First the story was a bit difficult to read, but it puts the reader into the perspective of that time clearly. The story take place in Illinois at a plantation. Dave a African American boy was probably becoming a teenager. Dave said that he was a man wanted a gun. Where did he get the idea? It says in the story everyone that Dave knew own a gun. Is that why? Or was it the childness behavior wanting to have gun? Dave beg his mother for the money to get the gun like a child. He went and got the gun, still acted like a child afterwards. Man has the power to wield a gun. Maybe that what Dave was thinking when he pictures the gun. He wanted to feel the power in his hands. We all know he was growing up, but not yet a man. The poor innocent mule Jenny,
The only thing that stops a bad guy with a gun, is a good guy with a gun. If gun laws become opposed to the law, then only criminals will have guns. Stricter gun laws will not stop a madman from killing. In fact, 34% of mass shooters were prohibited from owning weapons; although, a surveyed showed 57% of gun owners believe guns are too easy to buy and 35% of people who carry guns would make Americans feel safer. Gun control will only affect the law-biding citizens simultaneously as the demand of illegal weapons on the black-market increases. Background checks will only restrict criminals from legally buying a firearm, but that does not stop a mentally ill person; which are usually the ones to start a shooting massacre. The second amendment literally states “the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed.” Protected by the second amendment, it will be hard to regulate guns because now every single individual has a right to bear arms. For example, the Texas Baptist church shooter was gun downed by an armed citizen. Had there been stricter gun laws in Texas towards not being able to have a concealed firearm in public, the shooter could have gotten away. People should have the right to exercise the second amendment; therefore, gun control will not work because criminals will always find a way to obtain guns, supply and demand on the black market will increase and there are more existing weapons than people in the U.S.
The United States has 88.8 guns per 100 people, or about 270,000,000 guns, which is the highest total and per capital number in the world. 22% of Americans own one or more guns (35% of men and 12% of women). America's pervasive gun culture stems in part from its colonial history, revolutionary roots, frontier expansion, and the Second Amendment, which 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." Proponents of more gun control laws state that the Second Amendment was intended for militias; that gun violence would be reduced; that gun restrictions have always existed; and that a majority of Americans, including gun owners, support new gun restrictions.
You’re in your house and someone breaks in. Oh no, gun control laws said you can’t have a gun! You have no protection, so you’re dead within seconds. This is why the U.S. does not need tougher gun control laws. We need guns for protection, we should have the right to conceal one at all times, and the second amendment says we can have a firearm.
The argument in this article is President Trump signaled support for one piece of gun control legislation on Monday, five days after a mass shooting at a Florida high school left 17 people dead and scores injured. "The president is supportive of efforts to improve the federal background check system," Sarah Huckabee Sanders, the White House press secretary, wrote in a statement Monday morning. After a mass shooting in Las Vegas last year, officials said they were studying a ban on bump stocks, an attachment that allows a rifle to fire more frequently. Over the weekend at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida, Trump weighed gun control measures in conversations with friends, according to people who spoke to him. Trump has faced two of the country's
Do we need gun control laws? Should everyone own a gun for self-defense? Gun control is a hot button issue, especially in the wake of so many recent, tragic mass shootings. It is also a polarizing issue, which means that it tends to divide people.People should have guns for self defense. I believe certain people shouldn't be able to have guns for these reasons why. The most common state gun control laws include background checks, waiting periods, and registration requirements to purchase or sell guns, Most states prevent carrying guns, including people with a concealed carry permit, on K-12 school grounds and many states prevent carrying on college campuses.Some states ban assault weapons.
Did you know that when trump was elected gun owners thought this was good because he would agree with them and he believes in the second amendment? I am writing this article on behalf of the second amendment which is in great danger. This right was put into the bill of right so that the government could never overthrow the people of american and so that the people know if they were to try to overthrow us we had things to protect ourselves with rather than just our hands and words. This right is important not only because we need to protect ourselves and family but also to protect us from the government.The second amendment is under attack because people feel do to the gun violence in the world today we should take guns away to prevent the violence from happening.
Being a daughter of a game warden and also growing up in the rural southern parts of Tennessee, I have always been exposed to firearms my entire life. There is a famous quote that is relevant to gun control, “there are no bad guns, only bad men” (Squires, 2002). Placing restrictions on firearms has been one of the biggest political affairs in not only America but other countries as well. Firearms in America make up $24 billion of our economy, therefore, we can say that guns play a major role in the U.S. Many people believe implementing gun laws and regulations seems to be more of a disadvantage than an advantage to our country, because gun control has failed in places like Ireland and the United Kingdom.
