Is There A Magic Formula

Every year, across the United States, gun control has become an issue and weapons cross the hands of society members. The police department, SWAT teams, the military, and hunters have guns put in their hands due to their job purpose. All these people were perfectly trained to utilize guns before getting hired and they properly use them to save lives. In contrast, there are gangs and other criminals the use weapons of violence and end up spending time in prison. People think these days that banning guns would stop crimes, but, however, this claim is false. Firearms aren’t only used for protection, but also for recreation purposes. All Americans should be required to bear arms due to protect against crime, recreational activities, and against

Gun violence kills 33,000 Americans and injures over 80,000 people per year. It is ridiculous how much damage guns have brought to not only us, but the world itself. From Columbine, to Sandy Hook, to the movie theatre to the Oregon Community College shooting, it has just been ridiculous. This is all because we in America believe it is okay for people to carry guns and for them to be used if “needed”. If they were always banned to begin with, we would never have had this problem. The private ownership of handguns should be banned in the United States. Handguns have been proved to be dangerous to society in recent events, they are the deadliest weapon in America, and lastly, guns cost Americans hundreds of extra dollars that could be avoided if they were banned.

While mass shootings cause a huge unnecessary loss of life, most killings in the United States come from murders and crimes. Guns should be banned to lower crime rates. Because “more than 70% of homicides are committed with a firearm” (Cannon n.p.) and 2.

In today’s society the majority of the crimes are still being committed by people who have possessed a firearm that has been obtained illegally or without proper permits. That being said there has been a strong push for gun control because of the rise of shootings involving a large group of people such as the Columbine massacre, Virginia Tech shooting and latest Aurora movie theater shooting involving people who have purchased firearms legally. Gun control laws in the United States have been established for many years but to maintain a civilized society with limited crime stronger control laws need to be enforced in which will help reduce crime in our country. Establishing stronger gun control laws will educate

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.

With the popular culture providing positive images of guns, the United States has a gun prevalence that is very rare in the modern world. While many people appreciate the “gun culture”, guns are heavily involved in violence in the United States. According to U.S. Department of Justice, since 1960, more than 750,000 Americans have died under firearms, including homicides, suicides, and unintentional injuries. The figure 1 provides a comprehensive survey of U.S. violent crimes for the period from 1993 to 2011.This figure illustrates that from 1993 to 2011, about 60% to 70% of homicides were associated with a firearm. Over the same period, between 6% and 9% of all nonfatal violence, with about 20% to 30% of robberies and 22% to 32% of aggravated assaults involving a firearm.

The violence in the United States is a big issue, but making more gun laws is not the answer. It is an inevitable fact that making it harder to get access to guns would only lead people to turn to black markets and more underhanded deals. In an article for the Los Angeles Times, James Q. Wilson writes, “It is virtually impossible to use new background check or waiting-period laws to prevent dangerous people from getting guns. Those that they cannot buy, they will steal or borrow” (Wilson). Dramatic changes within gun controls laws would, in itself, make more people mad and possibly lead to riots. In many people's minds, more gun control laws would mean to taking guns away. Gun control laws within themself are not a bad thing, the extent to which they are taken within a nation

Unfortunately, many people possess guns would should not posses one. However I do not see it feasible to strengthen guns laws. I believe that there should be stronger penalties for people who are caught with a gun illegally and stronger penalties for people who are or threaten violence with a gun. This would make people think twice about smuggling a gun, or carry them when they are not supposed to. This might also influence Congress to pass a law for a stronger background check on people purchasing a gun, which would satisfy both sides of this argument. A stronger penalty for gun offenders might cause the amount of violence without a gun to rise a

