Persuasive Essay On Gun Control

Mass shootings are a controversial subject because many do not want to rush into gun control because they could because anxious from any recent mass shootings. Supporters of gun control believe that taking away “assault weapons” would solve this but that word was made up in the wake of these shootings . “Assault Weapons” are made up assault rifles are standard practice for the military as they are fully automatic and have big capacity magazines and are made specifically to do major damage. The “Assault Weapons” many supporters want to ban are known as semi-automatic rifles and have been around since the early days of the war with vietnam. In fact the AR-15 the most popular rifle in America and it was originally developed 60 years ago as defensive weapon and the company that developed it sold the rights to Colt to make fully automatic versions for the military called the M16 but also sold

According to Nicholas Kristof’s article “our blind spot about guns” gun control is a lot like cars regulation such that if we can regulate cars we can regulate guns. It took a lot of time and effort but thanks to regulations cars are safer than they were many years ago, and the same is very possible with guns. We need to keep our country safe. The first steps to gun control are improving on background checks and also requiring trigger locks on all guns.

On the morning of 24 October 2014, 15-year-old Jayden Fryberg calmly walked into the Marysville-Pilchuck High School cafeteria where his cousins were sitting, pulled out a Beretta .40 caliber handgun, and opened fire on Zoe Galasso, Andrew Fryberg, Nate Hatch, Shaylee Chuckulnaskit, and Gia Soriano before killing himself (Washington Post, Oct 2014). The gun that was used was similar to the one that his father had given him for his birthday a short time before. This event could have been prevented if there was a law in place that said that teenagers should not be allowed to own firearms. They should be focusing on other things, such as college and extracurricular activities instead of directing so much energy on shooting guns.

The founding fathers of America declared that everyone has the right to bear arms, but there is evidence to prove otherwise. Mass shootings, school shootings, and gun violence in general are all caused by people with guns. Eliminating the one thing that these things have in common is the only way to prevent more violence from happening. The Second Amendment needs to be updated to current times. A country-wide gun control law needs to be put in its place in order to help prevent mass shootings and gun violence as a whole.

I pay attention more to the politics surrounding guns than anything else on the news. It has had such an impact on my life that I am actually an active member of the National Rifles Association. The National Rifle Association of America is an American nonprofit organization, which advocates for gun rights (NRA, 2017). Founded in 1871, the group has informed its members about firearm-related bills since 1934, and it has directly lobbied for and against legislation since 1975 (NRA, 2017). It is also the oldest continuously operating civil rights organization in the United States (NRA, 2017). The National Rifles Association is a huge support group for second amendment right. I am a firm believer in our second amendments right; "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” (Cornell, 2014). It is the single most important given right, guaranteed to American Citizens. It is the most important right, because it keeps the government from being able to impose tyranny and most importantly, the second amendment gives us the right to protect and defend ourselves even when our government cannot. My political views on assault rifles are also more republican than democrat. I do not believe that banning firearms or certain types of firearms will solve the violence we have in the U.S but only allow us to be susceptible to further violence without the tools to defend ourselves. The whole point of gun control is to create further laws to keep those who should not have guns from obtaining them and make laws harder on responsible citizens. However, criminals, terrorists, and mentally disturbed shooters don't follow laws. They take advantage and prey upon the weak that do not posses the tools to defend themselves, hence the reason why we hear about school

This article is based off nineteen year-old Nicolas Cruz, former student at Majority Stoneman Douglas High school In Florida. On February 14,2018 he had allegedly opened fire killing 17 students and faculty members plus wounding many others. He had used a rifle that he legally bought weeks leading to this horrific tragedy. This article is based off a outrageous law reducing those whom are over 20 can purchase a firearm. Currently in the united states of America to legally obtain a firearm the age is eighteen. Specifically, politicians are wanting a ban on people who have semi automatic weapons and bumps stocks to be taken away, which allow semi automatic guns to spray bullets quickly. They are also in favour of creating a safer way of purchasing these guns as they want there to be a waiting period, assuming that there would be less frequent shootings.

From 1988 to 2001, the usage of anti-depressant drugs in the general public increased by four-hundred percent (Swanson). The mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary took place in December of 2012, and during 2014, firearms were used in 88 percent of teen homicides, and 41 percent of teen suicides (“Suicidal Teens”). On February 28th, 2017, the Trump administration repealed a firearms regulation that prevented mentally disabled persons from owning guns. At the same time, teenage mental illness is on the rise, specifically in cases of depression and anxiety. A report from the Surgeon General shows that over 90 percent of adolescents that committed either suicide or homicide have or had a mental disability. Mental disabilities such as depression and anxiety put teenagers at a high risk for homicides and suicides. Teenagers who are stressed due to school, lack of parenting, puberty, bullying, and other factors can develop depression, anxiety or another mental illness. Allowing these teens easy access to firearms proves time and time again to be very dangerous. In some cases, the families of these teens have never been assessed to see if they can responsibly store firearms. The only background check performed is on the owner of the firearm, meaning that a person may own the weapon even if another family member living with them legally cannot. Loose gun control laws allow families with physiologically ill children to have access to firearms, without first checking to see if the disabled children in the home are responsible enough to be around said firearms. Repealing gun control laws instated by the Obama administration will cause an increase in adolescent firearm-related homicides, suicides, and tragedies similar to the one at Sandy Hook Elementary.

