Arguments Against Firearms

More background checks and laws need to be made in order to prevent guns from falling into the wrong hands. In cities that already have tough regulations, there is still an issue with residents getting firearms from elsewhere. This is proven by Tucker (2016) when she says, “Gun rights advocates note that Chicago already has tough firearms regulations, but that doesn't prevent nearby jurisdictions from selling weapons to Chicago residents.” (p. 2). USA Today (2017) reported as well that, “As for federal gun laws, mental illness disqualifies people from buying or possessing a gun only after they've been involuntarily committed by a court.” (p. 2). This does not make society any safer because the laws that prevent mentally ill civilians from

Gun control laws should regulate production, distribution, ownership and use of firearms by civilians. Gun control laws are not intended to dispossess law abiding citizens of licensed firearms but to intervene on reckless use of firearms that cause harm to the public. Gun control should also make it difficult for criminals to access firearms. Armed civilians have in many instances deterred acts of crime from being instigated by scaring away criminals. Nonetheless, gun laws can only be described as immensely lax. This essay seeks to argue for the enactment of strict gun control laws by highlighting the dangers posed by guns in the hands of members of the public.

Over two hundred years have passed since the founding fathers of the United States of America, had created the constitution, the very document that is viewed, by many, as the milestone for what has later become the most powerful country in the world, as well as, the beacon for democracy. Having derived its values from the simple, yet intrinsic principles of liberty, the constitution has played the role of a safeguard to always ensure the freedoms of the people of America will remain intact.

While achieving a balance between a law abiding citizens’ right to own guns and keeping guns away from criminals may be challenging, it is something we should all strive for. A victim’s inability to protect themselves or the one’s they love, will always be an issue with certain laws. Those laws which restrict gun ownership would essentially hinder one’s ability to protect themselves and leave them wide open for an attack. We have seen these stories in the news day after day. McDowall states, “Restrictions on carrying concealed weapons are among the most common gun control policies.” (193). When it comes to concealed carry, Mc Dowell states, “These statutes limit who may have a deadly weapon-usually a handgun- hidden on their person when outside the home.” (193). On a daily basis, you can see reports of

An un-armed population will have a difficult time protecting itself from criminals that clearly do not care about laws and would most likely be more successful in committing a crime if their intended victims are incapable of defending themselves. While there are numerous reasons, including social, economic and mental health, as to why criminals commit crimes, having access to guns is not one of them. The 2nd Amendment of the 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” (U.S. Const. amend. II). Protecting the 2nd Amendment of the Constitution is vital because limiting or outright denying law-abiding citizens the ability to possess firearms, which are nothing more than a tool, will cause more problems, such as higher crime rates, than it would solve.

Imagine a typical day in a small suburban town in southwestern Virginia. It’s around 9:00 am, and you are in your French class. Then, all of a sudden, you hear banging noises coming from outside your classroom. This is the true story of the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University shooting in April 2007 as told by Colin Goddard. Goddard was shot four times by the gunman: three bullets to the hip and one bullet to the shoulder. He still carries three bullets with him today and has a titanium rod in his body. The shooter had a history of mental illnesses and should not have qualified to purchase firearms. However, due to ineffective and inefficient gun control laws, the shooter was still able to purchase weapons. The United States

Introduced to the New World in approximately 1607, firearms and America resemble siamese twins; you can’t have one without the other. Over time, guns have become a crucial part of American society, and to many, the ability to carry a firearm defines their liberties as a citizen. For example, without the ability to carry weapons freely, winning the American Revolution may not have been possible. But, on the contrary, many of the school shootings that occur in today's society could be prevented should the individuals that commit them be restricted to purchase a firearm. For negative reasons like that, the government has been forced to step in and try to regulate the average citizen’s right to carry a concealed weapon through the picking apart of the 2nd amendment and the addition of the Brady Bill in 1993. Because of this, many feel that by limiting their ability to carry weapons, the government is infringing upon their constitutional rights and civil liberties as an

There has been an ongoing debate on whether gun control laws should be passed or banished. Citizens throughout America have multiple different reasoning behind the laws of gun control, or no gun control. I personally do not have an opinion on this matter, and was very intrigued when reading about the different point of views. There were two completely different articles I read, one was opposing gun control and the other was pro gun control. E.J. Dionne Jr.’s article “How America can free it’s self from guns” published by The Washington Post was pro gun control, he expresses what actions should occur to prevent the number of suicides, homicides, and accidental deaths from occurring. E.J. Dionne Jr. gives lots of real life situations that have

