Should Americans Be Allowed To Fight For Freedom

Say your worst fear comes into play; a robber has declared war onto your home. Someone has invaded your safe place to steal your belongings and hurt your family. What would you do? Would you want to be vulnerable and defenseless, or would you want to have a weapon to protect yourself? I for one, would like to possess a gun to protect myself. The Bill of Rights is the basic rights we are granted as American citizens. I disagree with the article “End the Gun Epidemic in America,” for a multitude of reasons. This article claims that the answer to stopping heinous crimes in America is to ban guns or at least have serious restrictions and regulations on them. On the contrary, I believe banning guns leaves citizens defenseless while presenting criminals with a greater field of opportunity.

Last year, 31,537 people died from gun violence in the United States; 11,583 of these people were murdered. On average 86 people die from gun violence in the U.S. every day. The solution of gun control is a controversial issue, but what should we Americans do? Do we dare take away the right to bear arms that is founded in our Constitution? Taking away firearms will only increase the chances of more deadly gun violence. I for one do not understand why America is even debating over gun control when there is such a clear solution. Looking over this problem, it is quite a clear that every American should be required to carry a firearm amongst themselves for their own protection.

Gun control is a very controversial topic that has has a huge impact on the United States of America. One side believes that if guns were taken away as a whole, the country would see significantly less gun related crimes and death, while the other opposing side thinks that taking away guns is not only against the Second Amendment but would lead to an increase in crime and death because the government would take guns away from people who are legally registered to own and conceal guns. The ongoing debate will continue until the foreseeable future but their are plenty of reasons why more gun laws should be made. Taking away guns is not the answer, learning how to deal with gun violence is the key.

We have had several of the worst mass shootings in our nation's history in quick succession over the past few years. Certain legal restrictions and acts from our government could have prevented numerous deaths. Common sense background checks and limitations to cartridge size and assault weapons would surely have saved many lives at the Las Vegas Massacre, but certain men and women claim that these restrictions violate their second amendment right. They claim that guns aren't the problem. That guns don't kill people, people kill people. So limiting access to devastating guns is just avoiding the problem. The Second Amendment right presumably violated by common sense gun control is “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” (Second Amendment). The Second Amendment states that for the need of a well regulated militia to protect the security of the free state and the right for the people to keep and bear arms. Militias have been inactive for decades so in a sense the intent of the amendment is no longer relevant. Based on the 2nd Amendment, the Constitution is not still a valuable and viable document in modern America because it stands in the way of thorough background checks, training courses, and its vague wording and absolute intent make it inefficient to maintain peace and order and should be amended “To the People of the United

Without a doubt on of the most morally debated topics currently within our society is the topic of gun control. Mass shooting has been running rampant within our communities and gun violence in the United States is at an all time high. At page value there should not be a debate on the topic. The easy solution is to legally restrict the ownership of guns from all citizens. However, the way our constitution was developed the people of the United States have the right to bear arms and the government cannot infringe on that right. Many believe that the removal of guns from private citizens would leave them vulnerable to those who do not follow laws. The right to bear arms is simply about protection and should not be tampered with. Since

For quite some time now, there has been big controversy about whether we should have the right to bear arms and how we should be able to obtain weapons / how we should be with them (gun control). The 2nd Amendment ties into gun control and stirs up a lot of debate. Some people believe it’s a danger to society, and some people believe that taking away guns would be taking away our freedom in a way. If we had stricter gun laws, people say there would be less tragedies and mass-shootings. But on the other hand, it’s said that we need guns to defend ourselves maybe in times like this. Although it’s in the Constitution some people just don’t agree and say that the 2nd amendment can be interpreted different ways. There is serious disagreement about whether guns protect liberty or threaten it (Waters, Timothy William, 2017).

Through citizens standing on guard and being vigilantes, concealed carriers have saved many lives. In South Carolina, an onlooker with a concealed carry permit struck down a mass shooter outside of a nightclub. In Minnesota, another concealed carrier took down a hostile man with a knife in a mall. In Texas, two men shot and killed a bystander, and proceeded to begin robbing a jewelry store. An upstanding citizen with a concealed carry permit stopped the two in their tracks and stopped them from causing further harm. Safety and the Second Amendment can co-exist, if not sustain each other. Concealed carriers are safe citizens who can help stop crimes. Concealed carry permit holders are some of the most law-abiding citizens in America. A 6 year study in Florida and Texas found that of 875,000 Floridian permit holders, the revocation rate for firearm related offenses was 0.00007%. In Texas, the rate was 0.021% for 584,850 holders. Would this information make you believe that gun owners with concealed carry permits are to be feared and are the ones shooting innocents instead of criminals? The best thing to do when it comes to making a safer world would not be to disarm gun-owners, but giving legal gun carriers the right to defend themselves and others across state lines, no matter what state they are in. People would be able to better defend themselves in situations such as the ones above, and be able to prevent more of these situations from happening, as well as protecting themselves, their property, and

You wont my guns? You can have my guns when you pry them from my cold, dead hands. The debate over if guns are too dangerous to own have ben going on for a long time and With both sides making very good points. Stricter gun control laws or outlawing guns does not end violence. The Constitution grants American’s the right to bear arms. Since the beginning of the United states,“The Land of the Free?” guns have been a big part of shaping the country. We have, and continue to use this tool for hunting, sporting, Protection of once family, and for the nation, and from if needed. Gun rights are a constitutional privilege that should not be any more regulated.

