Gun Control Laws Increase Violent Crimes

The studies and research on gun control has opened up many ideas on how weak the current laws really are. Crime rates consist of high numbers. “Since 1982, there have been at least 62 mass shootings across the country, with the killings unfolding in 30 states from Massachusetts to Hawaii”

The only thing that stops a bad guy with a gun, is a good guy with a gun. If gun laws become opposed to the law, then only criminals will have guns. Stricter gun laws will not stop a madman from killing. In fact, 34% of mass shooters were prohibited from owning weapons; although, a surveyed showed 57% of gun owners believe guns are too easy to buy and 35% of people who carry guns would make Americans feel safer. Gun control will only affect the law-biding citizens simultaneously as the demand of illegal weapons on the black-market increases. Background checks will only restrict criminals from legally buying a firearm, but that does not stop a mentally ill person; which are usually the ones to start a shooting massacre. The second amendment literally states “the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed.” Protected by the second amendment, it will be hard to regulate guns because now every single individual has a right to bear arms. For example, the Texas Baptist church shooter was gun downed by an armed citizen. Had there been stricter gun laws in Texas towards not being able to have a concealed firearm in public, the shooter could have gotten away. People should have the right to exercise the second amendment; therefore, gun control will not work because criminals will always find a way to obtain guns, supply and demand on the black market will increase and there are more existing weapons than people in the U.S.

An ever increasing emphasis on the prevention of mass shootings has presented the option of gun control and bans. Mass shootings have occurred many times throughout history, but have

Current Gun Control regulations do not deter violence and crime. It has been shown that places that have relaxed their gun control laws have a higher crime and death rate. Data proves that homicide rates “[...] among the metro areas whose principal city is in a state that requires some form of permit to purchase a gun, is 4.32 per 100,000 residents, compared with 5.74 among cities in no-permit states”(Bailey). This is evidence that there is a correlation between gun control and death rates. It is also proven with statistical evidence that places with the least amount of gun control have the most violence. Statistics show that “‘none of the states with the most gun violence require permits to purchase rifles, shotguns, or handguns. Gun owners are also not required to register

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

America has always prided itself on being the land of the free. Our national Constitution and Bill of Rights have ensured that the people of America maintain their basic rights. Nevertheless, many of the rights guaranteed in these historic documents are often the subject of heated debate. The right to be free from unreasonable searches and seizures under the Fourth Amendment, the Fifth Amendment’s guarantee against self-incrimination, the First Amendment’s protection of speech and petitioning activity, all of these issues have been subject to contentious arguments in courts of law and the courts of public opinion. Of late, however, the most lengthy, argumentative and noisy debates have focused on gun control. Some people think that

Gun violence is increasing in US every year by big numbers. Most of the time poor people or low class people are the victim of gun violence. Federal law requires gun sellers to start a background check before selling a gun. However, background checks don’t necessarily stop serious criminals from getting guns. People can get gun easily over some money. Opponents argue that gun control law will not reduce the violence. Guns are not the reason behind higher crime rate. If you take away guns from citizen they will use something else to harm other such as rock and knives. Criminals will stay as a criminal’s gun control law won’t change that. However, other believe gun control law will save many lives. They argue that there is no other

controls cause more violent crime, why would many states with the lowest homicide rates also have relatively low gun-control laws?

No: Armed civilians are unlikely to stop crimes and are more likely to make dangerous situations.

“A well-regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed.” The right of all Americans to bear arms is a right the Founding Fathers held to equal importance as the Constitution itself. Gun control laws directly violate this right and therefore should not even be under consideration. Even if that issue is overlooked, gun control advocates state that in order to reduce firearm related violence, gun control laws must be implemented to remove the violence caused by firearms. Although this may seem reasonable, the consequences of such laws are ironically counterproductive; they exacerbate the problem instead of fixing it. Besides the fact that the American

“A well regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed” (Bill of Rights, 1791). As said by our founding fathers, over two centuries ago, the right to own guns will not be taken away. However recently, there has been a push for a ban on guns, due to the increase in school shootings, homicides, and suicides over the years. Because of this incorrect use of firearms, quite a few people believe guns are just too dangerous for us to control. Although many believe gun control is a necessary safety precaution, I believe a ban on guns would increase crime rates, prevent protection of one 's self, and go against the basic American citizens’ right.

Gun are by design, created to allow people to defend themselves from the outside world. Yet, the government keeps trying to change those laws, where no one will be allowed to own a gun. Tyrant government fear armed Americans. Thomas Jefferson: "No free man shall ever be debarred the use of arms. The strongest reason for the people to retain the right to keep and bare arms is, as a last resort, to protect themselves against tyranny in government." By making guns illegal will only make obtaining one harder to achieve, not impossible. This action will be only taking away the rights from the law abiding people. The type of people who just want them for protection. And the types of people whom we do not want to have guns, will still continue to

Further, despite the fact that gun ownership in the U.S. increased enormously during the 1990’s, there was a consistent, dramatic reduction of criminal violence. In fact, homicide and violent crime have plunged over the last 15 years. Considering that 18 of 25 countries surveyed had an increase of violent crime, America’s large decline is impressive. Moreover, Norway, Finland, Germany, France, and Denmark also have a high rate of private gun ownership, and the murder rates in these countries are as low as or lower than developed nations with less gun ownership (Kates & Mauser, 2007).

Guns aren’t evil. They are inanimate objects and they don’t have emotions or personalities so how could they possibly be evil? Guns account for 1.2% of deaths in America. A vast majority of these are suicides as well. Only 33% of those deaths were homicides. That is a lot but more people die from car crashes. They account for 32,000 deaths per year to guns 30,000. The estimated number of guns in America varies from a 8.8 : 10, gun : citizen ratio, to having more guns than people. The car : citizen ratio is 8:10. That means that we have more guns than cars yet more people still die in car crashes. But guns remain these evil objects of mass destruction. Cancer and heart disease outnumber all gun deaths 39.8 : 1. Everyone focuses on guns when they don’t make up that large of a percentage of deaths. Gun control won’t stop shooters. They will get guns no matter what. Studies show that most criminals don’t legally purchase firearms. People forget why they are called criminals (Altuchar). They broke the law and more laws

Have you ever considered that maybe guns aren’t the problem? Gun control in the United States should be limited but not total. Yes, there should be necessary restrictions and rules to follow in order to obtain a gun, but guns should not be impossible to purchase. In order to ensure the safe distribution of guns, background checks and identification should be necessary. There should be mandatory precautions. It seems as though the world is split in two halves; against and for, Democrats and Republicans, etcetera, etcetera. Gun control is no different. There are those who are against it, and those who are for it. But they only see the two halves, all or nothing. The solution is to have gun laws, but not so many that americans feel suffocated. Gun control should be necessary, but guns should not be restricted from the American citizens.