Do you Really Need a Gun

Gun control is a very controversial topic that has has a huge impact on the United States of America. One side believes that if guns were taken away as a whole, the country would see significantly less gun related crimes and death, while the other opposing side thinks that taking away guns is not only against the Second Amendment but would lead to an increase in crime and death because the government would take guns away from people who are legally registered to own and conceal guns. The ongoing debate will continue until the foreseeable future but their are plenty of reasons why more gun laws should be made. Taking away guns is not the answer, learning how to deal with gun violence is the key.

Gun control should not exist at all in the United States. Mass shootings have almost become seen as normal event in the United States. What people do not understand is that gun control is not the answer; there are countries with little to no control that have fewer shootings. According to The Washington Post,Finland is ranked number 4 in countries with the most guns despite that they only had 24 homicides by firearm (“Gun homicides and ownership by countries” n.pag.) . In the article Did Gun Control Work In Australia “it is shown that gun control has reduced the problems but it still has not completely got rid of all firearm deaths”(Matthews n.pag.). The number of murders, homicides, or suicides do not go up due to people just owning more guns. Clayton Perry, a staff writer at the University of Maine, even points out “Stricter gun laws were in place during the Assault Weapons Ban between 1994 and 2004, but that didn't stop the shooters at Columbine in 1999 ”(Perry n. pag.). In Iceland, thirty out of a hundred people own a gun and they have zero homicides caused by guns a year(“Gun Homicides and ownership by country” n. pag.). In this day and age, everything is unpredictable, guns are a form of protection for everyone and there should not be restrictions on protection. The U.S. Department of Justice released a data brief that states, “ On average in 1987-92 about 83,000 crime victims per year used a firearm to defend themselves or their property”(Rand BJS Statistician n. pag.). The National Sheriffs Association released that the average police response time is at eighteen minutes while the average school shooting only last twelve minutes (“Embracing Technology To Decrease Response Time” n. pag.). Gun control should not exist because other countries do fine without it , high gun ownership has no link with increasing death rates , and guns are not harmful when instructions are followed.

In conclusion, guns should be restricted to prevent violence. Restricting guns will prevent violence because guns are the #1 cause of intentional death. By restricting guns, we can reduce the loss of life, prevent suicide, and end school shootings. Next time there is an election, vote for a candidate who will fight to end gun violence in the United States. In conclusion, gun violence is a extreme killer of citizens. These people are killed because of the recklessness of themselves or others while using a gun. By enforcing stricter laws, other people won’t have to suffer the same death these people have

More than 30 people are shot and murdered each day. Gun Control is becoming a huge problem in the U.S.. Numerous people have died due to terrorist and criminals who have guns. The rise of gun casualties has created a debate on whether or not you are allowed to own a gun. The amount of restrictions on owning a gun has recently made it hard to get a gun. If no one is able to have a gun, then people will not be able to protect themselves. There needs to be a limit on the amount of gun laws, however there needs to be stricter background checks so that criminals can not get guns easily.

Americans have argued over whether or not we should have gun control for a multitude of years. Some believe it should be stricter than it is now, while others believe it should be less strict than it is currently. There’s even those whom want to completely get rid of gun control, and those whom otherwise want to completely want to get rid of guns. To me the answer is crystal clear. Creating more gun laws does nothing but restrict the citizens whom abide by the law from having guns, not the people whom are actually looking to do harm with them.

Imagine at this moment seeing a loved one walking out those doors, perhaps the last time, and later in the day finding out he/she has been in a brutal shooting accompanied with other civilians. People are forced to think, ‘is there a way to stop the violence that is happening in the society’, however, there is a way, but it is not enforced. According to Gun Deaths in America, “More than 33,000 people are fatally shot in the U.S. each year.” This information goes to show that gun violence in all types is resulting the loss of innocent civilians and the system of gun control is weakening (Fivethirtyeight.com). Gun control is needed in the U.S. because civilians are living in fear, wondering if it’s the last time being in this world and having

Guns are major part of living in the United States of America. The U.S alone has 35% to 50% of the world's civilian owned Firearms. More than likely you have at least one in your house. As more and more guns are being produced and sold in the U.S more anti-gun activists are pushing for increased gun control but the facts show that more gun control actually means more gun related violence. There is no doubt that there is a problem with gun related violence in the U.S. but there is a perception that it has suddenly worsened but in all reality things are better that they have been in decades. Once again on the news you will hear that 30,000 people killed last year with guns. What the media does not say is that of those 30,000, 20,000 of those people killed themselves with a gun. Some of these facts are shocking to hear. Even though gun control is the first thing we turn to when gun related violence occurs the negative factors are far greater than the positives.

