Gun control is a very controversial topic, but banning every gun will not stop all the shootings that occur. Gun control can go in either direction of the debate. There is something that needs to be done to try to reduce as many shootings as possible, whether it is background checks for every gun purchase or required classes after buying a firearm. Banning every weapon, though that is classified as an “assault” rifle or has a magazine that carries more than ten rounds is not fair to gun lovers who have never done anything wrong in their lives. If you think a gun with that much firepower needs to be banned, then you should also ban cars with extreme horsepower because why would a person need that much horsepower? Guns do not kill people; …show more content…
At the Columbine shooting, a school resource officer heard the gunshots, saw the shooters on the school’s patio, and shot back at the shooters, saving the lives of the wounded individuals at that location (Kopel A.13). In all of these shootings, if the “armed defenders” would have not had concealed weapon permits, many more people would have been slaughtered and then you would have heard CNN, FOX news, and MSN glorifying over and bringing so much attention to what they call “a terrible tragedy.” Extended magazines are another thing pro-gun control activists want to get rid of. Josh Richman from the article “Large Capacity Magazines: Second Amendment Right or Gun-Violence” noted that:
“gun owner Kevin Silver, a 47-year-old tech executive from San Jose, admits ‘10 rounds is satisfactory for me in recreational, hunting and defense situations,’ but he said a 10-round nationwide limit on magazines wouldn’t do much to reduce gun crime or lower the body count at mass shootings. Besides, ‘if something like the L.A. riots broke out in my neighborhood, I would definitely want to have access to a few 30-round clips to protect my family and neighbors.’”
Melinda Herman would also agree that you should not eliminate extended magazines if her situation turned out differently. Josh Richman from the article “Large Capacity Magazines: Second
Guns have been used throughout history for war, hunting, and protection. Since then, the killing capacity and speed of guns has improved dramatically. Guns have been a part of American culture from its roots. However, as times have changed and guns are no longer a necessity, gun control has become increasingly urgent to prevent unnecessary crime and killings. Guns should be banned for everyone but the law enforcement and military. Guns should be banned to prevent mass shootings and lower crime rates, while being supported by history and the constitution.
“ For example, assault weapons are equipped with large-capacity ammunition magazines that allow the shooter to fire 20, 50, or even more than 100 rounds without having to reload. Pistol grips on assault rifles and shotguns help stabilize the weapon during rapid fire and allow the shooter to spray-fire from the hip position. Barrel shrouds on assault pistols protect the shooter's hands from the heat generated by firing many rounds in rapid succession,” is what some anti gunners say. Most political representatives say that they have high capacity magazines which are to unnecessarily large to be useful. They claim that they are overkill. These same people do not know anything about these weapons, if they did they would understand that a 30 round magazine is what comes standard to these weapons. High capacity magazines that hold up to 150 rounds are available through purchase but do not come with the gun. Another argument is that they have to high of a rate of fire. They think that this will enable people to spray many rounds into a crowd or in an attempt to hurt someone. On the other hand these guns are not fully-automatic like the ones the military use. They are semi-automatic which means that one round is fired per-trigger pull. There are a plethora of semi-automatic weapons available to the citizens of the United States ranging from handguns to rifles to shotguns ,but the
Pros:High-capacity magazines should be banned because they too often turn murder into mass murder. A Mother Jones investigation found that high-capacity magazines were used in at least 50% of the 62 mass shootings between 1982 and 2012. [7] When high-capacity magazines were used in mass shootings, the death rate rose 63% and the injury rate rose 156%. David H. Chipman, Senior Vice President of Public Safety for Shot-spotter and former Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) agent, stated that a high-capacity magazine "turns a killer into a killing machine."Some gang members use high-capacity magazines, such as 30 rounds or even 90 rounds, to compensate for lack of accuracy and maximize
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.
It appears as though the repetitive and unfortunate tragedies of mass shootings have become incorporated into the everyday life of American culture. We are forced to live in a heightened degree of fear, skepticism, and hesitation concerning our public safety. This phenomenon could reasonably occur in response to the vast ineffectiveness of the country’s current gun laws. Time after time similar misfortunes arise, yet few major changes are implemented to prevent them from reoccurring in the future. We cannot let this trend continue any further. Though some claim that increased gun control is useless and infringes upon the Second Amendment, it limits civilians’ weapons grade, obstructs those deemed unfit to wield such lethal weapons, and insures a greater level of security, thus it should be executed.
