Over this past decade, an increase in mass shootings has raised a concern in the control of firearms. With the ever-growing number of shootings, the death rate due to firearms has intensified. Thus, the controversy over gun control has caused society to push the government to re-evaluate the regulation of firearms in the United States. Hence, in order to keep and provide a safe environment for American citizens without fear of death by firearm, the government should regulate firearms.
According to the Second Amendment, it states, “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” (Lund and Winkler). With that said, most civilians do not possess firearms
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For one, in 1999, there was a school shooting at Columbine High School in Littleton, Colorado (CNN Library 2016). The assailants were two students, Eric Harris, 18, and Dylan Klebold, 17. The shooting occurred on April 20, 1999, when Harris and Klebold entered Columbine High School and shot and killed 13 students. In addition, the shooters injured an estimated twenty more students (History.com Staff 2009). Once, they had used the firearms to hurt their fellow peers, they used the firearms on themselves and committed suicide. This massacre became the worst high school shooting in American history. Although, the motive behind the shooting was never determined, this shooting was a factor in the growing controversy over guns. Due to the shooting, 800 gun bills were introduced (Fuller 2014). Yet, only ten percent of the bills were passed. Instead of campaigning for the strict regulations for guns, many people began to campaign for easier gun access. This was to ensure that civilians would have access to guns for self-defense purposes. In spite of this, this also made it easier for criminals to purchase …show more content…
The comparison between the two states show how drastically gun regulations can influence the death rate by firearms. In the state of Wyoming, firearm sellers are not required to check gun owner backgrounds. Therefore, gun owners are not obligated to register their guns or have a gun license. That is to say, there is little to no gun regulations in Wyoming giving it the number one spot in the highest gun-related deaths. On the other hand, Massachusetts has the laws that regulate the possession, sale, and use of firearms and ammunition. Once the applicant has sent in their application for a guns permit or license, the applicant must wait 40-days in which the authorities may deny or grant them permission to carry a firearm (“Concealed Weapons”). As stated by the Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence, “Massachusetts is a “may-issue” state for the issuance of licenses to carry firearms, meaning that the local licensing authority has discretion in determining whether or not to issue either license type to an applicant” (“Concealed Weapons”). In this case, Massachusetts is significantly stricter than Wyoming and any other state in the country. Thus, with its strict gun laws, it has the lowest gun related death rate and is ranked as fifty on the charts of gun-related deaths (Hendry 2015). This further justifies
Adam Lanza (Sandy Hook shooter), Eric Harris (Columbine shooter), Dylan Klebold (Columbine shooter), Jeff Weise (Red Lake shooter) and Luke Woodham (Red Lake Shooter). All of the people listed had 2 major things in common. Each had been suffering from a mental disorder and had easy access to firearms. The rise of mass shootings in the past 20 years has caused a huge uproar and imbalance in the media. With the mass hysteria and president Obama’s proposal of stricter gun laws, no one has taken the time to actually consider what the main problem is. The main problem is not the guns, but the amount of mentally ill members of society who have easy access to their parents/families firearms and the criminals who buy them off the black market. Punishing
Many criminals who get access to these lethal weapons can commit mass murders or directly target the government. Terrorist attacks can be carried, killing hundreds or sometimes even thousands. Thirdly, armed citizens can accidently kill another citizen when a dangerous situation unfolds. When danger strikes, the person with a firearm is most likely to panic the most, and so they will pull the trigger on anyone to save their own life. Similarly, the police sometimes accidently kill innocent citizens who otherwise were being calm and were abiding by the law.
Almost half of the population in the US are affected by mental health conditions every year. A diagnosable mental illness affects about 43 percent of the U.S. population at some point in their lives. 75 percent of youth are left with no or insufficient treatment. If mental illness is recognized early on, it can help citizens avoid large medical bills down the road and could help lessen the amount of homelessness, unemployment, suicides, shootings, bad decision making, etc.
Goldfarb 11 essential facts about guns and mass shooting in united Stated) none bias statics show whenever that partially region have a lot of legal gun ownership usually would lead to more homicide, and some time to massacre shooting in public places. Every time there is massacre happen Sen. Dianne Feinstein, and Hillary Clinton, as well former President Obama will try create a really cry for more gun control at the federal government level, by regulate type of fire and amount of ammo in gun magazine order to attempt limited casualty every time there is massacre accord. We have seen a lot of mass shooting for at least over 10 years now Max, and Zeachary believe that United State is practically violent place due to the facts of vest population and amount of legal gun ownership in the country compare to the rest of the world. As American citizen, it is our reasonability to secure our gun and ammo in our homes order to prevent any accidental death in the family as well suicide death, or even unwanted massacre and one of the best way to do that is buying a tactical walls gun safe is specially made to blend in with your furniture order to keep your firearms out sight and of mind until trouble comes. And we do need to have some commonsense regulation without violating the second amendments right and at the same we need to have stronger background check. And with that in mine per The Washington post per research show of amount killer can obtained the weapon legally or not with the chart showing at least 49% where purchase legally compare to the 10% black market. Another static also show amount percentage of gun ownership based United State region for example the north East appear to have 27%, compare to the Midwest 35%, and the West with 34%, as well the South State with as high 38%. Despite the number where ever there more guns it seems to be have more violence in those state and that did not deter
For many years there has been a battle with the control over guns but what has really brought the attention is the recent shooting let it be in schools or public spaces. The deadliest in U.S history due to the many innocent victims killed was the Las Vegas Shooting on October 1, 2017, when a gunman opened fire at the concert crows below with the help of AK-47 type rifle outfitted with a stand to steady it and improve accuracy as well as a AR-15 type typically used for hunting, as well as a AR-15 type with a bump to help hold 60-100 rounds to have much damage. The question here is are gun regulations not efficient enough? In behalf of the reader's response lens the reason that it deals with the generations present and future ones. The assault
“Since at least 1950, all but two public mass shootings in America have taken place where general citizens are banned from carrying guns.” Now, envision being in a mall and you hear a horrible scream immediately after you hear a massive CRACK! You look behind you and you see a man running at you with a gun, you grab for your gun but you remember you have just gave your gun to the government. You would be defenseless because of gun control. Gun control should not be reinforced for the reasons that most mass shootings are in gun free zones. most gun related death are suicides, and these laws wouldn’t apply to criminals.
