Restricting Firearms From The United States

The debate over stricter gun laws has been ongoing in the United States for quite some time now. Individuals who oppose stricter gun control laws argue that the second amendment to the constitution of the United States constitute part of the bill of rights that protect the right of American citizens to bear arms, and any attempt to set up laws for gun control will be a direct violation of this (Hofstadter 10). They argue that the primary purpose of the amendment was to ensure that American Citizens had the capability to protect themselves against criminal activities and defend the country against external aggression. From a personal perspective, the recent surge in instances of gun violence in the United States of America indicates that stricter gun control laws are necessary for the safety of the American citizenry. Thus, this paper is going to focus on highlighting the benefits of more stringent gun control laws and why members of the public should support it.

Gun crime in America has become a big issue. We are barraged by news outlets with story after story showing the wide use of guns in horrific and tragic crimes. These crimes all too often end in single if not multiple deaths. Politicians and law makers are constantly trying to find ways to reduce these crimes and keep the public safe. Unfortunately their ideas or methods involve some measure meant at reducing or eliminating the public’s access to guns. This method only infringes on the basic and most significant of all American rights, the right to keep and bear arms, as defined in the second amendment. It also takes guns from honest law abiding citizens and puts them in the hands of the criminals committing these crimes. The only

Since the first manufactured gun, gun control laws have been an ongoing issue in American society. The United States Constitution supports the right for individuals to own firearms. The second amendment 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." The amendment does not have regulation on gun use. Both state and federal laws help control the use of guns in America. In analyzing America’s gun laws, several are extremely lax and prove to be detrimental to society.

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.

“Right to bear arms” from second amendment in the Constitution was adopted in 1791, this is 21st century, given the statistics of how high gun violence in USA has gone up compared to its neighbor country, it is about time to do something about it. Although guns can be used in self-defense, according to Law Center To Prevent Gun Violence Statistics, the evidences shows that the presence of guns in people’s home make them more vulnerable. Statistics shows that guns kept in the home are more likely to be involved in a fatal or nonfatal unintentional shooting, and criminal assault or suicide attempt than to be used to injure or kill in self-defense. Gun is more likely to be used to vent frustration by killing or injuring an innocent person in the

“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 statement, endlessly quoted and debated and parsed, stands as one of the fundamental pieces of the Bill of Rights. Countless debates on the national level have tried to decipher what exactly the “right to bear arms” means. When more and more innocent people are being killed at the hands of gun violence, it is time to evaluate our current lack of restrictions and checks on guns in the United States. The lack of restrictions on guns coupled with the fact that ordinary citizens can own assault rifles and military-grade weapons is an impetus for the gun violence that has become seemingly ubiquitous in the past years. The United

Great attention has been paid to the question of gun regulation in the United States. The prevalence of firearms, despite their original intention to protect citizens, has resulted in a series of mass killings by gunmen in civilian settings and has prompted a national discussion over gun laws to “limit the availability of military-style assault weapons” (Master). At the outset, it is imperative to question the validity of weapon distribution to the public. Gun ownership laws in the United States are fairly flexible compared with other countries, and recent mass shootings have raised arguments about banning private gun ownership. Regarding this issue, Rutgers University Professor Jeff McMahan has argued that American citizens’ lives are threatened

It is impossible for one as an America citizen not to weigh in on the recently reignited gun control debate. As a matter of fact and of necessity, at the very least, this particular debate concerns and encompasses social, moral, and legal issues of fundamental significance to the American way of life. The reigniting of the gun debate in America is perhaps personified by the 2012 theater mass shooting in Aurora, Colorado, whereby as Krouse (2012) states, at least a dozen people were shot to death, while a further fifty eight were wounded, seven of them critically. Working from this basis, it is, therefore, stringently impossible that the controversy surrounding the gun debate will be extinguished any time soon. According to Kopel (1988), the gun debate provides a platform for pertinent questions that encompass the understanding of gun ownership in relation to crime and the ordinary citizen. Therefore, as Ghatak (2002) affords, the debate is simply centered on how laws aimed at restricting gun access, legally, morally and socially impact the ordinary American citizen. This research paper proposes and, in effect, argues that while indeed laws need to be made that limit access to guns by ordinary citizens, this should not be done at the expense of constitutional rights provided in the Second Amendment.

In the last 3 years, 1000 mass shootings were committed in the United States are which is why the majority of the U.S. citizens do not feel safe in their own country. As a consequence, for the local attempts to convince the regime to act, the U.S government adopted laws for the restriction of firearm use. However, the number of deaths caused by firearms is still significant. For this reason, this essay will discuss the question whether the laws surrounding gun control in America should be restricted.

The United States of America’s four-centuries-long battle over gun control still continues today, even after several mass-shootings, countless gun-assisted suicides, and increases in gun related crimes. Guns remain the only consumer product not regulated at the federal level for health and safety. The United States has remained the most lax of the developed nations in terms of gun control. With no regulations or laws, guns have easily landed in the hands of the mentally ill, criminals, and children. There is no need for people to have personal firearms. Guns do not ensure people are safer. The police and military forces are specially trained to protect civilians. Gun control laws of the United States are far to weak, and should be strengthened to protect against murders, mass-shootings, and gun related crimes.

The Second Amendment of the United States Constitution states, that since there is a necessity for a Free State and regulated militia, the right of the American people to keep and bear arms would not be infringed by the United States government. One cannot stop and wonder the calamities that are caused by guns in their completely proper usage. This nation needs to have a talk over its malignant obsession with guns.

In the USA, Americans have right to own guns, and this is for self- protection. However, many people are trying to take over advantage of the law by using guns to apply physical attack on someone. This makes the issues of regulating the access, ownership, and use of guns are paramount importance. The question of whether guns should be controlled touches the core of the country’s national security. Many Americans think that gun control is wrong because guns do not kill people, people do. If a person wants to kill someone, there are millions ways for him to do his dreadful action without guns. Also, guns do provide protections. On the other hand, many others agree that gun control should be enforced. With the widespread all of the incidences of unpurposed mass shootings on the media, several proponents have had to question the existing legal on gun control in the USA. Civilians should be kept away from guns to

“Gun control” is a term that is used when talking about any kind of restrictions on what kinds of firearms can and cannot be sold and bought, who can own or sell them, where and how they are stored or carried and what obligations both buyers and the sellers have to report transactions to the government (Pérez-peña). Citizens should be able to keep their guns because just banning guns is ineffective, taking away handguns does not deter crime, and prohibiting guns goes against the 2nd Amendment.

The second most important question is that banning firearms is one of the better solutions? Actually this is one of the main impossible tasks to ban the guns. Adam Winkler of The University of California states, "One key to ratcheting down the emotions in the gun debate is to move beyond disbarment and to recognize the permanence of guns in America. With approximately 300 million guns already in circulation and gun owners unlikely to ever comply with orders to turn in their guns, the guns are here to stay." This statement clearly proves that banning guns in USA is a big challenge.

Ever since the Bill of rights was accepted by the US Supreme Court in 1791, US citizens have had the right to carry guns. This has undoubtedly become a part of their culture and lifestyle. From that year up to recently, guns have been freely kept, however the current debate is whether guns should be still permitted due to the large quantities of shootings that have taken place during the past years. Even though guns are part of American culture and lifestyle, they should no longer be allowed. The consequences of people carrying guns with complete freedom and no knowledge of their mental state can lead to the murder of innocent