Argumentative Essay On Gun Control

In America, guns have done great harm to society. Guns have been culprits to many different types of shootings such as Charleston, which was a shooting in a church, Sandy Hook, which was responsible for the deaths of twenty young children and six adult staff members, and the shooting in Aurora, Colorado during a midnight premiere of The Dark Knight Rises which resulted in the deaths of twelve innocent people. These are just three we listed here. How many times have there been news of another shooting? It’s like, everytime we turn on the news, we see another shooting that occurred. It doesn’t take a lot for one to notice that the current gun laws haven’t been working. The evidence which we all see daily in the news

Sandy Hook Elementary. Aurora, Colorado. San Bernardino, California. Las Vegas, Nevada. Orlando, Florida. (Words with Negative Connotation) These are just some of the biggest mass shootings that have swept America in the past few years. Hundreds of lives are lost each year to gun related violence in the United States alone. Gun control has been a topic in our country since our founding fathers adopted the second amendment to the US constitution. Although recently controversy has sparked to an all-new extent in America due to the recent spike in mass shootings and gun related homicides. So many families and loves ones are affected each year in the United States because of gun related violence and other mass killing events, because of these events gun control laws need to be revamped and strengthened in American in order to protect the citizens.

The Second Amendment of the US Constitution protects individual gun ownership. The Second Amendment of the US Constitution reads, "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." Gun ownership is an American tradition older than the country itself and is protected by the Second Amendment; more gun control laws would infringe upon the right to bear arms. Justice Antonin Scalia, LLB, in the June 26, 2008 District of Columbia et al. v. Heller US Supreme Court majority opinion syllabus stated, "The Second Amendment protects an individual right to possess a firearm unconnected with service in a militia, and to use that arm for traditionally lawful purposes, such as self-defense within the home." The McDonald v. City of Chicago (2010) ruling also stated that the Second Amendment is an individual right. Lawrence Hunter, Chairman of Revolution PAC, stated, "The Founders understood that the right to own and bear laws is as fundamental and as essential to maintaining liberty as are the rights of free speech, a free press, freedom of religion and the other protections against government encroachments on liberty delineated in the Bill of Rights."

In an editorial published in the Vidette Online titled “We Need Gun Control Now More Than Ever,” the editorial board takes on the topic of the need for stricter gun control. The editorial board reports that if gun control isn’t more strictly enforced it will only create more mass shootings. They make the point that if there was stricter gun control many people would still be living, but their lives have been cut short because of mass shootings. The editorial board is correct when they go on to say enough is enough and we need to figure out a way to stop these mass shootings (“Editorial: We”). However, the board is not correct when they make the statement that putting an end to mass shooting is going to be solved by banning firearms all

Obviously to any opinion, there is an opposing viewpoint. Several United States citizens firmly believe that America is not in need of any kind of gun control. A lot of politicians argue that preventing gun-related crimes, such as suicide and mass-shootings, are impossible to predict and prevent. They argue that no matter what kind of regulations the government fights for, there is nothing anyone can do about the heinous gun-related crimes that occur daily in the United States. Another argument commonly made is about the weapons that shooters use that are not guns. Previous school shooters, like Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold, were also armed with bombs that were set to go off inside of Columbine High School. People who argue that these shooters also had bombs fail to realize that the only fatalities that occurred on that fateful day in April were done by gunfire. Also, mass-shooters like the perpetrator of the Vegas shooting, Stephen Paddock, had over 23 semi-automatic rifles stored in his hotel room across from the concert venue where he committed his crimes. The evidence is clear that if someone wants to own a semi-automatic gun, or 23 in this case, they will make it happen. However, several people that knew Paddock when he was alive said that he was diagnosed with a mental illness, and with routine background checks, this horrendous crime could have been prevented. Another gun-rights argument is that criminals who choose to use guns in their crimes tend to not shoot up places where their victims are armed, like

The need and want for gun control has been a big issue that has constantly been brought up do to the recent massacre in early October. On October 1st, 2017 at the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada a gunman named Stephen Paddock, opened fire on a crowd of concert goers at the Route 91 Harvest Music Festival and ended up killing 58 people including himself and injuring over 500 more people. This has been the deadliest mass shooting In the United States in all of history. Due to the amount of damage that was done by one man and over 20 guns people are looking for gun control laws to be put into effect in hopes of preventing crimes like this from happening in the United States again.

Gun control in the United States is a very controversial topic in today’s political society, leaving the nation divided into two sides with two strongly opinionated beliefs. This all started with the increase in the amount of mass shootings and an overall increase in gun violence. The two sides consist of the liberal point of view and the conservative point of view. The liberals believe that the availability of firearms to the people in the country is a major issue, and that the U.S. government is at fault for the mass shootings due to the lenient regulations on guns. In retaliation, the conservatives argue that having a gun is a God given right, that the Second Amendment of The Constitution. Although the availability of guns is seen to be

As of the result, many teenagers and adults are injured because of guns, it also leads to multiple crimes. “During the 1920s and early 1930s, an intense wave of gun violence swept the nation as prohibition led to widespread bootlegging and associated criminal activities” (Gun Control Issue). “The Democratic Party and its nominee Jimmy Carter called for handgun registration and a federal ban on the sale of cheap handguns (“Saturday night specials”), which and previously been subject only to import bans and state- level bans” (Gun Control Issue).