Gun control is one of the most talked about topics in modern day America. 43 of 50 states have the right to bear arms. Most states have to background check you in order for you to purchase or sell guns. Some other states prevent carrying guns and some other ban assault rifle weapons. People who support the gun laws say that the second amendment was meant for militias and that gun restrictions have always existed. People who oppose that say that guns are needed for self-defense from people who invade houses or are actual threats. Although both of those are correct, there will always be two sides for control laws.

We see and hear about it on the news how someone shot and killed someone and we all think why do people do that or what gives them the idea to just go out and take another living human life away. Then the issue is would it be better to make Gun-control even more strict so that the deaths caused by gunshots could lower? So when people do bad, other people look for a solution on what to do and the idea that keeps getting tossed up is to make Gun-control more strict so it doesn't happen as often. But this shouldn’t be the case since there will always be gun violence. The issue isn't the gun, the issue is who wields it and uses for harm instead of protection. Then will this person who has a gun will he/she be mentally stable enough to use it

With all of the conclusions stated up to this point, the future in the United States does not look promising for responsible U.S. citizen gun-owners. The government does not appear to be heading towards the diminution of the strict gun control laws. With the new laws being issued and put into effect around the years of 2013-2014, all United States citizens that legally own firearms now must register all of their personally owned guns to the government. The recent date of 1 April 2014 has just passed, but this day stood the date when a long gun "eligibility certificate" is required to be issued to all citizens owning a gun that is not a handgun (General Statutes of Connecticut). The government believes that it is solving its firearm-related crime

All around the world, there has been multiple mass shootings with numerous genres of guns, but the most lethal gun we face today is the assault rifle. Firstly, in the last 10 years 14 mass shootings have been pursued with an assault rifle, half of which happened last June (Ingraham). Assault rifles are starting to be acknowledged for their speed and capability to produce a mass body count, so they are becoming a mass shooters’ weapon of choice. In contrast, 42 guns that can hold a high amount of ammo in one magazine were found in 31 mass shootings, 20 assault weapons in 14, and 33 cases had an assault weapon with a high ammo count magazine. 48 weapons of these categories would be illegal if we had a new legislation (Follman, Aronsen, and Lee).

Guns are not the issue. Now let me elaborate. Many people believe guns are the root of all mass shootings, but this isn't true at all. The common reason for someone to carry out a mass shooting is mental health. According to “The Los Angles times” there is a clear link between mass shooting and mental illness. This article states peer-reviewed research has shown that individuals with major mental disorders are more likely to commit violent acts…” this shows mental illness does cause people to be violent. Another statistic from this article is that at least 59% of all shooting since 1990 have been carried out by people who either have been diagnosed with metal illness or who have demonstrated enough signs to be mentally ill. So the actual problem is people not doing their

How many people have to die before this world will let go of these dangerous weapons? The Chinese invented gunpowder in the 9th century which lead to the creation of guns. A repeating firearm is a firearm that holds more that one cartridge and can be fired more than once between chargings. Gun control should be enforced more because it will help prevent violence, it can help stop crime, and although some people may argue that gun control should not be enforced because guns can help save people’s lives but they are wrong because people misuse guns.

As of March 14, 2018, Illinois state senate has voted on a bill created by Jonathan Carroll to ban the possession and ability to purchase semi-automatic weapons in the entire state (“NRA-ILA,” par. 1). This ban of firearms is the most significant bill proposed after the Broward County Florida Shooting and would be the first surrender of firearms in the United States from American Citizens. A few other states are following in the lines of this bill and are planning to ban these “assault rifles” and raise the age of firearm purchase from 18 to 21. The reasoning behind these bans are to limit the number of deadly weapons in the United States in hope of lowering the mass shooting rates to that of Australia’s

To begin with, this whole situation started in 1791 when the 2nd amendment, that establishes the right to bear arms, was ratified. The U.S. is still one of the few countries that constitutionally protects this right. Years ago, gun violence had its issues but nothing like what is currently going on in society. While there are events that have occurred that seem shocking, sad and pointless, similar actions have occurred decades ago except, they did not seem to occur as frequently as they do today. Many argue today that the constitutional law made back then is irrelevant to today's society's rules. As young as eighteen-year old's can own a gun in the U.S., making the access to own a gun easier than ever. The first mass shooting that triggered the future of gun control in the U.S. was Sandy Hook. Twenty-six people -- 20 students and six adults -- were shot and killed by a 20-year old man named Adam Lanza. According to Vox … "Since then, there have been at least 1,552 mass shootings, with at least 1,767 people killed and 6,227