History Of Gun Control: The Future Of America

Gun control is a very controversial topic that has has a huge impact on the United States of America. One side believes that if guns were taken away as a whole, the country would see significantly less gun related crimes and death, while the other opposing side thinks that taking away guns is not only against the Second Amendment but would lead to an increase in crime and death because the government would take guns away from people who are legally registered to own and conceal guns. The ongoing debate will continue until the foreseeable future but their are plenty of reasons why more gun laws should be made. Taking away guns is not the answer, learning how to deal with gun violence is the key.

The term ‘gun control’ is used to show the regulation of selling, owning and use of guns. This means there is going to be a lot of controversy regarding this, making it a very touchy topic for a lot of people in the world right now. Gun control laws vary greatly, for example in places like the United Kingdom, where the gun laws are so strict that even police officers aren’t allowed to use them. Only special task forces within the police departments are. Compared to places like the United States, where there isn’t a federal gun control law in place anymore. Opponents argue that it is unconstitutional to take away kind of gun from an American citizen. They also argue that it is not the guns that commit these horrible crimes, but instead it’s the people behind the guns that commit them. But a gun is a tool that can be used for good intentions or evil intentions. And in most cases, the bad ones have a heavier effect or outcome. The US should enforce strict national gun control laws that will in the end help save the lives of men, women and children because if they do not, they will be seeing more tragedies through the country just like the one that had happened at Sandy Hook Elementary.

There are many places that forbid people from carrying guns such as schools, publicly owned buildings, and businesses. According to the Crime Prevention Research Center, over 98% of mass shootings happened in a zone where guns were prohibited. Even though there are many restrictions on firearms sale and possession, there are extensive loopholes that make it possible for people who should not be able to own gun, to be able to purchase one. One of the most common used loopholes is buying from a small scale seller, or going to a gun show. These kinds of deals do not require that an extensive background check be performed. Another blurry loophole involves the mentally ill being able to get their hands on a gun. The current law that prevents mentally handicapped people from owning a gun requires that a person must be adjudicated as mentally defective in a court of law. A majority of mentally handicapped people are never adjudicated and can petition the court to overturn the ruling. The purpose of these laws and its likely effect is not the same thing. Gun control laws are usually more of a state decision than a federal decision. Many states gun laws differ, such as in Rhode Island, any person with a concealed weapons permit can enter a public school, but in a state over in Massachusetts, you must have extensive written permission from the school

The United States should make stronger gun control laws because it is possible that guns can get into the wrong hands. Imagine an unstable person carrying around a gun, anyone is at risk. “In 2007, Seung-Hui Cho, a student at Virginia Tech, used two guns to kill 32 people and wound several others in two attacks two hours apart on the college campus in Blacksburg. Cho, who had a documented history of mental and emotional health problems, had nonetheless been able to purchase guns because the state of Virginia had failed to share his history with NICS.” (“Gun Control”, 2016, pg. 5) Thirty-two families will suffer from losing their loved ones because there was not an extensive background check. There are mentally ill people who are not seeking treatment that legally buy guns

Even individuals who support gun rights acknowledge that some kind of people should not be allowed to have weapons because of their records. Proponents who favor gun control laws don’t believe that state and federal gun control acts do enough, they think that we need more restrictions and control, and gun rights advocates believe that the laws go too far, they think that giving the right to the government to control the purchase of weapons and allow background checks will give them the opportunity to look into our private life, and nobody wants, nor likes to be observed. Existent gun control laws prevent criminals, mentally ill people, and kids from buying guns. Unfortunately, there have been cases where teenagers and criminals have acquired weapons and used them to commit mass murders, and some other situations where kids accidentally kill themselves while playing with their parent’s gun. Weapon technology, gun ownership and even gun control laws can have unexpected consequences. Until now, there is not a perfect gun control solution, there is no way to know if gun control will make the nation safer or more dangerous until we try. If the American government cannot adopt stronger gun control laws, maybe Americans can adopt safer ways to use their guns. Citizens, lawmakers and gun

Supporters of gun control want more laws put in place to control buying and selling of firearms. They don’t believe having responsible, law-abiding citizens with guns makes anyone more safe. It is our constitutional right as Americans to bear arms. I agree with the opponents of gun control in that they believe “gun violence is the fault of the perpetrators of violent deeds, not the guns themselves” (Gun Control Laws). The saying has been repeated millions of times: Guns don’t kill people, people kill people. Society benefits from firearms in the hands of the right people, the responsible citizens who obtain their weapons legally. One alternative to gun control is law enforcement trying to get unregistered weapons off the street,

Every year thirty-thousand Americans die from guns while others have the “privilege” to end up with a disability rather than dying. The men and women who are diagnosed with a mental illness and obtain guns often commit suicide and crimes such as mass shootings, and murders. Because health care providers don't report, the mental illnesses of many people to the FBI, these people are able to pass a background check when they attempt to purchase a gun. Criminals now have more access than ever to gus because of the unlicensed gun sellers at the gun shows. Although the second amendment allows people the right to bear arms, it has become easy for the mentally ill and criminals to acquire guns and gun control should be strengthened for this very reason.

Gun control is, put simply, damaging our rights. It has been shown countless times in history that gun control has little to no positive effect on crime in the area that the gun control was implemented. In some cases, crime rates actually rose in those areas. In modern American society, there are several statistics that can prove my viewpoint on this topic as the proper one. A survey of over 18 thousand prison inmates showed that 30% of state offenders and 35% of federal offenders were in the possession of a firearm while committing the crime. Another survey of inmates convicted of felons throughout 11 state prisons had stated that 34% had been “scared off, shot at, wounded, or captured” by an armed would-be victim. 69% knew someone that had been. On another note, there were 40% of these felons that made the choice not to commit a crime due to an armed person in the vicinity. In 2008, over 5 million violent crimes, including rape, assault, and murder occurred in the United States. However, only 8% of offenders were visibly armed with a gun. And while I'm on the topic of violent crimes, only 1 in 12 offenders are sentenced to prison (Agresti).

