Stricter Background Checks

After the United States endures any firearm’s related tragedy an increase in gun control is always a very heated debate. Violent crimes committed with firearms have kept gun control in the spotlight for last several decades. Mass shootings at several educational institutions have led the way for an increase in gun control, most recently the shooting at an elementary school in Newtown, Connecticut that left 20 children and six adults dead. Certain individuals see an increase of laws and regulations on guns as a “quick fix” to the situation; however, its apparent that these solutions have failed to get their job done. In the United States today violent crimes committed with firearm are increasing at an alarming rate; the increase

Compared to other countries, the U.S.A. accounts for more than 30% of mass shootings worldwide. By itself this statistic would be incredibly alarming, and paired with the fact that the U.S. contains only 5% of the world’s population it is absolutely terrifying (Gallagher 2). Part of the reason that mass attacks are so prevalent may be the readily accessible supply if firearms. This fact brings one to the logical conclusion that gun control is a policy that our representatives in the government need to consider thoroughly. While i do understand that this idea is even harder to accomplish in practice than it is to comprehend in theory, it is a direly needed first step to making our country a safer place to live.

Throughout the past few years, disturbing amounts of mass shooting have occurred in the United States. This is paired with the fact that gun ownership in the United States stays significantly higher per capita as compared to any other developed nation. Lastly, statistics from these tragedies evidenced that most of the weapons used are legally obtained, high volume weapons. It remains clear that as a country we cannot stay at the top in gun-ownership, and consequently have mass shootings decrease. We must examine ways that regulating gun ownership can prevent tragedies.

Having looked at the basic outline of why stricter gun control is being advocated for by lawmakers, several statistics need to be explained. In 2012, out of all homicides in the United States, 60% were committed by firearm; compared to 10% in the U.K., and 18.2% in Australia. This statistic is shocking, and it gives advocates for gun control a reason to be extremely anxious for reform. As well as the number of murders committed with guns per capita in the U.S. in 2012 being almost 30 times more than the U.K, there have been about 1.4 million gun deaths in the U.S. between 1968 and 2011. That number surpasses the amount of deaths accounted for in all wars that the U.S. has ever been involved in, from the War of Independence to Iraq.

As Americans are proud to be reside in the “land of the free,” our nation is noted to have pride of being able to own and carry a firearm. The right for Americans to bear arms is protected under the second amendment of the United States Constitution. However, this privilege has been taken advantaged of in the recent years. Unfortunately, more than 31,000 Americans die from gunshot wounds(1). Americans wake up to devastating news in relation to gun violence on their tv screen more frequently than before. Even when the United States is one of the wealthiest countries in the world, there is still so many casualties in relation to gun violence(2). These unfortunate deaths raise the question of whether Americans should be restricted from owning firearms. In the United States, the right to own a gun should not be banned and abolished, but be looked into carefully to decrease the mortality rate by guns.

Excluding most suicides, at least 15,549 people were killed by guns in the United States in the year of 2017. (“Gun Deaths Increased in 2017, thetrace.com.) Over 15,000 people were killed in one year how many of those people would be alive today if it weren’t for guns, or how many more would be killed if it weren’t for guns. Will banning all guns result in less violence in America? Will taking away guns increase violence in America? In tackling this tough subject we will look at the Second Amendment, along with the definition of Gun Control. Also we will touch on the accessibility of guns, gun deaths compared to other tools, and America compared to other countries regarding gun deaths.

Gun Control has been a controversial topic within the United States for several decades. Many of whom argue against it, stating that laws regarding gun control are unnecessary and not needed. However, gun control laws are unequivocally needed more than ever in today’s society. This paper will examine the topic of gun control and gun violence, thus providing evidence as to why the United States needs to implement stern rigorous laws in order to deter the amount of gun related criminal acts.