Did you know that there are approximately 4.5 million firearms sold in the United States each year, and an estimated 2 million second hand firearms are sold each year? (USA Gun Violence Statistics) According to the IANSA (International Action Network on Small Arms of the United Nations), in the United States there are more than ten thousand gun homicides annually (IANSA). These statistics should shock every American. I believe the argument may be summed up by looking at this issue from three perspectives, 1) tighter gun ownership laws have yet to reduce gun violence anywhere they have been enacted, 2) the right for people to defend themselves is paramount, and 3) it is a right provided by the second amendment of the constitution,

In Australia, they had a similar problem that we faced, but they implemented strict gun control after the Port Arthur Massacre in 1999, where 35 civilians were killed. These new laws were shown to be incredibly effective at curbing gun crime and a mass shooting has not occurred in Australia for almost 20 years. According to a 2010 study done by Andrew Leigh, a former professor at Australian National University and an Australian House of Representatives member, and Christine Neil of Wilfrid Laurier University, the new restrictions on guns in Australia have also reduced gun homicide and suicide rates by a whopping 60% and have cut gun deaths in half, despite the fact that the Australian population grew 14% in the last 20 years. As if this wasn’t enough proof that strict gun laws are effective, studies in the U.S. also show that more guns has a direct correlation with increased gun violence. Heather Timmons, in her article “Mapped: The US States With the Most Gun Owners-and Most Gun Deaths”, shows that states with more guns and weaker gun control have up to 33% more crime compared to states with strict gun control. Louisiana, a state with a gun death rate of 19 for every 100,000 people, has 45% of the population owning guns, while Hawaii, a state with a gun death rate of 2.2 for every 100,000 people, has only 6.7% of the population owning guns. The connection is clear, but gun lobbyists

Although some people argue that there should be gun control in America, history and evidence proves that there should not be gun control in America. Many people claim that if there aren’t any guns, it keeps people more safe. They also claim that no guns would prevent mass shootings. First, guns do keep people safe. Second, guns don’t kill people. Lastly, having a gun isn’t a bad thing; it can be used as self-defense in times that it is

Five women a day are killed in the United States by guns; in fact, there is a 500% increase that a woman is at risk of being a victim of gun violence if there is a gun present during a family conflict. If this does not state the obvious that this country needs more restrictions on gun control then I do not know what to tell you. For the people who keep firearms on hand everywhere they go, state that they need them for self-defense but guns are rarely used for self-defense purposes. The amount of suicides in the United States would decrease with more restrictions on gun control. As a matter of fact, when gun ownership went down in the United States, so did suicide rates. “American children under age 15 were nine times more likely to die of a

On Average, 31 Americans are murdered with guns every day and 151 are treated for a gun assault in an emergency room (About Gun Control). Every day on average, 55 people kill themselves with a firearm, and 46 people are shot or killed in an accident with a gun (About Gun Control). Guns and their purpose is simple, they were made to kill. There are those who exercise their rights to bear arms and then there are those who I agree with that wish to regulate who and how many guns a person can have. Many fatal gun accidents have occurred because of a lack of enforcement of gun regulation. Certain gun regulation like background checks should be issued to gun buyers to prevent future gun casualties from being made, including private gun shows.

The majority of people in the United States owns a gun in their household whether it’s them or someone else in their household. Gun control has been a big issue in the United State and all around the world. There are many cases that federal court have favored guns and they are also protected under our first Ten Amendment in the Constitution. Over the past years there has been many cases linked towards gun controlling and still haven’t progressed. Guns violence has caused lots of threat to the nations ,but people don’t want to change the law. The best way to resolve the gun problem is simply by changing the gun laws so, it will be difficult for people to own firearms. It is also quite easy for criminals to own a gun illegally now.

I feel gun control should be enforced more than it already is. There has already been 142 school shootings since the “Sandy Hook” elementary shooting. “There has been over 137 fatal school shootings since 1980 alone before Sandy Hook Elementary, killing over 297 people” (Bloomberg, adapted by Newsela, “Issue Overview: Guns in America”). Guns have been connected to many types of terrorism, and killing the future of America, children who can grow up to become many things. It is in a way crippling us. Over 2,961 deaths have occurred by terrorists attacks since 9/11, in American soil. Guns can be helpful and protect us but they can also harm families, and by making these weapons so easy to obtain they also make people have the ability to take their own lives.

Over the years gun control has been an issue that has been argued over and over. Some say stricter laws are needed to control the guns that are out in the public. Other say harsher background checks need to be done. Even gone as far as banning certain weapons that someone can own in the United States. But not matter what laws or restrictions are in place, the fact remains, guns don’t kill people, people kill people.