Should The United States Reduce Gun Violence?

Another solution is to redesign the background checks on every individual wanting to purchase a gun. Each state has their own law on this one and many are not very strict. By creating a national background checking system for everyone trying to purchase guns which would include a national mental health check; guns entering the hands of an individual mentally unstable could be prevented better. Thirdly, designing tougher sentencing laws could aid in lowering crimes involving guns. Totally removing guns would not be beneficial because the criminals are still going to find a way to have a gun in order to continue their criminal lifestyle. The key to finding the perfect solution is tough due to many loopholes and the effects it could have on everyone’s second amendment right. In looking at the three potential ways to control guns and violence; the perfect way to aid in controlling guns and the violence is to put in place a law that contains tougher sentences, more in depth background checks, a large database to account for every gun purchased or sold and require every gun owner to go through a course to teach gun safety and the laws that are in place.

Guns are a major problem in our society and the numbers of these gun-related murders are continuing to rise. On top of the murders you also have people losing their lives through misfire and gun-related suicides. The total death toll of all gun-related deaths averages over 30,000 per year in the U.S. (http://blogs.kqed.org/lowdown/2013/03/07/u-s-gun-deaths-visualizing-the-numbers/). I believe that enforcing stricter gun laws will contribute to getting these numbers lower. The numbers do not lie, we as a society have a problem with gun-violence and we need to do something to fix it.

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.

Gun control should not exist at all in the United States. Mass shootings have almost become seen as normal event in the United States. What people do not understand is that gun control is not the answer; there are countries with little to no control that have fewer shootings. According to The Washington Post,Finland is ranked number 4 in countries with the most guns despite that they only had 24 homicides by firearm (“Gun homicides and ownership by countries” n.pag.) . In the article Did Gun Control Work In Australia “it is shown that gun control has reduced the problems but it still has not completely got rid of all firearm deaths”(Matthews n.pag.). The number of murders, homicides, or suicides do not go up due to people just owning more guns. Clayton Perry, a staff writer at the University of Maine, even points out “Stricter gun laws were in place during the Assault Weapons Ban between 1994 and 2004, but that didn't stop the shooters at Columbine in 1999 ”(Perry n. pag.). In Iceland, thirty out of a hundred people own a gun and they have zero homicides caused by guns a year(“Gun Homicides and ownership by country” n. pag.). In this day and age, everything is unpredictable, guns are a form of protection for everyone and there should not be restrictions on protection. The U.S. Department of Justice released a data brief that states, “ On average in 1987-92 about 83,000 crime victims per year used a firearm to defend themselves or their property”(Rand BJS Statistician n. pag.). The National Sheriffs Association released that the average police response time is at eighteen minutes while the average school shooting only last twelve minutes (“Embracing Technology To Decrease Response Time” n. pag.). Gun control should not exist because other countries do fine without it , high gun ownership has no link with increasing death rates , and guns are not harmful when instructions are followed.

President obama said at a press conference on October 01, 2015 “The solution to such violence is obvious. It cannot be this easy for somebody who wants to inflict harm on other people to get his or her hands on a gun.” (Simple Minded Gun Control). Gun control is a controversial issue worldwide. The reason why this has attracted so much attention is because not everyone is in favor of gun control and each side brings up excellent points about the issue. Research related to this issue strongly supports the claim that there SHOULD be more gun control laws. Three arguments that prove this position are (1) Incidents like Sandy Hook will be less likely to occur (2) It reduces the high rates of accidental deaths (3) As the years pass by and technology updates the laws should be up to date as well. Members from the National Rifles Association state that No law-abiding American should be forced to face evil with empty hands. I say I agree with President Obama there SHOULD be more gun control laws because it should not be as easy as it is for someone who wants to inflict harm on others to get their hands on a weapon.