Stricter gun control laws leave the law abiding citizens with the feeling of being unprotected. During a recent poll Americans were posed with the question of whether owning a firearm is a risk of their safety or if it serves as a form of protection. Hawkins (2015) stated that 40 percent of those people felt that ownership was a threat to their safety while 54 percent thought that ownership was beneficial against crimes. Many government officials have been strenuously trying to increase and bring forth new gun laws since the tragic school shooting in 2012 of the Sandy Hook Elementary School, but despite their actions the polls have increased by 6 percent since December of 2012(Hawkins, 2015). If the citizen’s capability to carry and defend themselves is taken away, criminals could be permitted to commit more wrongdoings, such as hurting or possibly killing people. These rules make it difficult for the regular American to fight back if a firearm situation were to

It was a beautiful Sunday morning of March 6, 1915 in Brunswick Georgia, where kids were outside playing and residents were strolling along the busy streets of local businesses, but the inevitable happened when a 59 year old named Monroe Phillips went into a building with an automatic shotgun and opened fire killing six people and wounding 32. 84 years later and Seniors Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold of Columbine High School in Littleton, Colorado opened fire at about 11:OO a.m on April 20, 1999 on a planned attack and killed 12 students and wounded more than 20 others. Soon after the pair committed suicide in the school’s library at 12:00 p.m. A decade didn't even pass by when Adam Lanza killed his mother in her own home on December 14, 2012,

“Any society that will give up a little liberty to gain a little security will deserve neither and lose both ”. This Benjamin Franklin quote is saying that we should not give up a constitutional right for security that won’t even come, and could be directed towards gun control. The circumstances and end results of the demonstration are the subject in this paper.

Friends, family or acquaintances are perished everyday due to ruthless killers. What interested me the most about this article is how a "mother" can get the courage to kill her own daughters. This is shocking to me because the woman just killed her daughters like it was nothing, she forgot that she carried them for 9 months and raised them to be the best that they could. The recent controversy on gun laws have also intrigued me to read this article. There are shootings and deaths happening every week, and something has to be done. I stand by the Second Amendment; I believe that people should have the right to bear arms, but I also believe that there should be stricter gun laws. This was a terrible day for friends and families of Madison and

The right to bear arms is believed to have been intended to allow citizens to arm themselves and overthrow the government if it ever were to break the constitution or become a tyranny. While that still holds true today, guns have become a far more integral part of life and the protection of ones property. Those in opposition to gun control argue that guns are necessary to defend their homes and their lives. These people “acknowledge, support, and defend the law-abiding citizen's God-given right of self-defense” (Republican Party on Gun Control). A level playing field, and armed civilians offers the opportunity to protect property and stop these mass shootings before they get out of hand. Take the Dark Knight shooting in Aurora Colorado. Perhaps somebody in that theater has a CCW (Concealed Weapon Carry Permit), and when the shooting began, he fired back and wounded the attacker, possibly saving multiple lives. Another belief of gun control opposition is that disarming civilians gives an advantage to criminals. Criminals by definition break the law, if a man plans on committing mass murder, he will simply go outside legal means to find a weapon. Therefore civilians are now disarmed against illegally armed attackers. Perhaps more guns would make criminals rethink robbing that store or attacking someone. For example, Switzerland has the most guns

To add on firearms are used in self defense 2.5 million times in a year. Taking away people's rights to guns would take away a lot of their protection, because police officers can’t be everywhere all the time and protect every one. So we need to be able to protect ourselves from bad people, and keeping guns or having guns makes most people feel safer. Some people plead, not all guns are used for self defense, because guns are the number one murder weapon In the US so we need to make it so they can’t get them. The fact is criminals will still be able to get a hold of firearms illegally. For example drugs are illegal but police are still finding them on bad people. What would make guns different.

Have you ever been walking late at night and worried because you know that your city allows guns? Guns have many downsides that create problems in different areas. The reasons for many murders come from guns. Guns are bad in most situations than good. We are in the twenty-first century where most people don’t need a gun. In this country the law has a big impact on what people buy and what they use. Guns need to be abolished from society because they are a danger to citizens, they increase stress for people walking around knowing that there are guns around them, and they decrease safety in areas that allow guns.