quantity of guns in the United States are culpable for the country’s murder rates. While the United States population and number of guns have steadily gone up since 1994, the rates of all different crime types have drastically gone down (Planty). Over the last nineteen years, almost fifty million guns have been added to the US, yet firearm violence has been reduced by more than two thirds (Federal Bureau). This completely contradicts the statement that more guns equal more violence. To compare the
”’We should not blame a gun itself for any crime or any acts of violence, any more than we can blame a pen for misspelling a word’” (Rodkey). This statement, made by Robert Bennett, makes a very valid about why citizens should be allowed to own firearms freely. It is a privilege clearly given to Americans in the United States Constitution. One mistake made by someone does not mean that guns should be taken away from other innocent people. Be able to own a firearm is a right given to us in the
Everyday 93 Americans are killed by guns. Whether it is due to homicide or suicide, it does not matter. At the end of the day gun violence is increasing exponentially. In numerous states, gun laws have been placed in the hopes of reducing gun violence. But now many people believe that gun violence should be treated as a public health problem. I for one feel that gun violence should be put in the category of public health. Every year more than 30,000 people are victims to gun related incidents. It has become
Caitlyn Curran Mrs.Gallos English 3 Honors 2 May 2016 Gun Violence The Problems and Solutions Gun violence has been around for centuries and there have been many mass shootings, homicides and suicides. There is always the argument on “do guns kill people” or “do people kill people”? What people really need to be looking at is the problem which is people stocking up on guns and not knowing how to properly handle them and all the mass shootings that are taking place. As a country, people need to
Gun Control Law should be More Strict. In society today, there are many casualties from gun violence cases which are very big social problem. There was shooting in Las Vegas on OCT. 2017 which killed more than 50 people and more than 500 people were injured because of gun violence. Also, there was another mass shooting in Orlando at nightclub by “radical Islamic terrorism” which killed 50 people and lead more than 53 casualties (Brander). Admittedly, some people claimed that they should have the
Gun Violence in America According to CDC, "One person is killed by a firearms every 17 minutes, 87 people are killed during an average day, and 609 are killed every week”(CDC). That means gun violence is out of control, and you can be next. In fact, there 's been an increase of mass murders occurring everywhere due to guns. Which has brought our attention to the gun violence in our nation. They say guns are for protection, but in reality there seems to be more murder associated with it. There 's
several years, gun violence has been an urgent issue that should be addressed. According to the gun violence archive, 307 mass shootings have occurred since January 1 to November 5. The deadliest mass shooting in us history had just recently occurred on Sunday, October 1. Steve paddock had purchased their guns legally in which caused approximately 500 people to be injured and 38 people had been killed. The congress is constantly being urged by people to impose strict gun laws for America. Gun control laws
Hook Elementary School , more than six adults and twenty children were shoot. On January 14,2013, the campaign "I Demand a Plan” have pop out against gun violence ; nearly one million Americans have signed on to the coalition 's. The incidence of homicides committed with guns in the U.S. is greater than other developed countries. Every day of the year, an average of 33 Americans are killed with guns. The gun violence is violence which committed with use of a gun to committee illegal activities
Gun violence includes armed citizens using guns to defend themselves and their families, police using guns to stop criminals, hunters accidentally shooting themselves or others in the fields, and people using guns to take away their own lives. Gun violence is a disease and is gutting the United States of America (WAPNER 48).According to The Trace, approximately 93 Americans die from a gunshot wound. In 2014 alone, there were an estimated 33,000 gun deaths and 81,000 nonfatal gun injuries (“These
will talk about gun violence and how it is a major problem in America; many see this problem but there’s still not a solution to fix it. Gun violence is getting out of hand and there needs to be a solution, our states need to get tough on gun crimes. People are using guns against each other and that’s because getting a hold of hand guns are too easy. I will explain that gun violence has increased a significant rate in the past few years. Will harder gun laws help stop all the violence? Will getting