Viettes,Vernick, and Webter include in their journal that, “ Despite the magnitude of the problem, US gun policy rarely considers appropriate criteria for disqualifying someone from lawfully possessing a firearm,” concluding that there are laws for potential gun owners, but they are what they state as least stringent. They also stated that nearly three of ten gun offenders (73 of 253 or 28.9%) were legal gun possessors but would have been prohibited from purchasing or possessing firearms when committing their most recent offense if their states had stricter prohibitions. Offenders who were already prohibited under current law acquired their gun from a licensed dealer, where a background check is required, five times less often than offenders who were not prohibited. Their conclusion from their results states that “Stricter gun ownership laws would have made firearm possession illegal for many state prison inmates who used a gun to commit a crime. Requiring all gun sales to be subject to a background check would make it more difficult for these offenders to obtain guns.” Laws that are current now for gun laws are Federal law disqualifies certain groups of high-risk individuals from owning guns, including felons, fugitives, unlawful users of or those addicted to controlled substances, those who have been ‘adjudicated as a mental defective’ or committed to a mental institution, individuals who have been dishonourably discharged from the armed forces, persons subject to certain domestic violence restraining orders, persons less than the age of 18 years (for handguns) and domestic violence misdemeanants. Federal law does not set a minimum age requirement for the legal possession of long guns. Some ways we could help our gun laws rather than take them away

Other people say that we need to keep guns. Guns are used for self-defense and give the owner a sense of safety. Guns are a constitutional right (2nd amendment). Gun laws wouldn't stop crime, gun ownership will stop crime. Gun control is not we need; It won’t stop crimes. We need gun education and gun safety more than anything. Also, background checks are an invasion of privacy. Guns are something that is deep in America’s roots and we want it to stay that

Governments across the globe approach it differently, many are strongly for it, and just as many are against it. In America, gun control has continued to surface to the forefront of debate following any mass shooting event. However, little is ever actually accomplished in the quest to reform gun control in the United States. It could be said that guns are apart of the moral fabric that shaped this country, making it not only free, but great. Unfortunately, guns continuously find their way into the hands of the wrong people. Current state laws require background checks to be done every time you purchase a gun. Conveniently for criminals, the only form of identification you need to purchase a gun is a state driver’s license, so anyone

Walking into a classroom and finding 26 students dead. This is what happened because of background checks. Although there are many advocate for gun control, in our society today, guns end up in the wrong hands. With the invention of guns came the opportunity to protect one 's self. Also, with the invention and refinement of guns came the death and destruction of people across all major wars. Many says guns can be help full for self defense. But they do more harm then benefit. Many Teenagers, children, and mentally ill people have access to gun. They have seen in recent events. Gun control laws such as pre purchase background check, mental health checks, magazine limitations should be put in place in order to prevent mass shooting and other violent gun crimes. To prevent from having more shootings these procedures must have effect as soon as possible. NO matter what. It’s a great responsibility to own a gun. “With great power come great responsibility”. This is a great quote from the movie spider man because it applies to everything in life either its good or bad. Guns should only be given to humans that know how to control their emotions. People with disability’s or mixed emotions should have certain types of restrictions. This has now been brought to a domestic level, and with domestic violence and gun use increasing, the issue of gun control begs the question “should gun be

Some people believe that extremely tight gun control laws will eliminate crime, but gun control laws only prevent the 'good guys' from obtaining firearms. Criminals will always have ways of getting weapons, whether it be from the black market, cross borders, or illegal street sales. New gun control laws will not stop them. Since the shootings of Columbine High School, Virginia Tech, and Sandy Hook, the frequency of mass shootings has increased greatly. Gun control is not effective as it has not been shown to actually reduce the number of gun-related crimes. Instead of considering a ban of private firearm possession, and violating individual ownership rights, it may be more practical to consider the option of partially restricting firearm

Many of the gun grabbers in Washington and in state governments want to have a national registry of firearms.  This is only the first step in the road to confiscation.  That t has already happened in Great Britain and Australia.  We gun owners need to stand strong and together against this assault on the Second Amendment of the Constitution.  We must never vote for those who would strip us of our right to protect ourselves and our families.  If the government would simply vigorously enforce the firearms laws we have on the books, we would have far less of a crime problem.  Homicides by firearm have declined steadily in recent years, despite some notorious high profile mass killings by political or religious fanatics and the mentally ill.  These

Do you know that in only the first month of 2016, more than 1600 deaths occurred and more deaths are occurring by the use of guns? Has carrying guns become necessary for every one of us in our society? Guns are one of the biggest issues in the community. Most of the mass shootings that occurred in the U.S were by legally purchased guns. Guns should not be available to everyone in the community unless they have a convincing reason of carrying a weapon based on their job or their position in the society. Carrying Guns should be only available to certain people and not to everyone because they spread violence, ease terrorist actions, and take away safety.