Lily Yeremyan Miss Loo American Literature December 08, 2016 Criminals Do not Obey Gun Control Laws In America, the average amount of people shot per year is 100,000; over ten thousand defenseless people are murdered. The Second Amendment’s proclamation that “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” has been an extensive topic of debate. Moreover, the amendment has been one of many debates over
used guns as deadly weapons in battle since the first gun was created. As more and more innocent people have died as the result of unstable people owning guns, the debate about gun control has gained more importance. According to a 2014 Pew Foundation report, 79% of male gun owners, 80% of female gun owners, and 64% of people whose family members have guns, they feel safer owning a gun. Do people really need gun control? In my perspective, there are several critical reasons why gun control is unnecessary
We Should Not Have Gun Control Laws Gun Control! Why we shouldn’t have it. Gun laws do not deter crime. Gun ownership deters crime. We should not have gun control laws. To begin with, Gun control doesn’t stop crime, gun ownership stops crime. For instance, Guns don’t do the crime, the people do the crime. If someone is injured or killed by a firearm it is not the guns fault, it is the person who pulled the triggers fault. Also, we need guns for self defense. If someone tries to rob you, you can
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
Gun Control has been a controversy for as long as people can remember. This Controversy has increased recently due to the mass shootings taken place all over the United States. Gun control has its pros and cons, Some believe “Gun control laws state that the Second Amendment was intended for militias; that gun violence would be reduced; that gun restrictions have always existed; and that a majority of Americans, including gun owners, support new gun restrictions.”While others say that the Second Amendment
Gun control is many issues of this nation summed up into two words. In the point of view of some people gun control is a crime issue, while to others it is a rights issue. Gun control also is a safety issue and believe it or not, an education issue. Within each of these problems, there are those who want gun control legislation, and those like myself, who want less gun control legislation. The second amendment states that we as citizens have the right to bear arms and protect ourselves. Gun
Brianna Haidl Mr. Finkle ERWC October 28, 2015 Anti-Gun Control Persuasive Essay The use of Gun Control in the United States is and will be a big problem since it will take away our rights by the 2nd Amendment as well as law abiding citizens to protect themselves from non-law abiding citizens who obtains guns illegally. The 2nd Amendment keeps our citizens for having the right to bear arms in the United States. If you put gun control into effect that will take away their constitutional
number of guns increased, the gun violence decreased since 1990s. This happens because during 20 century, people had different mind and they were alcked of sense of security. But now the society has changed. Although there are criminals existed, there are more good people, therefor gun control don’t need to be stricter. There were people died because of guns, but a lot of them were suicides, so there should not be more gun control or banning guns because guns can protect innocent people, guns are just
Gun control is a major point of controversy in the United States today. The debate has been relevant almost since the beginning of our country’s establishment, but it has gained more attention and prominence in the past few decades. As the number of gun violence crimes has increased, citizens in the political arena have taken sides and argued over gun possession. Those who agree with gun control suggest limitations on citizens owning guns. The other side of the debate is those who do not believe
In "Just Take Away Their Guns," author James Q. Wilson argues that "Legal restraints on the lawful purchase of guns will have little effect on the illegal use of guns" (Wilson 63). Wilson points out that it would be tough to remove all legally purchased guns from the streets and nearly impossible to confiscate illegally purchased guns. Gun advocate J. Warren Cassidy argues that "The American people have a right 'to keep and bear arms'. This right is protected by the Second Amendment to the Constitution