There are many other proposed solutions that are similar to the ones previously mentioned. Philip J. Cook believes that if guns are less available it may not reduce all gun violence but that it would likely reduce the number of deaths caused by guns (Cook, 1981). He makes the argument that criminals are going to be more apt to choose firearms because with these types of weapons they are more likely to be successful in there crime (Cook, 1981). This is a common argument made in favor of stricter gun control laws in the United States.

Eighty-nine people depart from this earth due to gun violence in the US every day. From school children, to victims of domestic violence, to people going about their daily lives, this status quo is unacceptable. On Tuesday January 5th, 2016 President Obama announced that he would send proposals on reducing gun violence in America to Congress. His spokesman, Jay Carney, mentioned that this is “a complex problem that will require a complex solution.” The ability to own a gun is considered by some a birthright of Americans. However, with crime rates involving handguns rising each day it has become quite clear. Handgun laws must become stricter in order to reduce homicide and crime. The question is, “which solution in most effective in decreasing gun violence?” Gun control is a major conflict that is constantly reoccurring and the US is seemingly divided over it.

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.

Gun Control in the United States has gone out of control. The United States should enforce laws to not allow any guns in a house hold in order to reduce violence and crime in the country. Reducing the rate of crime in the United States, controlling big weapons, taxing ammunition, and gun collection can help make this happen. Gun Control can make this country a safer environment to live in.

The only way to reduce the gun involved deaths would be to do background checks and test the mental health of the people who are purchasing guns. Taking guns away as a whole is simply not an option because that is when our freedom becomes endangered. This leads into my next point about guns being a main type of protection. Guns are only as bad as the people whose hands they are in, that being said, wouldn't you want the good people to have guns too? If someone breaks into your house and is attempting to hurt you or your family, then a gun would be efficient at that time. It is important to remember that banning guns will not stop criminals from obtaining them. They are called criminals for a reason; if they want guns, then they will get guns. That leaves the good defenseless to the bad. We do not want to give the criminals an upper hand.

I believe that gun violence should be controlled in the United States; therefore, I believe there should be an enforced background check, just to make sure who we are giving the gun or guns to. We never know if the person will use the gun for protection or harm. Just like I said, even with the background check, a person can buy a gun and give it to another person, so there is a flaw in the system right there. On the other hand, I believe that enforcing this thumb printing is going to reduce the amount of homicides because it creates extra work for the murderer to do, and some people are lazy. I agree with this because a good reason for the homicides is because you can receive a gun so easily; if this happens, then it won't be so easy. Additionally,

Gun violence has existed in the United States for many years, and it continues to worsen each year. President Obama plans to close gun show loopholes to keep guns out of the hands of dangerous people. Obama’s plan fits the need to significantly reduce gun violence, there is no way to effectively put a complete end to gun violence but we need to try to minimize it. By closing gun show loopholes, everyone that goes to a federally licensed gun dealer will get a background check when purchasing firearms. The Firearm Owners Protection Act of 1986 allows anyone to purchase without having a background check done, including convicted felons.

There are multiple solutions that could be made so that gun control can be enforced but it is hard when it comes to making a solution that would actually work. I personally made a little small list of some original solutions that could possibly help out America in the Gun Control Crisis. One of the not so original solutions would be to strengthen the Borders so that gun trafficking can be watched over instead of being blind to the people that bring weapons into the country. Although this might cause some controversy because people might think that the borders being strengthened might be due to illegal immigrants and not illegal guns. Strengthening the borders could let us have a chance to crack down on the illegal gun sellers in the county

If we get rid of the source of the problem, it will be much harder for the criminals to acquire the guns and hurt people with them. The more guns that are circulating around the US, the higher the risk is for homicides. Another reason is that it will get rid of mass shootings. In 2012, there were

Lastly the solution to this problem is really quite simple, no more gun control. Most people only use guns for self defense and not much actual killing. Besides criminals will just resort more violent methods. We don’t need gun control, we need more education about guns and gun safety is needed to prevent accidental deaths. Strict gun laws don’t work in Mexico, what makes you think it will be any different here? In conclusion, I believe there should be no more gun control.