Gun Control: Less Government Restrictions

Trevor Burrus from Cato Institute's Center for Constitutional Studies showed how the use of guns for good are far greater than uses for the bad. “In the past 20 years, the cases of permit holders using their guns improperly are quite rare.”(Burrus 3). This is a problem for gun control because the valid arguable point for it is becoming increasingly smaller. This is also a problem for the media because they report vague negative gun usage rather than positive because a large majority of the media's reporters are liberal gun control advocates. Americans who concealed carry firearms are better off in a defense position rather than an unarmed civilian. “studies have found that Americans use guns defensively between 830,000 and 2.45 million times per year.” (Burrus 2). This is a problem because a very small percentage of gun related incidents make it to the news, therefore people think that there aren't as many firearm crimes than there is, and could potentially be unarmed in an emergency situation. Also this means that since there are this many people using guns defensively, there are people who die innocently because they are unarmed. From this, the government had make the laws that prevent people from being able to defend themselves in desperate defense

Gun control is a vital necessity to the welfare of our nation. Many people out there are supporting the “anti- gun control cause” with the excuse of “self-defense”. I believe that not everyone will handle a gun for self-defense. The possession of a gun is a sign of power. One of the bigger ambitions that one has is to have power and the easier it is to obtain a gun; the faster a criminal will gain power over an innocent person. When one is in possession of a gun, that person has complete control of their actions and may act upon the weapon however the person may please even if they know that their action will cause harm to defense-less people. There are many deaths caused by guns out there that could

For years gun control advocates pushed for a law passed by the federal government. For years this has not worked as the government has not wanted to touch the matter and have potential backlash. Although the federal government has not done much and does not seem to be doing anything any time soon, the states have huge potential to start the change. State governments can decide what laws can be passed and how serious their guns laws will and should be.

Gun control has recently brought a massive uproar to the United States after several tragedies combined mass murder with firearms. Some argue that guns are meant to be used for our protection and it takes someone to pull the trigger while others believe that guns are intended to cause serious harm or death to the intended target. The right to own a firearm stems from the second amendment of the constitution and states that a well-regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to bear arms, shall not be infringed. The first piece of gun control legislature that was passed in the United States was in 1911 when Sullivan’s Law passed to make buying or carrying a handgun without a permit a felony

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

Gun Control in the United States has gone out of control. The United States should enforce laws to not allow any guns in a house hold in order to reduce violence and crime in the country. Reducing the rate of crime in the United States, controlling big weapons, taxing ammunition, and gun collection can help make this happen. Gun Control can make this country a safer environment to live in.

Sub Point B: When did the idea of gun control even come about? Testimony: According to AICGS modern gun control efforts actually began in 1968 when the Gun Control Act, granted federal, state, and local law enforcement officials increased powers

“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

Guns don’t kill people, people kill people. This is why we should have tighter regulations on guns. Again, my opinion is that concealed carry should be allowed in all states. In addition, all states should have carry rules and open carry should be banned. We can try stop mass shootings, but not by restricting the average person’s gun rights. We can stop some of the killing, but let’s not make the righteous

There are many serious rules about gun control. In June 2002, 7 states and the District of Columbia prohibited the carrying of handguns but now starting March

Gun control in the United States all started with the N.F.A. of 1934. The N.F.A. (national firearm act) was an act imposed on a tax making and transfer of firearms. This law required many things like the registration of all N.F.A. firearms with the secretary of the treasury. It also only allows certain people of certain categories to own a firearm including people who have not been arrested, or had any kind of suspiciousness towards them. The N.F.A. is against all gun control whatsoever. Guns shall not be taken away because it's not the guns fault people are using them to shoot schools, and people need them to protect themselves.

The main problem with guns and weapons now a day is that they are used for murders and illegal uses. Roughly 16,272 murders were committed in the United States during 2008. Of these, about 10,886 or 67% were committed with firearms. Based on survey data from a 2000 study published in the Journal of Quantitative Criminology, U.S. civilians use guns to defend themselves and others from crime at least 989,883 times per year. But that is still extremely less than the number of those who lose their lives because of someone who uses guns incorrectly. Guns are not all entirely bad to the public, they should not be completely banished or not provided to the people, and instead they should be enforced more strictly to avoid a great number of deaths.

Owning a gun is part of one’s right in the United States. This is because in 1791, “the Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution is ratified. The amendment reads: 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" (U.S. Gun Laws). With this right came with an abundance of laws. The result of different gun laws, has caused many people to believe that stricter gun laws create more crime rates. For example, there seems to be a lot of crime in California and Florida, where there are strict gun laws, but in a state like Texas with open carrying laws, is less crime. However, “the public perception of crime rates soaring out of control is utterly mistaken, not only in the U.S., which has seen a dramatic drop in all categories of crime since the early 1990s, but also in most other first-world nations as well” (Bailey). The early 1990’s and some years before that was when laws started to become stricter, which lead to crime rates dropping. For example,

How would you feel if you just had a loved one taken from you by a reckless gun holder? Every year the number of killings via handgun have been constant throughout a majority of the country, and in some places it has even increased! With the perpetual fear of giving a psychotic person a deadly weapon as we have seen happen in the past, no one is guaranteed safe. The idea that they should regulate handguns as we do motor vehicles is completely absurd. However, improvements can be made by understanding that gun regulations are not the same as cars.  There can be improved security protocols put into place, better managed regulations, and the mentality that it might not ultimately work.

First, Todd Blodgett said in the article More guns, less crime, that two armed felons forced an innocent woman, Lulu Campbell to give them her money and her keys. When Lulu objected shots were fired. He stated that , “Realizing they wouldn’t leave absent a strong incentive, Campbell pulled her 38 and returned fire, nailing one perp in the chest.” Lulu would not let two thugs take her property and she took matters into her own hands and shot one of the men in the chest. Also Blodgett said, “Every year, thousands of law-abiding, armed U.S. citizens successfully fight back against criminal violence, saving lives, reducing crime and permanently retiring useless vermin who increasingly infest our society.” If Lulu hadn’t had her gun then she wouldn’t have been able to put up a fight. Campbell saved her money and her car with her ability to pull out her weapon. Many people ignore the fact that if there are more guns in the hands of good citizens then they can reduce crime. In addition, Blodgett stated that, “Statistics on file at the U.S. Department of Justice show that violent crime drops in states that pass permit-to-carry laws, including Iowa.” Many people will hesitate to rob or hurt someone if that other person can legally shoot them. If the government took away her right to possess a gun then things would have