Arguments Against Gun Control

Countless opinions have been broadcasted on national news media regarding what society ought to do about gun control. This controversial topic sparks many heated debates with people of either position reluctant to compromise. Gun supporters claim that the proposed gun laws infringe on their constitutional right to bear arms. Conversely, others believe that restricted gun access would cause gun violence to decrease. Regardless of what side one stands on, with the increase in gun violence, it is safe to say that something must be done.

The argument on firearm regulation has been a heated discussion for many years. On one side of the debate, we have people in favor placing restrictions on guns, while, on the opposite end of the spectrum, we have people fighting the regulation of guns. People in favor gun restrictions believe gun control can reduce crime ,while, the people against gun control believe having the right to bear arms is an effective crime deterrent. I believe that every law abiding citizen should be able to carry a gun and defend themselves against people who intend to harm them.Gun control laws are simply

In the year 2016 alone, there have been 145 mass shootings around the United States, while there have been only 173 days in the years so far. In order to prevent these atrocities from occurring so frequently gun ownership should be regulated by both the federal and state governments through a background check for all sales of firearms. The National Instant Criminal Background Check System has prevented more than two million convicted felons and other prohibited purchasers from buying guns. The law also has a deterrent effect since the prohibited purchasers are less likely to try to buy guns when they know comprehensive background check requirements are in place. However, currently the federal law requires criminal background checks only for guns sold through licensed firearm dealers, which counts for only sixty percent of the total gun sales. The U.S. Congress needs to regulate the obtainment of guns with a background check for all sales of firearms in order to protect the lives of citizens in this country while not violating the Second Amendment and the rights of the state.

Recent incidents of gun violence have brought a new group of supporters against gun violence. Increasing support from the young people has significantly strengthened the gun control movement. For instance, thousands of students participated in a demonstration after the Parkland shooting, and this was one of the largest demonstrations by students in the US history (Holpuch, 2018). The students’ demonstration included a memorial for the victims of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas high school shooting. The youth-led campaign has been creating pressure for the government to act. According to Szekely (2018), the students’ participation in the demonstration against the killing of their fellows “has chipped away at legislative gridlock on the issue.”

Gun Control is a very controversial topic of today, many people believe that you stricter laws should be put in place to completely abolish the second amendment. Whereas the other side of the table thinks that if you want to exercise your rights you should be completely free to do so. I fall in towards the middle more towards the anti gun control. Guns should be able to be freely obtained within reason, convicted felons should have no right to own weapon. Though today there are loopholes helping criminals have the ability to get them. The “gun show loophole” is the first, it is a theory that is controversial because of its thought that it affects crime rates, usually this notion is brought up by gun control advocates. Gun shows are thought to be the reason that criminals can purchase a weapon without having to have a background check. Another loophole is called the “straw purchaser” this is also a thought that helps criminals or people who should not own a weapon purchase a weapon. This paper will help to determine what these loopholes are and how it could be

The news making the headline this previous couple of days is the truly appalling unforeseen development of six women and three men including a pastor who were shot dead at 9 p.m. on Wednesday June 17, 2015 at the Emmanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston South Carolina , a historical church which was built up in 1816 as one of the most established African-American churches in the United States. The shooter 21-year-old Dylan Roof attended a Bible study meeting at the congregation. He sat there for 60 minutes and toward the end opened fire and told them "I have to do it”. “You raped23 our ladies and you're assuming control over our nation and you need to go". As per witnesses, Roof stacked and reloaded his weapon five times. He

Original: A study shows that “46% of gun owners report that their primary reason for owning a firearm is for protection against criminal victimization” (Wallace 158). This statistic is one main reason why gun control should be limited. If America were to take away the right to bear arms, nearly half of all people who own guns would lose their sense of security in their own home, town, and country. Esposito and Finley quote a policer office from 2013 saying “simply calling 911 and waiting is no longer your best option” (86). This isn’t because the police force doesn’t do their job well, but because criminals in the twenty first century are merciless and don’t allow time for cops to come save the day.

The mentally ill do not care about laws. In fact some are even inspired to break these laws put in place like killers,rapist,etc. There is nothing that a law will do except take away guns for the person that needs them most; the citizen. Domenech backs up my theory as he states that “the law is only based on emotion with no reason” (NP). People are just scared and aren’t thinking rationally. Domenech furthers this statement by saying “the hard truth is that none of the proposals that politicians and commentators have made about guns,mental health,and violence in mass media could have prevented any other crime that took place”(NP). There is no support to say that laws would change anything. The only thing that would change is the fact that people would be robbed of a natural right. In fact, “no law can take the murderously insane or remove the ability to destroy innocent life from the hands of the mentally ill”(Domenech NP). This pretty much explains itself in saying that a law will not bring back a lost life let alone prevent it. The liberals will also like to argue that homicide is defined by gun ownership. This is completely inaccurate as the Washington Post did a statistical analysis and found out that when “gun rates were compared to murder rates with the FBI there was no correlation”(VerBruggen NP). This just proves that this is just emotional rhetoric and it’s just because people are scared. A CDC survey did it’s “own estimates of death by assault and there was no correlation”(VerBruggen NP). This goes to show that multiple statistical analysis can be proven but the left side still doesn’t understand it. To conclude, the mentally ill and the politicians voting for laws have no idea what they are talking

So gun control is a very sensitive subject at this part of time, but it really does need to be talked about. Many people have their opinions on the topic and these opinions start lots of drama, if you want to call it that.Through this essay tho we will be talking about if gun control is really need or is it something else.

How can your argument for no gun laws be "protection" when its the very thing killing us? There is also an ongoing point to go against gun laws for what I believe is myth that is, "Guns don’t kill people, people kill people." If that were true how does that explain accidental death and injury with all age groups, but especially children. For the kids who are too young to know what they are doing or just figure there is no bullets in the gun when they point and shoot someone, how can we still hide behind the lie that people are the reason guns are bad. Now that brings us to what people also say to go against gun laws, "Gun control doesn’t work because criminals don’t follow laws." If we were to base every law on that reasoning, then we would

Different people have different opinions on the topic of bearing weapons. Some people believe that owning of weapons such as guns is good because it will help them against criminals while others feel that they should be banned. However, in June 2008, in the case of District of Columbia v. Heller, the United States Supreme Court ruled that people were allowed to keep guns for self-defense (Neily III, 2010). This was one of the most important rulings on gun rights since the adoption of Second Amendment in 1791 on Bill of Rights. The second Amendment of United States Constitution states that in a Free State, peoples’ right to bear and keep arms shall not be infringed. There have been many cases when the court has been engaged in interpreting the

“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 Second Amendment states “you have the right to keep and bear arms”(Second amendment). But gun control is taking away this right. Gun Control activist say that “guns kill people” but people kill people. I feel that gun control is stupid because if the government takes away guns then the people that will illegally own guns are the bad people. Without a gun to use for self-defense a victim can be killed instantly without a chance to live.

The 2nd Amendment is a sensitive issue for some. Guns don’t kill innocent people, the operators who are mentally insane do ; it is our constitutional right to own and bear arms. Although we have had the right to own and bear arms since the founding of the country, and only recently have it become a problem to some people. These people seem to fear their life and/or a loved one’s life and feels that gun control will make their life safer. With all of the recent mass shootings lately, the best, most simple option seems to be to take all guns away. This is not the solution we are looking for.