Most Americans believe that the effects of gun violence are tragic. While the right to “bear arms” is granted to Americans under the Constitution’s Second Amendment, guns pose a safety threat because many people do not understand the risks and responsibilities that come with gun ownership. Sadly, the nation lost over 15,000 human lives last year due to gun violence (Kelly). The issue of gun violence is attributed, in part, due to lenient rules and regulations pertaining to all types of firearms.
Guns and the ability to use them have been under attack in the United States and many other places throughout the World. There are groups of people that believe that as long as we have the right to bear arms that many unprotected people will lose their lives due to gun violence. There are many trends that come with gun violence and where these mass shooting occur, but a main one is that when a place legally prohibits carrying a weapon then that is where the most gun violence happens. Where guns are
The Effect of Gun Control in The United State Gun Control is a set of policy in which it can limit an individual’s right to sell, transfer and use of firearms weapons. But this policy can affect the society and individual’s negatively and have violated the second amendment in the US Constitution. Gun Control could hinder an individuals’ right to carry armed weapon, limit government authorities’ (such as police and the army) the right to obtain certain types of armed weapons, limit a person's responsibility
What do you think about gun control? Gun control is a widely discussed topic in the United States. It is contemplated so much because of gun violence and the way other countries have reacted to gun control laws. Also, President Obama is looking for ways to help reduce gun violence without passing gun control laws. Gun control is mainly caused by the violence of guns. President Obama and Vice President Biden have made gun control a main point of their agenda, and they have claimed that there is
Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 took effect. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention studied the "assault weapon" ban and other gun control attempts, and found "insufficient evidence to determine the effectiveness of any of the firearms laws reviewed for preventing violence," A 2004 critical review of research on firearms by a National Research Council panel also noted that academic studies of the assault weapon ban "did not reveal any clear impacts on gun violence" and
There are thousands of people that own guns in the United States. People have owned guns for the entire duration of American history. Even pre-dating the formation of the country, there were the Massachusetts minutemen who owned their own firearms and used them to defend themselves against oppression. Many lawmakers now want to go against these principles of allowing gun ownership for civilians (Dreier 92). They want to challenge the freedoms that have built the United States into the nation that
Does gun control an effecttive way to prevent mass shootings? In December 2012, 20 years old Alan Lonzon kills 20 children in the Sandy hook elementary school. Could gun control prevent this deadly mass murder? Gun control has been a very controversial topic in United States. Our government should care about this issue because innocent people die every year in the United States. Gun control will not prevent mass shooting because legal guns are easily accessible to anyone, it’s also very easy to make
Gun control has become an ever growing topic that has taken both opinionated and debated standpoints throughout various places such as courtrooms, widespread media influence and even discussions at a dinner table. Gun control can be defined as; laws or policies that regulate the manufacture, sale, transfer, possession, modification, or use of firearms. The underlying question is what is the ultimate effect of gun control? Does it reduce the amount of crimes that occur? Or does the increase in regulation
There are an abundance of causes and effects in the way guns are used, purchased, and sold – legally or illegally. A few causes include how guns are kept (with a safety and locked away or not), and in the way guns are obtained. The effects of these acts are, peoples state of mind, and the criticisms law enforcement may receive. Thought of as technical and firm, the laws about guns can easily be bypassed by criminals and people who are not in the right frame of mind. In the legal and illegal use of
How does aggression relate to gun ownership/use? Does aggression actually have an effect on gun control? There have been many studies done that says it does. But, the question is, does everyone with a gun have to take it out with their aggression. Not everyone does take it out but there is a great amount of people that actually do. I am going to talk about the studies that have been done and how they impact society. Currently, in the United States we have a lot of violence going on. Is it because