Ten more people fall victim to another public shooter, and another gun control debate comes spiraling from the after math as laws against guns try to be placed. Is this really the best way to deal with the issue? No. The issue is people are killing people not guns are killing people. Society wants to ban guns because people are afraid when in actuality guns themselves are not the things that need to be banned. Even then do you have any proof the gun laws actually lower crime? Gun laws also go directly against the 2nd Amendment and it takes away one of the best means of self-defense from invaders and criminals. Therefore gun laws should not be put in place. Guns don’t kill people, people kill people. We have a right to bear arms and is not something that can just be taken away.

Americans have earn the right to protect their freedom due to the sacrifices made as a whole to created this country. One form of protection is the freedom to keep and bear arms. Today’s society is not safe where violent people exist that will attack and harm others. Crime is an obvious issue in society that people often fear the most. Yet there laws to form a peaceful and crime free area but , some people choose to go against the laws.Unfortunately now there are many violent crimes where majority of victims due to not having gun are left defenseless. Being defenseless leads people to either get severely injured or dead.

In the United States today, gun control is one of the most hot button issues in the political and social world. The debate on whether or not current gun laws are strict enough, what types of guns should be sold, and if they should be sold at all, is a large and ongoing one. While there are two very polarly different sides to the debate. The side of the debate, that aims to promote gun control is aiming to put a stop to the gun violence. However, Gun control or a gun ban, or even a complete repeal of the 2nd amendment, would not solve the problem of gun violence in this country. Not to mention, any ban on weapons should be considered as a violation of the second amendment. ( Document 2 ) Document 2, the second amendment, was put into the

The government should not take away everyone's guns because guns don't kill people, people kill people. If a good person owns a gun, they won’t do anything bad, simple as that. We cannot allow evil people ruin our good amendment. In 2018 there was a Maryland school shooting where a student with bad intentions started shooting, but luckily a cop stopped him from harming anyone seriously. Guns can stop violence, as long as

Americans love of guns was established from the Second Amendment of the Constitution, they are granted an inalienable right, which is the right to keep and bear arms. Many believe that gun represents the heart of the nation’s foundation and identity, a symbol of freedom. However, there are ongoing controversial gun issues. Should the right to bear arms be controlled? What is the extent it should go? Is gun control not infringing the right to bear arms? Few public policy debates are products of misinformation and by emotions such as the one on gun control. Some gun control advocates believe that the American people are clumsy and ill-tempered and should not be trusted with weapons. Other people believe that owning a gun, is also, owning a peace of mind. To others, gun possession is necessary to protect oneself from criminals. Owning guns could be a basic need for other people like hunters. They use guns to providing food for the family or to protect their livestock. For sports people, the guns would mean fun time spent during leisure hours. The proposals for more gun restrictions or for bans on some guns or all guns could call for a significant change in the constitutional system and could result to violation of fundamental rights of the American people. When guns will be outlawed, people who are law abiding can be vulnerable to violations by people who have no regards for the consequences of their action. How can people be protected from these violations? Some Americans

The right to bear arms is an issue even when individuals don't pay much mind to it. It's every where and is surrounding the world at every stake. Fights, arguments, low self-esteem, homicides, suicides, murder, crimes, drive bys, school shootings, self defence all revolve around guns. Not everything bad like murder or killing is a gun’s fault in action. Ownership in guns are 31% female and 37% male. Of these owners 42% of them have high school diplomas or less. 37% of whites, 32% of blacks, and 33% of nonwhites. Highest rate of ownership of guns in ages 50-64 is 45%. We should have the ability to have possession of a gun, however the state should have a boundary of laws and regulations to owning one.

Over the years there have been many debates about whether or not gun control is a good solution for the United States. As a result, two very distinct sides have formed: one for gun control and one against it. Recently, the pro gun control side has argued that the many school shootings were partly a result of our country’s minimal gun control. To many this may seem like a reasonable argument, but in reality it is an overgeneralization; there are many other factors that play a part in horrific events like school shootings. Those against gun control have argued that gun control laws are a violation of citizen’s constitutional rights often saying things like, “to take away the right to have guns is no different from the attempt of the British to “disarm” the colonists during the Revolutionary War” (Hanson 68). But which side is right? Many would say that neither side is completely correct, but when the facts are presented it is obvious that gun control is not a good solution because “guns don’t kill people, people kill people”, self-defense is the number one reason for owning a gun, and because the gun control laws that are being instituted do not work (Zimring 13).