Sandy Hook elementary school shooting is a horrifying example of exactly how easily accessible guns can destroy innocent lives. Twenty young children were murdered on that day. Six teachers died trying to protect them and it was all down to one man. One man with a twisted mind and three guns he had taken from his own home was able to eliminate the future of twenty six people and break apart families forever.
On the night of October 1st, 2017, a gunman was able to open fire on a crowd of concert goers from his hotel room at the Route 91 Harvest music festival in Las Vegas, Nevada, leaving 58 people dead and 851 injured in the process. It is defined as the deadliest shooting in modern US history, and involved dozens of weapons which were all purchased legally in the state, many of which were also modified to become semi-automatic rifles. If this one incident doesn’t sound bad enough, there are many other types of mass shootings like these that are reported by the media and often involve weapons which fall into what’s defined as an assault weapon. Because mass shootings like these happen so often, many people are starting to believe the right for
Over the last years gun control has become a very widely debated topic. The city, county and state lawmakers seem to be having different stands about the public having easy access to guns. Adam Small states, “After centuries of relative obscurity, the Second Amendment has become the center of an intense academic and legal battle during the last twenty years” (1213). The supporters of gun control and its opponents both claim to have the best interest of this country’s citizens .However, there are private citizens who believe that there should be laws to limit the number of people who own a gun. Even though the United States has enacted laws for regulating firearms, the recent shootings at Aurora movie theatre and Sandy
In the United States Constitution, American’s possess, “…the right of the people to keep and bear arms…” (Madison) however this document, which has dictated law in the United States since 1776, may be under friendly-fire. With the rise in mass shootings within the United States, a considerable amount of people is seeking the regulation on the purchase of firearms. Some go as far as to pleading for the removal of firearms entirely in order to protect the masses of the United States, however these regulations would not fix many problems in the United States crime rates. Restricting firearms from the everyday American will only leave them defenseless while leaving the issue of crimes committed with firearms unsolved.
Is Violence the world’s #1 problem? A big part of Violence that happens a lot is Mass shootings. Mass shootings as in school shootings, theater shootings, etc. Terrorism is another form of violence that has risen. Terrorism as in bombings in public places like France restaurants, Turkey’s cities, etc. Last but not least is Murder the #1 most common violent action in the U.S. Causing death to innocent people at times. Violence isn’t the answer because it is ruining humanity and making it worse than it already is.
The shootings that occur in schools throughout the Unites States have created a great divide among Americans on what we should do as a nation to prevent further violence with guns from happening. Many people believe that imposing laws when purchasing weapons and requiring background checks, holding adults responsible for the actions of their children and requiring gun locks on weapons to prevent children from obtaining such weapons will stop these massacres in our schools from happening. There are many issues that need to be looked at in order to decide which laws are necessary.
Abstract This paper will explore and expose the gun control effects and actions in the United States of America. It will also explain the results of gun control over a decade and show a report of the research the author conducted through a few academic: articles, research, and statistics. The paper will also suggest a solution to compromise both opposing gun control and favoring gun control. The Causes and Effects of Gun Control in the United States The United States has been a gun culture country since the day the Declaration of Independence was signed on July 4, 1776. After many decades, gun ownership had rapidly increased, and many lives have been saved with a gun. An American citizen can legally purchase a handgun at age twenty-one and
The topic of mass shootings and terrorists attacks has been of particular attention to the American public this year. But the huge event that has truly shocked Americans was the November 13th attacks on Paris. In just a half hour gunmen and suicide bombers hit a concert hall, a major stadium, restaurants and bars, and left 130 people dead and almost four hundred wounded. The attacks on Paris monopolized the media, and soon no one found themselves ignorant of the events that occurred on that Friday the 13th. Immediately the world turned to France, and for the first time Americans were able to repay the French for their empathy shown after the tragedies on 9/11.
A shooting here; a shooting there; an every day occurrence heard in the newspapers and on the news channels on television. New media are reporting a shooting somewhere. Whether the shootings are accidental or intentional; they are happening across the United States. Nevertheless, in today’s society, gun violence is sparking debate and controversy on how to control gun violence. Throughout the country, thousands of laws and regulations have been created to aid in the control of guns. Through much study, the gun laws and regulations in place have very little effect on the number of gun related injuries and deaths. More needs to be done to establish an effective way to control gun violence.