Stricter Gun Laws In The United States

The Republican Party is extremely supportive of all the laws for less gun control while the Democrats want more gun control. The Republicans have always been advocates of less gun control because of their belief in the Second Amendment. I believe the following quote from “Republican Views on Gun Control” (2013) sums up their ideology on the subject: “The GOP (“Grand Old Party”) is keen to point out that the Republican position on gun rights does not flow from a fondness for weapons, but from a fundamental principle that calls for upholding certain rights that the nation was built upon. Republicans believe that governmental regulation of firearms is largely unconstitutional and therefore, most gun laws are an infringement on the individual’s rights to bear arms. The dominant point made by Republicans in this regard is that the Second Amendment gives the right to the individual to protect himself, his family, and his property.” While I agree with the right to protect oneself and his or her family, I would have to side with the Democrats’ stance on gun control. I think people should be able to bear arms but not every single weapon needs to be in reach. For example, according to Republican Views (2013), in 1993, Bill Clinton passed the Federal Assault Weapons Ban which banned the manufacture of semi-automatic firearms that were defined as assault weapons for civilian use. I completely agree with this law because there is simply no need for an average civilian to own an assault rifle especially now days. Assault rifles over the last two decades have gotten lighter and more powerful, and there is simply no need to them to be in the hands of inexperienced people. People worrying about protecting themselves and their property can still purchase sniper rifles, shotguns, and pistols, which do the job perfectly well. Along with protection, people also like to use guns for hunting, and a

Mass shootings are increasing in the United States, and gun control advocates are seizing the opportunity to push anti-gun legislation to deter gun violence in America. Guns and the Second Amendment have come to the forefront of political rhetoric, leading to conflicting views between lawmakers on the future of gun legislation. Republican lawmakers are encouraging law abiding citizens to acquire firearms and to defend themselves against acts of violence by criminals. On the contrary, Democratic lawmakers believe the only way to slow gun violence in the United States is to remove guns from society. While certain politicians believe strict gun laws would protect the American people, the proposed policies would make our nation more vulnerable

Some Democratic and Republican leaders and followers are interested in a bi-partisan middle ground when it comes to gun control. President Obama proposed a “Common-sense gun safety reform”. This would include, businesses that are selling firearms must be licensed to do so, expanded background checks, and improve mental health outreach (Rienzi, 2016). A majority of Americans, including gun owners, support new gun restrictions (ProCon.org, 2016).

Having stated all of this information, it is imperative to choose what side of the gun control fence you stand on. Are you for gun control, or against it? A lot of the time people decide hastily without looking at both sides of the argument, or doing their own individual research before coming to a logical conclusion. When it comes to discussing how each major political party views this topic, it is often times easy to determine what position you defend or take on the issue because of the party you typically side with. The Democrats for instance often coincide with pro-gun control which not only favors strengthening gun control to reduce violence but also to reauthorize an assault weapons ban and close the gun show loophole that has been prevalent, especially in recent memory. The Republicans on the other hand are considered to tend to be more anti-gun control because of their policy on being able to obtain and store ammunition without registration, they also do not favor frivolous gun lawsuits and no federal gun licensing.

On the contrary, those against gun control feel that gun control increases crime. They feel that gun control renders the minorities, the elderly, poor and single women defenseless. They believe that guns have helped a lot in the United States. For instance, it has helped to reduce the high number of attacks on women especially in the aspect of rape. Shaun Connell, who is the president of the Rebirth of Freedom Foundation, believes that laws that hinder the ordinary citizen’s right to self-defense with a firearm can cause an increase in crime. He claims that the only way to know if gun control helps to increase or decrease crime is to calculate the number of crimes caused and prevented by guns. He then says, “If guns stop more crimes than they cause, then more guns, less crime but, if guns cause more crimes than they stop, then less guns, less crime” (Connell). Also, Robert J. Cottrol, who teaches History at Washington

Stricter gun laws are required to reduce casualties caused by gun violence. People have right to own guns base on the 2nd amendment of the U.S constitution. According to “Background on Gun Control” 91% percent of Americans say that there should be least minor restrictions on gun ownership. However, research shown that children who died after being accidentally shot has increased from 140 in 1996 up to 259 in 2012 every year. In my opinion, the U.S government should increase stricter gun regulations on background check; mental examination and safety trainings to prevent misfiring that cause death and injuries among our friends and family.

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.

Gun violence has gotten out of hand. People are able to get them and use them on others with little to any resistance. Although many people think the laws should be changed to fit this generation, it’s harder than it sounds. It takes a lot of thought and agreement to amend laws. Even if they could be amended to being stricter, all citizens wouldn't be willing to follow them. Stricter gun control laws, which would be difficult to agree on, would not be effective in controlling gun ownership/availability and would be hard to enforce.

What could be done to reduce gun violence in the United States, by comparing gun control laws with other countries to see weather or not gun laws are effective? I feel comparing gun control laws between other countries to see how their laws are in effect with lowering gun violence, so we could get a better understanding on what we could do as a country to help reduce gun violence or to see if gun control is even affective.

The United States of America is the leading country in gun manufacturing. In 2013 alone 11 million guns were produced and placed in markets for sell. Dylan roof a man with multiple arrests for trespassing and drug possession was able to pass a background check and was able to purchase a firearm from a gun shop. The 21 year old, later committed a hate crime murdering nine African Americans at a Charleston church in June 2015 (USA Today, 2015). This wasn’t the first nor the last time a shooting of such caliber has happened in the United States. The fact that purchasing a firearm is easier than ordering an item from another country is horrid. Something needs to be done to decrease such violence and keep the population safe from a madman with a gun. Having stricter gun laws

The most dangerous technology in existence in the world today are guns. Looking back at history we use them in the war to kill people. Throughout the world, guns have been the leading cause of deaths every year. We as American must change of how we regulate weapons throughout our country. The only way I think that this can be changed is by having stricter gun laws. Such as, looking at the amount of ammo to carry and even strict laws of selling automatic weapons to stop mass killings. Since the Sandy Hook shooting in Connecticut I was thinking about how the weapons were around the kids, and what destruction it caused. These children are the future of our community, but if they are getting killed then how are they going to better the community

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?

In addition to personal opinion, in this research paper, I will provide factual, analytical, and statistical information to support my view on Gun Control; that the Federal government passing stricter handgun and firearms regulations will result in less tragedies in society today.

Critics worry that new gun control regulations, no matter how minor, will lead to stricter laws leaving law-abiding citizens defenseless against criminals with illegally obtained guns. As Wayne LaPierre of the National Rifle Association maintains, “The only thing that stops a bad guy with a gun is a good guy with a gun.”

Good afternoon fellow colleagues, I am here to tell you why we need stricter laws and regulations on gun control.