With all these shootings happening around the country, many people believe new, stricter laws on guns would prevent these tragedies from happening in the future. One of the main reasons that people believe gun laws should be stricter is to reduce the deaths caused by guns. Whether it be suicide or homicide caused by guns, stricter gun laws would bring down the rate of that. In the article, "Firearm Legislation and Firearm Mortality in the USA: A Cross-Sectional, State-Level Study," written by Bindu Kalesan, Matthew E. Mobily, Olivia Keiser, Jeffrey A. Fagan, and Sandro Galea it says, “There were 464,033 total gun deaths between 1999 and 2013: 270,237 suicides (58.2% of total deaths); 174,773 homicides (37.7%); and 9,983 unintentional deaths (2.2%).” This statement proves that guns cause many deaths. Because of these deaths and tragedies, it is driving people into thinking that guns are bad and shouldn’t be permitted in the

There were 327 public mass shootings within America in 2015, in all killing 475 innocent people and even wounding 1,870. As of present day America, this issue has began to exacerbate. Since the past couple of years not only has the number of gun ownership grown, but so have the crime rate within using guns have increased. Numerous people have advocated to slowly recover this issue. Which is why public gun laws should have a greater amount of restrictions because more controlled laws would reduce gun deaths, in addition to that stricter public gun laws would prevent the number of legally owned guns stolen by criminals and would reduce societal costs that are associated with gun violence.

The tragic and horrifying news of a homicide or mass shooting immediately leads to the discussion of a longley debated issue, which has divided Americans for many years: gun control. About thirty thousand Americans die each year as a result of firearms (Doeden 7). People begin to question whether it is morally right for civilians to own guns, and if so, what types of restrictions should be placed on guns. This year, the deadliest mass shooting in American history occurred, leaving fifty-eight innocent people dead and over five hundred more injured. Stephen Paddock, the shooter, was found dead by police in his hotel room with numerous high-capacity firearms used in the assault on twenty thousand concert-goers (Lalami 1). Today, Americans

Throughout the past few years, disturbing amounts of mass shooting have occurred in the United States. This is paired with the fact that gun ownership in the United States stays significantly higher per capita as compared to any other developed nation. Lastly, statistics from these tragedies evidenced that most of the weapons used are legally obtained, high volume weapons. It remains clear that as a country we cannot stay at the top in gun-ownership, and consequently have mass shootings decrease. We must examine ways that regulating gun ownership can prevent tragedies.

It is clear that more guns leads to more deaths. A research conducted by Harvard Injury Control Research Center shows that where there are more guns, there is a high risk of homicide across states in USA (assault, robbery, quarrel…). Moreover, the mortality rate related to firearm accident in 4 states with the most guns are 4 times higher than 4 states with the fewest guns

On April 20th, 1999, the deadliest mass murder ever committed on an American high school campus took place. Two senior students of Columbine High School, armed with four automatic guns, killed 13 innocent people and injured 24, all due to the unrestrictive gun laws in the US (“Where’d They Get Their Guns?”). The Columbine massacre is just one example of the many horrors that guns inflict upon U.S. society. Currently, over 31,000 US citizens die each year due to gun-inflicted wounds (Welcome to WISQARS). Many receive no media attention, but in those that do, the guns are usually obtained by unlawful means. More laws regulating the purchase and sale of guns should be increasingly implemented and strongly enforced throughout the USA in order to reduce the high incidence of gun violence caused by illegal gun trafficking and ownership.

For many years in America, people have often debated on the issue of gun control. Some individuals want guns banned because of the belief that it will prevent gun violence, such as mass shootings. In the US during 2015 alone there were 372 mass shootings, with the number of lost souls numbering 475 while wounding 1,870. In that same year, there were 64 school shootings, miraculously there was no casualties (BBC, 2016). Each year, over thirty three thousand people are shot and killed (FiveThirtyEight, 2017). However, these are the threats people face today. Everytown research estimated that two thirds (or 62 percent) of firearms deaths are by suicide (Everytown Research, 2017). Gun control is one of the main topic that has been continually

Weapon is a very big problem in the U.S. Nowadays everyone can buy a gun easily and very often guns are falling into hands of people who should not have them. Because of this many innocent people are dying every day. To forbid the sale of guns is not solve the problem, but it should require more strict background checks for at least two reasons; to protect innocent people of being killed, and protect the potential owner of the gun from criminal