hook and our most recent Vegas mass shooting have shown us how easy it is to acquire and use gun as well as assault weapons. Just this year, there has been over 40,000 incidents involving a gun according to The Gun Violence Archive. The regulation of said weaponry through gun control allows for a safer environment revolving around the use and availability of firearms. With stricter gun laws, the number of victims shall decrease and lives will be saved.

According to The Second Amendment of the Constitution, the citizens of the United States have the right to own and bear arms, in order to form a well-regulated militia for the security of the states. This right has been discussed for decades as an important issue for the American society, and it has been one of the most controversial issues in the second half of the twentieth century until nowadays. This right germinated with the threat to freedom that the standing army of professional soldiers brought to the Americans. Some argued that the right to bear arms is mainly concerned with self-defense while others argued that this right was implemented to avoid militia disarmament and protect the Free State. This right was

The internet makes having an opinion, and broadcasting it, the easiest it’s ever been. All it takes is the push of a few buttons and instantly, your thoughts and ideas are instantly available to millions of people to read, critique, or fire back at.

Guns have been used for violence for centuries. Guns are what we have used for protection, defense, or in some cases attacking others. A lot of people have heard the media blowing up with the words “gun control”, but most people do not really know what that means. Gun control is the laws we have that set restrictions and limits on the manufacturing, sale, possession, and use of guns by a United States citizen. After the recent school shootings, the hot topic in the media has been what other gun control laws the government should put into effect to protect the people of the United States, prevent future shootings and mass murders from occurring. Guns have become harder and harder to get as more shootings have occured. Citizens that own guns and citizens that do not own guns have had some very strong views on gun rights and it has become very interesting because both sides have some good points. The gun rights debate really blew up on April 20 1999. That date was when one of the worst school

When I started this project, I wanted to find out about what the country is doing to stop gun violence and what we the people are doing. If the government and the people can stop epidemics and global issues throughout the world what is stopping them from fixing this problem with gun violence. Now that I’ve learned more about this topic, I understand that the majority of people are pushing and are supportive of change, but the government is not fully committed to helping solve this problem. To make a change WE have to do something. One theme that appeared in my internet research, survey, and interviews was that most people wanted gun laws to change, but don't know how to change it where both parties are happy. With the information that I gathered from the

Gun control is a highly controversial topic, which sparks debate. Some believe that gun laws should be tightened, whereas others believe that they should be laxed. The issue has been longstanding and discussed by many politicians. Although there is no definitive answer, many people feel strongly about each side. There are many subtopics that are also heavily debated within themselves such as the history of gun control, the interpretation of the Second Amendment, the use of silencers, the purpose of guns, and discrimination.

One gun, one church, and one miserable Wednesday night. On June 17th 2015 Dylann Roof set out for a mass killing spree killing nine victims, including a pastor. The massacre happened during an evening prayer at Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church. Dylann illegally purchases a .45-calliber Glock handgun for this crime. At bail set for $1 million dollars people are asking the question of is this racial violence, gun violence, or a very sick man. Although people may point the problem towards guns, they can be helpful in many cases.

One evening, three men are sitting at a dining table discussing their view on a controversial topic which is gun control. The first person is Niraj Chokshi from the NY Times who argues that research has proven that he waiting period helps significantly reduce the gun death rate. The person on the opposite side is James Bennett,Editorial Page Editor of the Editorial Board,who is also from the NY Times. He argues that gun control is a serious issue in society and is telling the government to question themselves. The last person at the dining table is Bob who is listening to the conversation between Niraj and James and is asking for their perspective on the issue.