With each mass shooting, defined as four or more victims having been killed indiscriminately, antagonism grows between both sides of the gun control argument. 40% of Americas population own guns that’s roughly 130,000,000 people who own guns in America, that is a lot of people that own guns. Also every year there are 36,000 deaths by guns only including the ones they have found out about and 533,000 in the

To begin with, guns are not the problem. When mass shootings happen, we are so quick to blame the guns. The person behind the gun is the problem. Everyone wants stricter laws over how we need more gun control, but if we do end up having stricter laws on gun control that won’t change a thing. People are going to keep doing what they’re doing no

“One man with a gun can control 100 without one.” -Vladimir Lenin. This quote describes how one person with a gun has so much control over many others that don’t. It is a good example of what is going on in society today because of all the shootings that have taken place in public, churches, and schools. These mass shootings have created such controversy as to whether or not there should be more gun control laws. On November 5, 2017, Devin Patrick Kelley began shooting inside of the Sutherlands Springs Church killing more than 20 people including children. Before this tragic incident, he had a history of domestic violence towards his ex-wife and child which he was charged with “disorderly conduct”. Due to his criminal history, he managed to buy a rifle, that was used in the shooting, legally by lying on the background check paperwork indicating he had no criminal history. This was months after the Las Vegas shooting that had taken place on October 4, 2017 causing more than 50 fatalities. These shootings were committed by convicted felons and/or mentally ill individuals who have made it clear that the purchase of guns are easy and simple. These individuals had access to firearms because they had either gained authorization by the government or purchased it illegally by giving false information on paperwork. This has become a threat to many US citizens, for some do not feel safe because nowadays anyone can easily purchase a gun. Most people would agree that more gun control laws would not make much of a difference in the purchase of guns, however more gun control laws should be enacted because it can decrease the amount of criminals that own a gun, it can decrease the amount of homicides and suicide deaths, and it can prevent dangerous situations such as public shootings.

As of now, the controversial debate of gun control is sweeping the nation. As defined by the constitution, the second amendment states that citizens have a right to bear arms. One side believes there is no need for guns, whereas the other believes guns are necessary for self-defense. In Las Vegas, there are many people that believe in the amendment. Nevada has some of the least restrictive gun laws in the country. The state does not require firearm owners to have licenses, register their weapons, nor restrict the amount of weapons one may own. Along with that, the state does not require sellers to do a background check before selling ammunition. This may be a contributing factor to the mass shooting that occurred in Las Vegas on October 1st. According to Chris Perez from the New York Post, the gunman unloaded approximately 900 bullets into a crowd, with multiple assault rifles. Unfortunately, 58 people were killed and hundreds were injured. With that being said, it is hard not to agree with people that want to ban guns, but on the contrary, if guns were banned, then criminals would be left unmatched. If legislature made guns illegal, then only law-abiding citizens would follow the law, whereas criminals would disregard the law, and continue to purchase and use guns illegally. According to the Las Vegas Review Journal, approximately 80% of crimes in Las Vegas involved weapons; which is a 61% increase from last June. Statistics have also shown that the homicide rate in las Vegas has increased by 133% from last year; as a response, Metro police has increased the number of officers in the street. The increase of violence in the city may stem from media and entertainment. According to psychologist Leonard Eron of the University of Illinois, children who watched significant amounts of TV violence were consistently more likely to commit violent crimes, or engage in child or spouse abuse in the future. The violence in the mass shooting has not only affected the lives of innocent people, but it has also affected the politics

How does The Vegas shooting connect with Trumps gun control ruling? A ten year census from 2006 to 2016 of number of homicides committed by firearms in the US showed from 06’ to 2016 the deaths have risen from 10,000 to 11,000 especially since the allowance of more than one firearm and Trumps admission towards liberalist gun control has made it simpler to obtain firearms. For example, Paddocks case in under year he was able to buy over 20 rifles and pass each time its background and psychosis test. But now after the incident in Las Vegas, days after the shooting took place, “US politicians, gun control activists and even the pro-gun National Rifle Association (NRA) have said that restrictions should be imposed on so-called "bump stocks", an attachment used by

On October 1, 2017, a gunman opened fire on a large crowd of concertgoers on the Las Vegas Strip, killing 58 people and more than 500, making it the deadliest mass shooting in modern American history. Following yet another mass shooting we find ourselves as society asking the same questions of gun control and whether we are doing too little to prevent these now eerily common instances. Although many will agree with Nevada Sheriff Joe Lombardo, “I don’t know how it [the mass shooting] could have been prevented.” others preach that more rigorous gun laws could have lessened the death toll or maybe even prevented this tragedy. I believe that more demanding gun control laws especially relating to assault rifles and gun ownership procedures would help decrease if not prevent many of these mass shootings.

Laws connected to guns are focused on a more secure country by severely monitoring and limiting the general public’s access to guns. However, laws connected to homicides and other types of violence have no bearing on a man or woman who has decided that when they die, they’ll take as many people as they can with them. Gun control cuts back on violent crime as well as the death penalty, which is to say, it doesn’t. Making gun control stricter is a best way to make sure that every shooter is able to accomplish their goal (Jack Hunter). In other words, the less available guns are, the less protected the public will be from the select few who do not follow the law in the first place, and still have their guns. David French responded to the Orlando shooting saying the arguments over gun control are just a diversion, and rhetorically asked if there is a proposed strategy that would “keep a committed jihadist from arming himself,” (Evan DeFilippis and Devin Hughes).