Stricter Gun Control Laws

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.

If gun control becomes as strict as other countries, the only citizens who would be allowed to have guns would be law enforcement officers, and they cannot be everywhere at one time. Big city police chiefs are more likely to support gun control (Perez-Pena). The population in big cities is much higher which means that more people would have access to guns. The police want to keep guns out of the hands of criminals. I believe that a criminal will find any means necessary to commit a crime. “It’s not the device, it’s the people (Solis).” Most mass shootings are preceded by warning signs usually in the form of social media or behavior changes (Hockley). We need to look into ways to keep guns out of the hands of those with mental issues and those who have criminal records. Gun shops have the capability of accessing the background history of a customer. Many mass shootings have been linked to people who have been recognized as being deeply disturbed (Perez-Pena). We are on track to educate more than two million children and adults across 50 states on identifying at-risk behaviors and depression (Hockley). If

Stephen Paddock opened fire on a country music festival in Las Vegas over the weekend, killing at least 59 people and injuring over 500 more. It is, at the time of writing at least, the worst mass shooting (outside of pogroms of non-Mormons, black people, and Native Americans) in U.S. history.

In 2000, nearly 30,000 people died due to uncontrollable gun violence, even though the US has many gun laws. Gun control is now one of the main political issues because of all the shootings in the past decade. There have been many studies taken on gun control, which shows more gun-control decreases deaths with a gun involved.

Sunday, October 1, 2017, thousands of people gathered at the Route 91 Harvest Festival in Las Vegas for a country music festival. At 10:08pm, gunman, Stephen Paddock, opened fire from the hotel just above the field aiming at the thousands of innocent people. Paddock fired constant rounds for about 10-15 minutes, taking 58 innocent lives, injuring over 500, and then taking his own life. This is now considered the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history.

On the night of October 1, 2017, a gunman opened fire on a large crowd of concertgoers at the Route 91 Harvest music festival on the Las Vegas Strip, killing 58 people and injuring 489. Stephen Paddock a 64 year old man was the shooter. He had multiple guns which were fully automatic rifles. He had a room in Mandalay Bay hotel and broke the window from his room to shoot the 200 plus people. 42 guns have been found in Stephen Paddock’s hotel room. Stephen’s brother says that “he frequently visits Las Vegas to watch the casino shows and to gamble”. Paddock took his own life, authorities have said, after killing 58 people and wounding nearly 500. Investigators have been combing through evidence left behind and Paddock's background for any hint

A massive shooting happened in Las Vegas at a country music festival on the Las Vegas Strip. The shooter fired from the 32nd floor of the Mandalay Bay Hotel. 58 people were killed and over 500 people were injured. Witnesses said that it lasted around 15 minutes. The suspect was a 64 year old man named Stephen Paddock, who he is now dead according to authorities. After the first shots, many people got into their cars to pick up others to save them and give them cover. Some people got on top of others to save them and take a bullet for them. Others pushed civilians to the side and saved them from getting shot.

For a nation as advanced as the United States the death of thousands of people each year is an issue affecting and concerning every American. With this problem occurring almost every year, the question of whether or not gun licenses can guarantee the safety of citizens throughout the country has been raised. With the number of deaths created by firearms each year, the need for enforcing stricter gun-control laws has grown increasingly. In addition, with the amount of fear throughout the country, and concern for protection, many people are beginning to buy firearms through simple and easy ways. Throughout America there are numerous ways for citizens to find and purchase weapons, whether it is in a gun store or online, the possibilities are endless.

America needs stricter measures on gun usage because other countries have clearly shown that it is possible to have a much lower percentage of gun-related violence. The obvious changes that America needs to improve on are stricter gun-control laws, and a system of education before people are allowed to own guns.

Clint Eastwood once said, “I have a very strict gun control policy: if there's a gun around, I want to be in control of it.” Given all the gun violence that has happened over the last century, it has been shown that many people do not know how to control their own guns. In the year of 1364 the first record of use of a firearm was documented. Since then, hundreds upon hundreds of guns have been made. With that hundreds of thousands of people have lost their lives from those guns. On September 17, 1787, the US Constitution was written as by-laws for the United States. On June 21, 1788, the constitution was ratified to include the second amendment, which allows a U.S. citizen the right to bear arms. In today’s society, the 21st century, there

Another reason gun control should be enforced is because if not, a mentally unstable person could get a hold of one and do something out of their control. By allowing someone unstable to have a gun, people are just setting themselves up for disastrous conclusions. Dr. Alan Heister states, “Adam Lanza's actions are explained solely as a manifestation of mental illness” (Huffington Post). If guns

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.

Over time politicians are always looking for new things to make laws about and regulate. This is no different with guns. Overall the democratic party tends to be in favor of stricter gun laws, with wanting more regulations placed on legal ownership of firearms rather than criminals. The Republican party has tended to be less focused on restricting gun ownership. The first politician that comes to mind when I think of gun regulations is Kevin de Leon from the California Senate. He is very left wing and very uninformed when it comes to guns. Just last June, Mr. Leon wanted to pass 11 more restrictions or laws on legal gun owners. “Large ammunition clips: Bans possession of ammunition magazines that hold more than 10 bullets. Bullet buttons:

Firearms are booming in popularity. More and more people are buying firearms everyday to protect themselves,their family, and the people around them. In fact, nearly 52,600 firearms were bought everyday under the presidency of Barack Obama. Sales in assault rifles,small frame pistols, and home defense shotguns are booming with the amount of shootings and evil people in the world. But with all these guns around, what stops people from shooting up a school, a festival, or even your family? The United States government is working to minimize guns and make stricter gun laws… but is that really the solution?

The largest mass shooting took place at a Country concert in Las Vegas, killings fifty eight people and injuring hundreds other. Of the 58 people killed during the massacre, 36 were women and 22 were men. Stories of people crouched down while next to their friends and relatives. Some out their bodies over loved ones to protect them from the shots, while others died in the arms of their family. The culprit was Stephen Paddock, who was a sixty-five year old man, shot from the thirty second floor of the Mandalay Bay Hotel. The article talked to people who knew Paddock yet nobody would ever suspect that he would do this. Marilou Darnley, his girlfriend said that Paddock had bought her a place tickets to Philippines to visit family, and she was