Counterpoint: Gun Control Saves Lives By Laura Finley

Many tragedies have occurred recently that have spurred the debate on whether or not we need tighter gun controls. On one side of the debate are the gun control supporters, who claim that the easy access to guns is the primary cause for high rates of crime plaguing the United States. On the other side are people who argue that gun laws will not prevent criminals from obtaining guns, since they will continue to get them illegally. Guns are used for protection when in the hands of people who obey the law. It is crucial to not hinder law-abiding citizen’s ability to possess firearms with stricter gun laws, since gun laws do not lower crime, and guns can keep people safe.

I don’t particularly know where my hatred for guns stems from. For as long as I could remember, I always hated guns, I had never understood nor comprehended the purpose of them. Guns do not belong in the hands of civilians; guns should be for military and hunting purposes solely. They are very dangerous weapons. This was evident in the article “America 's gun problem, explained” by German Lopez. I could not agree more with many of the statements and arguments proposed in the article. One particular argument resonated with me, Lopez made the argument that “More guns mean more gun deaths. Period.” He proposed several data to show that research supports the idea that more guns means more gun death in the United States. The chart from Mother Jones demonstrates that when observing gun ownership and gun deaths state-by-state, you observe a positive relationship between the two variables. High gun ownership rates correlates with increases in gun deaths. Another research by the Harvard School of Public Health 's Injury Control Research Center found that when controlling for variables such as socioeconomic factors and other crime, areas with more guns have more gun deaths. These evident

Using this definition, a 2016 study published in the journal Violence and Victims reported that 292 mass shooting incidents took place worldwide between 1966 and 2012; nearly one-third of these were in the United States.”(DiLascio, 2017). The statistics are the answer to whether or not limiting firearms in The United States will help in the overall goal of limiting firearm violence. Other Countries such as England and Japan have more regulations on firearms and it limits the firearm related murders in those Countries. “Have some of the tightest gun control measures in the world, also feature some of the world’s lowest gun homicide rates (per 100,000 people, 0.04 killings and 0.03, respectively).The United States, by contrast, has a rate of 3.42 gun murders per 100,000 people-100 times greater than England or Japan” (Ballaro, 2016). Over the years gun crime has decreased a lot. “ Although gun crime declined steadily throughout the 1990s and early 2000s-thanks in part, perhaps, to the assault weapons ban still in force at the time-it increased sharply in 2005 and has been on a steady rise since. In 2008, Mayors Against Illegal Guns, a bipartisan group of 300 US mayors, found that homicides from handguns were highest in states with the most lenient gun laws” (Ballaro,

“Interview the survivors of mass shootings and you hear these phrases a lot: Gunfire, they explain, rarely sounds like what it is… Many who have lived through the terror recall thinking it was a joke. A drill. Anything except the awful truth: that they might have only a few seconds to live” (“Stop the Violence” -Brody 220). Some people say guns make us feel safer, but in reality, they cause more harm than good. Arthur Kellermann and his colleagues concluded that, “Sadly, buying a gun does not make you safer. To the contrary, the evidence suggests that bringing a gun into your home increases the chances you will be killed” (“Feeling safe” -Vyse 27). Gun violence poses a very big threat to the U.S. “The U.S. has many more guns--and gun deaths--than any other developed country. In 2014, there were more than 33,000 such deaths in this country” (“Fight Over” 12). Guns are extremely dangerous and many deaths occur due to them, including murder, suicide, and accidental deaths, so stricter gun laws and technology should be used to decrease the number of gun deaths in the U.S.

Gun violence is one of the most serious problems in the United States. Each year in the U.S., more than 35,000 people are killed by guns, a death rate much higher than that in any other industrial nations. In 1997, approximately 70 percent of the murders in the United States were committed with guns. However, ironically, the United States also is the country that has the most gun control laws. Gun control laws generally focus on passing legislation—by local state, or national government—to restrict legal ownership of certain firearms. Seemingly, gun control laws may decrease criminals’ access to guns, but in fact the same laws also have their negative effects. Thus, the controversy over gun control is always heated. But my paper is not

My second point is why guns are such a problem in the United States. The problem with guns is fairly straightforward: they make it easy to kill or injure a person. In Dr. Jeffrey A. Roth’s Firearms and Violence Brief he points out that approximately 60% of all murder victims in the U.S. were killed by firearms. In 1985(the latest year for which data is available) the cost of shootings was estimated to be more than $14 billion nationwide for medical care, long-term disability, and premature death. Arthur L. Kellerman found that residents of homes where a gun is present are 5 times more likely to experience a suicide than residents of homes without guns.

In an article written in Forbes magazine it shows the myths and true statistics that the gun control lobbyist wouldn’t like you to know. This article and the stats show that the national violent crime rates that had climbed for 30 years from the early 1960s to 1990, fell drastically in 1993 with the increase of citizens purchasing fire arms. In December 2010 the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) reported that murder and other violent crimes rates fell again significantly by 6.4%. a study done

They are very politically inclined. The author establishes credibility because they give examples of other mass shootings as well as how many people died due to the Las Vegas shooting on October 1, giving some background information on it. The text is bias by selection because the way they have place the phrases and words to make them more appealing to the readers. They have used rhetorical analogy because they have compared all the mass shooting that have taken place in the recent years/months. This texts links to readers response because how they view guns as an issue since they did cause so much damage. “But it’s not an unfixable problem. New laws could at least limit the carnage when a murderer opens up on a crowd.We have decided that grenade launchers should not be widely available; why should we not say the same for devices that allow bullets to be fired at a rate of more than 400 rounds per minute?” The agenda being on how we can’t seem to have stricter regulations on guns and especially assault weapons like the ones used in all the mass shootings. On how they should really do something about gun regulations for the safety of the