I think gun laws should become more strict in the United States because of all the violence, death, and injury happening here. There are way too many crimes in the United States involving a firearm. The reason people use this I because it is a weapons can overpower people and they just want to get their anger out by killing others for no good reason. A lot of the attackers have a background involving depression, loss in family member, and a lot more symptoms.
Although many shootings in the US, I think that prohibit gun purchase is unrealistic, and the key point is controlling the gun purchase effectively. Personally, I against that prohibit gun purchase for all citizens, because people in many places having a gun is necessary. I support that the government should restrict the gun control, including improving the law, the background check of buyers and gun violence. At first, the population in the US is 1/4 of China, but the area where people are living is wider than China, which means that the government have to use more money to employ police to protect people. A big city would enough police, but people who live in the city which have less population and lack of police are in dangerous. For example,
The pro side brought up that guns are responsible for many deaths in the U.S. each year. I was really shocked that about thirteen toddlers accidentally kill themselves with a parent’s gun each year. They came up with the idea of a gun that can only be used when unlocked with the owner’s fingerprint, similar to an iPhone. They also suggested more in-depth background checks.
In brief, I am strong concerned about mass shooting in the U.S so I support to ban gun as soon as possible to protect innocent people away of shooting. However, to get a comprehensive ban gun in the U.S, the Federal Government needs more time and has to have a completely lobbying campaign to change the constitution, especially the second amendment. Only then, the U.S government can stop further violence in future.
Trying to make everyone agree with your point of view about such a controversial topic as gun control is nearly impossible, but before falling into an argument you want to be prepared and have enough supporting evidence to prove your idea as the right one. After doing some research about the advantages and disadvantages to this topic I came to the conclusion that a safer world could not be possible with the lack of protection, which is in this case provided by firearms. I strongly belief that when something is destined to happen it cannot be stopped, but we should always be prepared to face it the best way we can. Having a handgun at home is the best option for self-defense, and if every house were to be protected by it, the families would
In 2010 over 10,000 Americans were killed due to people owning their own handguns. Chicago was a big city that had a major problem that centered around people taking matters into their own hands by killing individuals for various reasons. These guns were permitted for use due to the Bill of Rights. As a result, Chicago banned people from having handguns. The government said that the second amendment regards all states and cities which overturned Chicago's ban. The court decided that it is the fundamental right for people to own handguns but this right was written years ago and they did not acknowledge the fact about the reality in Chicago. 258 students were shot and 32 were fatally injured. The court and the states are constantly debating whether the people should own guns or not. The way to save American lives and to keep this right of the people, the government came up with some ways to keep this going. They now have restrictions on who can buy and sell guns. Background checks must now be performed before the purchase of a firearm.
The main ethical debate is that gun ownership revolves around the freedom to “bear arms.” In the second amendment from the Bill of Rights, the founding fathers wrote that “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.” This gives anyone (as long as they are not a convicted criminal) the unalienable right to possess a firearm. In a democracy, we should not have to justify owning a gun. If we need one for protection, hunting, or just because I have an interest in collecting firearms. It is really none of the governments concern on why we have them unless someone plans on using them the wrong way. Anyway, there are people who think that the government should ban something because of some people who abuse it. Why not ban alcohol? Or cigarettes? Or even cars? All of those have caused more causalities than gun ownership.
Transitioning focus onto the next global issue, we’ll sharpen the lens and focus in on the United States. Gun violence has been a “condition” felt by America for decades, and yet there lacks any concrete policy to help alleviate the number of undue deaths that occur every time there is a mass shooting, much like the one that occurred in Las Vegas on October 1, 2017. In 2012 alone there were over a dozen mass shootings (DeGrazia, 2014). Unsurprisingly, the list goes on. In the United States, possessing firearms is grounded in the Constitution’s second amendment, guaranteeing citizens the right to bear arms. One thing to consider is how far this amendment should be allowed to extend. Morally and legally, people should be allowed handguns in order to protect themselves; this is the one of the most plausible reasons for owning guns (DeGrazia, 2014). This is concrete in the Constitution, so we will assume for our purposes that individuals have the right to own guns. However, where is the line drawn for self-defense? While there may not be a finite answer to this question, we will explore what type of policy should be set in place in order to address this advancing problem. The background for gun rights is supported by the Supreme Court, as well as incredible amounts of Americans, so it is unlikely that this sentiment will change in the near future (DeGrazia, 2014), thus other routes must be explored in terms of treating gun violence in the United States.