“14,249 murders were committed in the United States during 2014. Of these, about 68% were committed with the use of a firearm”. (2014 Crime in the United States, Expanded Homicide Data Table 9: Murder Victims by Age by Weapon, 2014. Federal Bureau of Investigation, Criminal Justice Information Services Division, Fall 2015.) This shows that gun control reduces the amount of crimes committed with guns since the government controls the access to these weapons. According to a March 10 2016 Lancet study, “implementing federal universal background checks could reduce firearm deaths by a projected 56.9%; background checks for ammunition purchases could reduce deaths by a projected 80.7%; and gun identification requirements could reduce deaths by a projected 82.5%” (Bindu Kalesan, Matthew E. Mobily, Olivia Keiser, Jeffrey A. Fagan, and Sandro Galea, "Firearm Legislation and Firearm Mortality in the USA: A Cross-Sectional, State-Level Study," thelancet.com, Mar. 10, 2016.) Gun control can also reduce the numbers of suicides. In a country like Canada where there is gun control, it has been proven that the suicide rate dropped after the law was made. “To assess the impact of the 1978 Canadian gun control law on suicide rates in Ontario, the authors [of the study] compared firearm and non-firearm suicide rates for 2965-1977 with those for 1979-1989. There was a decrease in level and trend over time of firearm and total suicide rates and no indication of substitution of

While some people say it takes away their rights , Gun control is a good thing because Less crimes will be committed by firearms, Gun control is good for everyone 's safety , and Countries with stricter gun control has less death by firearms .America has the highest amount of gun related deaths each year in the world. “In Germany 381, in France 255, in Canada 165 in the United Kingdom 68, in Australia 65, in Japan 39 and in the United States, 11,127” (Moore Michael, 51:15-51:48). Since the United States has the most number of deaths, it is quite important to have tight gun-control laws that restrict people from owning or having in possession dangerous firearms like machine guns, or anything automatic. Gun-control laws should find a mid

In the end, all gun control accomplish is keeping guns out of the hands of those who buy them legally, which includes almost no criminals. Since they don’t follow the law anyway, more laws only hinder law abiding people whose only wish is to defend themselves. Background checks are too easy for most criminals to pass, proving that not even the law can stop them. This causes the innocent people to be defenseless and the criminals to rule. Not only do gun control advocates wish to revoke the people’s rights to the second amendment, they also wish to leave citizens at the mercy of their enemies. No substantial reason for gun control exists. It fails to control criminals and crime, while taking guns from law-abiding Americans.. Even if laws did

Today, the debate on owning a gun has many sides: there are many positives and negatives that come into play when talking about gun control. Gun control is a very controversial issue, however, with the right prevention steps one could relax knowing that the situation is finally being addressed. Most citizens have the right to have a gun other than felons. Felons have no rights to a gun and can not own or have one in their possession. Many people have their own feeling on guns on if they should have to be registered or not. Gun control comes across bad to citizens considering the fact that, the government has full rang over the decision on it. When talking about gun control there are many step to take, in many people 's eyes, from if gun

The history of the gun is riddled with bullets, corpses, and engineering. Dating back as early as the 13th century, guns were at first merely stone cups filled with gunpowder and a rock. The gunpowder was lit, the rock hit someone, and they were dead. It was cheap, inaccurate, dangerous to use and get hit by, and impractical, yet it’s concept revolutionized warfare for centuries to come. Guns soon evolved over time, going from primitive flintlock muskets to the reliable bolt action rifle and then to the semi automatic and fully automatic weapons that are in the market today. What does this have to do with gun control? Many things really. While it’s often taken as fact that guns were a large part of american culture, that isn’t as true as

According to the Bureau of Justice Statistics, which is a branch of the U.S Department of Justice, reported that of the 16,503 murders in 2003, 67% of them were committed with a firearm. In other countries, such as Canada, these numbers are much lower because of strict laws on firearms. Our country needs these laws to ensure the security of the American people. With strict gun control these numbers can be substantially lowered. A few problems that guns create are accidental and fatal injuries. The Bureau of Justice Statistics also reported that there were 802 unintentional deaths in 2001. This large number proves that there are too many people who own firearms, who do not use them with proper care. Suicides are another problem that effect people everywhere. In 2001 there were 16,869 suicides committed with firearms. This number could be substantially lessened by the use of the Brady Act. Gun control will decrease suicide rates since firearms are the primary choice of people who intend to commit suicide.

There should be more strict gun control and there should be more laws on them because some people get out of control and kill others . This is not good because the over killing of people is what leads to many massacres and suicides. Also keeping a gun around around the house can also lead to suicidal thoughts. More than 2,000 kids die each year because of guns and over 50% of these deaths ere caused by suicidal thoughts.(Mayo..)More than 100,000 deaths happen a year because of guns in the US alone. There should be more protection on guarding guns and so that only qualified people can get there hand on a gun.Research shows ”Every day 282 people die from gun violence: 32 are murdered; 51 kill themselves; 2 die accidentally; 1, intent unknown as said on” .( Brady…)All though owning a gun protected in the constitution they still should have more controver it. On the other hand owning a gun does give you some protection and allows you to stay safe at home knowing if someone were going to break into your house that you have a weapon to stop them with. Even though that it helps you protect yourself more people die a year from suicidal thoughts then they protect themself. Owning a gun is not good but there is still is some good parts about owning a weapon. Here are some reasons that there should be more strict gun control.