Most pro-gun ownership often supports their argument with the Second Amendment. However, the Second Amendment to the United States Constitution doesn’t include or mention what types of firearms can be used for self-defense. It would be common sense to limit the sale of guns to handguns or small weapons to protect one’s life. America has the Second Amendment mainly because of the history and it’s been a long tradition of the American people. And it has been further reinforced when the Revolutionary war began and armed civilians or militias won America’s freedom. People don 't think about much of this history anymore, they care more for what the law states rather than how it got started or why it’s been implemented. And because of this lack of interest “attempts to restrict a citizen’s right to own a gun evoke
Furthermore, high-capacity magazines were used in at least 50% of the 62 mass shootings between 1982 and 2012. When high-capacity magazines were used in mass shootings, the death rate rose 63% and the injury rate rose 156%. (Pro) It is very clear that high-capacity magazines are unnecessary and directly lead to an increase in death and injury rates. Controlling the capacity of magazines will make it harder for criminals to carry out large mass murders due to the number of rounds in which they can fire. Large magazines give murderers the opportunity to become mass murderers simply by giving them more rounds to fire at their victims. More gun control laws could greatly reduce deaths by guns; making it harder for deadly criminals to get guns. Additionally, a band on high-capacity magazines would reduce the number of victims even if criminals were to get their hands on guns
One of the major political parties (along with firearms manufacturers and pro-gun lobbyists generally) oppose any rules restricting our Second Amendment rights by limiting the capacity of clips
Gun violence in the United States is higher than ever, and criminals with guns will “…kill as many as 1000 people each day” (Alpers&Wilson). Taking this into perspective, it is only right to fight fire with fire or, in this case, use a gun to protect yourself and those around you. Gun control does not only decrease the ability for protection, it also decreases our rights as U.S citizens. The constitution clearly states that we are given the right to bear arms, meaning we may carry fire arms. Even if we have stricter laws for guns, it will not stop killers from shooting innocent people. These men and women causing damage to the lives of numerous individuals do not care if there is a law banning guns, because all they truly want to do is
One gun activist, Rabbi Dovid Bendory, believes that our constitutional rights are being infringed upon when we have these large capacity magazines taken from us. Rabbi Bendory is the director of the Jews for the Preservation of Firearms Ownership, is an established individual for gun rights today. Rabbi Bendory is also a NRA Certified Firearms Instructor. In an article called “High Cap Freedom”, he gives five reasons to why you should want high capacity magazines. One being that it is our most fundamental right as
Guns are a major means of defense for American citizens today. Some state governments, like California, have put a limit on how much ammunition a magazine can hold. The restriction to ten rounds that California has set out was never proven to reduce crime. Wilderness Unlimited CEO, Rick Copeland, admits that the new laws haven’t affected his hunting. He also says that, “creating laws that don’t change anything is just a big waste of time” (Richman). If this law does have an effect, than it is not a positive one. A woman in Atlanta once defended herself and her children from an intruder in their home with a revolver. Despite emptying all six rounds, the
When the constitution was written the most advanced gun only shot one bolt at a time, and took 30 seconds to reload (Murphy). Now in the 21th century guns have “high-capacity magazines were used in at least 50% of the 62 mass shootings between 1982 and 2012. When high-capacity magazines were used in mass shootings, the death rate rose 63% and the injury rate rose 156%. David H. Chipman...stated that a high-capacity magazine ‘turns a killer into a killing machine.’ Some gang members use high-capacity magazines, such as 30 rounds or even 90 rounds, to compensate for lack of accuracy and maximize the chance to harm” (“Background of the Issue - Gun
In the United States of America, we as citizens have the right to bear arms, provided to us by the second amendment to the U.S. constitution, and are part of the United States Bill of Rights. Most American’s still believe that it is our right to bear arms, while a growing number of Americans believe that there should be better gun control regarding this matter. A rising trend has begun on Capitol Hill and all around the United States, which is to rally for better gun control. Although many tragedies have occurred due to improper gun control, many more have been obviated due to the courage of lawful gun carriers. Do we, as a prosperous nation, give up
In addition, opponents of the ban of assault weapons also claim that gun control efforts have thus far proven to be ineffective. According to Mark Gius, "Assault weapons bans did not significantly affect murder rates at the state level and states with restrictions on the carrying of concealed weapons had higher gun-related murders" (Gius). Banning high-capacity magazines will not
Ok so right now in the USA there's a big issue involving hunter and their guns and how many bullets they can have in a clip at one time. Ok so why does it matter how many bullets you have in the gun at one time while you are hunting. let's say that you are in the woods hunting wild hogs and you run up on a pack of hogs in the woods that are 20 strong and you only have 10 bullets in a clip so you start shooting and if you know anything about wild hogs that they do not die with only one shot if they are running it takes two to three shots to kill a big boar hog and in a pack of about there will be usually ten to fifteen bore in a group of that size and you threaten them they are going to charge you. I can atest to this because i hunt wild hogs and they are very mean so not to get of tangent you start shooting and they start to run at you you will probably get the first three but what about the other seven to twelve you have to reload and it is very prish time when they are charging you but if you had a thirty round clip you could get more of them and then just change clips out to save time and it is a lot safer to. So lets say “30-round magazines don’t have a place in the woods, but what about when they limit guns to 10 rounds? You are kidding yourself if you think they will stop there. As New York lawmakers just demonstrated, they won’t quit—10 rounds are too many for New Yorkers, and they are now limited to seven. What about when they go to five, or two, or none at all?”(“Why Gun Bans Affect Hunters.” ). Ok so if they keep on letting them just keep taking a little bit at at time then where will they stop. So if the people of the USA keep on “Allowing more gun laws to pass and it will be your semi-auto shotgun, your 10/22, and even your