Gun Control Once every thirteen seconds an American uses a gun to protect themselves (Harris). Americans having to use their guns that frequently is not the ideal situation, but without having guns once every thirteen seconds a person would die from an act of violence. Gun control should not be stricter in the United States because, guns are an excellent source of protection, guns can lower crime rates, and gun control laws only affects law abiding citizens. According to Jeffery Goldberg, guns are responsible for 30,000 deaths a year. This causes people who hear about crimes with guns involved to immediately think that the gun is the issue, but often guns are what saved the vi¬¬ctims life. Sharon Harris cited leading criminologist Gary …show more content…
Therefore, if the United States makes gun controls stricter, criminals will have the most access to guns. Gun control laws have a very good intention in mind -keeping Americans safe. Having stricter gun control laws makes it difficult to achieve the goal of American safety because only the law abiding Americans follow gun control laws. Many criminals are willing to murder, rape, assault, and rob people easily, hence buying an illegal firearm is not an issue for them. Gun control laws could take away ninety-nine point nine percent of the guns in the United States, leaving the remaining 200,000 to criminals (Epstein). This not only leaves stand-up citizens defenseless during an attack, but it also gives all of the power to the criminals. The opposing side argues that a law will fix this, but the government will forever be unable to pass laws that affects the criminals, due to the fact that they will not follow it. The issue is not the gun, or even the rules that come along with gun ownership; it’s the people behind the firearm. Gun control laws cannot¬¬¬¬¬ change the person, but it can give them more
Gun control is a law that controls how guns are sold and used, and who can own them. Allowing people to possess and use a gun with legal documents in the United States is legal. There have been arguments on whether or not is should be legal to own a gun as some people see it as beneficial and others do not. It is believed that guns are beneficial to have, and they are there because we need to be able to protect ourselves. We should not allow the government to have power over gun control for many reasons including the loss of tradition of hunting, not being able to protect ourselves, and simply because of the second amendment.
The debate on gun control revolves around how the laws to be implemented will affect the acquisition of guns by the criminals as well as law-abiding citizens. Gun control proponents are of the opinion that in the absence of gun control laws, criminals will acquire guns too easily. In the same vein, if all citizens are armed, criminals will have a greater incentive to acquire guns. Hence, there will be too many guns in circulation and crime cases will increase. Contrastingly, gun
Some States in the United States are debating whether or not to set the Gun Control Law. Some people oppose this law while others support this it. I support the Gun Control Law. I support the law because their will be fewer suicides, less gun related deaths and people will less likely make attempts on shootings
The pro gun control debate is sided by the more liberal organizations. Whether they are conspicuously discernible organizations for gun control, or even just more liberal news sources, be sure you ken their political standing afore taking their data as whole truth. Even an organization such as NPR cannot be held as 100% reliable, because of their generally liberal agendas. The gun control debate facts for the anti control side are just as suspect. Again, the NRA and its constituents are perhaps the most vocal in this debate. But generally any Republican or right-wing organization is going to have some remotely investment in keeping gun control down. Any of their facts and information are going to be hyperbolized or skewed in order to make gun
The Federal Firearms Act of 1938 made it illegal to sell guns to certain people, including convicted offender and required federal firearms licenses. According to FFL’s “people who are under license by the Federal gov’t to sell firearms to maintain customer records”. This act was clarified by the 1986 gun control act. There are people who wanted to carry a concealed handgun here in Oregon, but according to them that ability to have guns people should need to have an Oregon concealed handgun license. Also, according to Federal Firearms License (FFL) that in Oregon firearm owners that if the owners are injuries caused by negligence they can be held liable in civil court. They can also be held responsible for damages in a wrong death claim if
Although an ongoing issue throughout decades, recently the debate surrounding gun control laws is being heated by the multiple mass shootings that have been occurring in the past few years. With each mass shooting the issue whether if gun control laws are the answer or not to solve this perceived national crisis. The reason why the United States, unlike many other countries that have already banned or restricted more heavily certain guns, has not developed a more radical approach to the problem is because of the Constitution.
As we know, the world has been suffering from a firearm injury epidemic. Law makers have tried to put in place certain measures that would prevent the risk of using firearm in restricted places. The U.S. citizens have their right by the constitution through the 2nd AMENDEMENT to carry a firearm which has defined, “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.2 3”. Sanders, Pattison, & John K. (2015), As U.S. citizens, well defines by the 2nd Amendement above we have the right to possess a firearm (Federal Law), but we also have to follow the laws from the State that we all live in. No matter which the law presents itself, there will still be a
Gun laws and regulations in Florida control the sale, ownership, and use of firearms and ammunition in Florida.
The number of people that are died due to the lack of gun laws in the USA In 2016. This is the number from January to August alone. They numbers are made up of mothers, Fathers, daughters, sons, role models… the list could go on. Not all are innocent, but I can assure you that if there were stricter gun laws in the US that number would be significantly lower.
Gun control laws regulate the possession and purchase of firearms, including the types of guns that may be owned, waiting periods required for purchase, and classification of persons who are prohibited from owning firearm. There tend to demands for stricter gun control laws. Local politicians to push for state laws closing the gun – show loopholes. In this essay I will be talking about Gun Control Laws.
Guns. A word that sends shivers down some spines, and reminds others they need to clean theirs. The issue of gun control riles up many across America. Gun control falls under changing the current gun laws in any way that makes them stricter. People can buy any accessory they want whether it is considered harmful or not. It is also known the mentally ill can also easily obtain guns and ammunition. Most of the mass shootings Americans experienced are conducted by the mentally ill. Felons, who legally should not have the ability to obtain guns, can easily obtain them through background check mishaps and private sales. The United States government should slightly limit - not eliminate - civilian access to guns because: certain accesories serve
Every day in our country our citizens are faced with a huge epidemic of violence in their own streets, these streets have become a place where our elderly are beaten for their fixed income checks and their other sources of income, where smaller females are attacked and raped, where teen thugs shoot and kill each other for some “turf” to sell their illegal drugs, and finally where our small children are shot down in cold blood during drive by shootings. We try to ignore the fact that the criminals in our society and how they hurt it, but we shouldn’t. We should take the proper actions to stop these acts of crazy people in our society. And some brave enough people try, but the hard work of some misguided citizens attempt to stop the legal ownership
Guns don’t kill people, people do. This a quote about guns not being dangerous. In the united states there are about 88.8 guns for each person in the world which is the highest total per capita number in the world. Gun control should be more telexed because, even with stricter gun laws people will still find a way to get by them. Reading Level 8.5
There should be stricter gun laws in the United States. There have been 200 mass killings (four or more victims) in the U.S. since 2006 (Overberg, Paul, Meghan Hoyer, Mark Hannan, Jodi Upton, Barbie Hansen, and Erin. "BEHIND THE BLOODSHED: THE UNTOLD STORY OF AMERICA'S MASS KILLINGS." USATODAY.COM). The only way to stop so many people from dying is by enforcing stricter gun laws. It’s important to have strict gun laws because it saves families, and makes this nation a safer place.
With the presidential elections coming up, people are choosing a president who will help the United States of America and improve all of our lives. There are many things the future president will have to fix and improve, most of those things have little impact on the citizens of the US. There are, however, a handful of issues that can have a major impact on our lives, and deciding what will happen to those issues is crucial. The major issues involve having tougher gun laws, which can really make a difference. With weak gun laws, people’s safety is at risk.