Semeiks briefly describes the feeling of disbelief captured in the poem. But proceeds to inform us that this tragedy was not enough to evoke a dramatic change in the gun ownership regulations. The author points out that even after the Sandy Hook massacre very little was done to strengthen the control on gun ownership. He speculates that the lack of legislative measures seems to be rooted in the American culture of gun ownership, promoted and lobbied by the National Rifle Association (NRA). He searches for the main reasons behind these tragedies, finding them in the American traditions, lack of empathy displayed from Congress and the NRA. However, as Semeiks clearly points out, seventy-five percent of Americans do not own any guns, while some people own a large number of weapons including assault rifles. And that is one of the main arguments behind the demonstrations for restrictions of gun ownership – it is not to limit one’s right to defend oneself and protect one’s property and family, or to limit hunting, but to prevent the loss of many lives. He farther speculates that the questions for restrictions of guns as way of limiting one’s freedom is “a neat trick to deflect the increasing inequality in our society and the growing dissatisfaction and anxiety.” He concludes by mentioning the “shameful failure” of Congress to enact simple gun control legislation and pointing out that sometimes decisions cannot be based only on logic but should be based also on “empathy and

The second premise of McMahan’s argument is that if private gun ownership in the United States brings more harm to citizens than it prevents, and the banning of privately owning guns does not violate anyone’s rights, then the government should ban private gun ownership. The banning of private gun ownership doesn’t violate anyone’s rights, as it allows the citizens to not gain too much power and leave the government powerless. In actuality, the more people possess guns, the less secure the country is not only to outsiders, but also to insiders. The power of the government is limited and won't be able to control the citizens. Thus, domestic and international defense becomes more of a private matter than a public one.

Goldfarb 11 essential facts about guns and mass shooting in united Stated) none bias statics show whenever that partially region have a lot of legal gun ownership usually would lead to more homicide, and some time to massacre shooting in public places. Every time there is massacre happen Sen. Dianne Feinstein, and Hillary Clinton, as well former President Obama will try create a really cry for more gun control at the federal government level, by regulate type of fire and amount of ammo in gun magazine order to attempt limited casualty every time there is massacre accord. We have seen a lot of mass shooting for at least over 10 years now Max, and Zeachary believe that United State is practically violent place due to the facts of vest population and amount of legal gun ownership in the country compare to the rest of the world. As American citizen, it is our reasonability to secure our gun and ammo in our homes order to prevent any accidental death in the family as well suicide death, or even unwanted massacre and one of the best way to do that is buying a tactical walls gun safe is specially made to blend in with your furniture order to keep your firearms out sight and of mind until trouble comes. And we do need to have some commonsense regulation without violating the second amendments right and at the same we need to have stronger background check. And with that in mine per The Washington post per research show of amount killer can obtained the weapon legally or not with the chart showing at least 49% where purchase legally compare to the 10% black market. Another static also show amount percentage of gun ownership based United State region for example the north East appear to have 27%, compare to the Midwest 35%, and the West with 34%, as well the South State with as high 38%. Despite the number where ever there more guns it seems to be have more violence in those state and that did not deter

The gun rights and gun control debate start in 2013, after a lone gunman killed around 27 people, including 20 children, six adults and himself at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn. In gun violence and ownership, the US leads the world that is directly correlated to the made in the gun control debate-guns kill people. On the base of study, the American Journal of Public Health stated that people those were homicide victims in the US were around 68% killed with handguns between 1988 and 1997 (Laws.com, 2015).

There is a high rate of gun-related violence. The United States leads in numbers the world for most in gun violence and ownership of guns. This is perhaps the most obvious argument made in the gun control debate guns kill people, most of the time for pointless reasons. Some statistics to back this argument up The American Journal for Public Health

To begin with, the author uses allusions to draw attention to the amount of attacks gun shooters have been making. For example, in the article, it states “Because nearly 20 years ago Columbine wasn’t enough to drive us as a nation to action, we’ve been cursed with Newtown and San Bernardino and Orlando and Las Vegas and too many others to count.” This shows that this problem has been going on for a long time; even though, recent attacks of gun shooting occur at a more devastating rate, citizens are still setting aside the issue for later use. Such as, in the article, it also states “Our elected leaders, Republicans and Democrats alike, owe us better on so many problems we face.” This demonstrates that our very own leaders, or representatives, are not taking charge of these situations, and are blaming both existing parties for letting it get out of hand because it seems our nation is just observing the circumstances in televisions.

Even though guns are used for good every day, they are also used for situations that are not good for our safety or the safety of others. Gun violence continues to rise in places where handguns are illegal. In the United Kingdom, where hand guns are illegal there are more violent crimes than here in the United States where handguns are legal. Even though we have less violent crimes, we still have a major problem with violence. The article “Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence” states, “On average, thirty-two Americans are murdered with guns every day and one hundred-forty are treated for a gun assault in an emergency room” (“Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence”). So it shows violent crimes are still a big problem in this country. One of the biggest problems is how much it affects the children of our country. The author also says, “Youth children which live in the most rural U.S. counties are as likely to die from a gunshot as those living in the most urban counties. Rural children die of more gun suicides and unintentional shooting deaths. Urban children die more often of gun homicides” (“Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence”). Reading this fact is very alarming as children should not be around guns as they are very dangerous to them. Overall, guns can cause a lot of deaths, but it shows where they are legal there is less violent crimes.