Gun control is one of the most controversial topics in our country. There are two main views. The first is the view as it is said in the United States Constitution, they guns should be legal for civilian ownership. The second view, and the severity of its enforcement varies from person to person, it that gun control should be enacted. This could just mean smaller magazines, to no semi-automatic guns, or even to a complete ban. The founding father’s view is basically what is still used today
to buy a gun nowhere would be safe. People would not like leaving there home because they would feel unsafe and scared. The government needs to make sure the laws are being followed, that they have proper enforcement, and think about the effects on the people if they are too leaniant with the gun control laws. Gun laws are slowly getting less strict the effects of that are being shown today, gun laws should stay the same. If the laws are less strict more criminals will be able to buy guns which is
Gun Control There is a raging battle in the United States court rooms extending all the way to many communities throughout the US. That battle, or to be more exact, question is, “would stricter gun control laws be beneficial to the United States?” There are two perspectives on the ever-continuing question, one being that stricter gun control would be beneficial and cause less harm to citizens, and the contrasting view is that it is a right to be able to own guns, and that they are used for protection
Gun Control is a big topic right now and this Op Ed paper will be on the very important topic of gun control. How the laws can be improved and how people think it should be solved. Some think that firearms should be banned altogether. Others think that improving the purchasing of guns and more strict laws will improve the gun violence problem. Better education of handling/safety of guns, better background checks and a test on your knowledge of the gun you are wanting to purchase is the best way
highest gun murder rate with 1,220 homicides, which accounted for 68 percent or 3.25 gun murders per every 100,000 people. Washington DC had the highest per 100,000 people gun murders with 12 per 100,000 and the highest gun used robberies with 242.56 out of every 100,000 people (Howerton, 2013). Seeing these statistics would probably get you thinking California and Washington DC must be pretty lax on their control, wrong, California was actually even the honors as the strongest state on control, while
about controlling guns and many people are trying to discontinue giving citizens the right to own or possess firearm weapons. There are many people who think that nobody should be allowed to possess a firearm where as there are many other people that believe they deserve the right to own a firearm for many reasons. Because of the large differential between beliefs on this topic there is a large debate within the US Government whether or not to allow citizens to continue using guns and keep them.
Usually when people think about guns they think about crime. But are the two really related? Do guns really lead to crime? And if they do, do laws that restrict firearm ownership and the use of guns stop the crime or protect people? These are the questions many politicians are asking themselves when creating gun control laws. The debate over gun control is nothing new. As you can see this debate still goes on today and is the cause for the beginning of gun control laws. Guns are extremely powerful weapons
animals that live in it (Hunting Survival Skills). Taking away guns would make none of this happen, children would never experience the outdoors, hunting, shooting, all of it, they would never develop an interest to go outside. It would teach them to be afraid of guns and the woods instead of respecting them and understanding the importance (Whiteaker). Many older and younger citizens grew up hunting and shooting, taking away guns would be like taking a part of their life away from them (Mann). Many
unable to carry a gun once one has been “convicted felon within 5 yrs. of release or parole; sale, rental, lease, or gift to minor under 18 without parental consent; confined in penal institution.” (Texas Gun Control Laws) If someone is caught with a firearm near or around school grounds they are charged with a felony which is a serious crime not no slap on the wrist. Now the guns and ammo that someone is unable to have or carry in the state of Texas are the following “machine gun; short-barreled firearm;
November 2017 Gun Control A social problem is some aspect of society that large numbers of people are concerned about and would like changed. Gun control is a very controversial topic. There are good things that more gun control could do, and there are bad things that more gun control could do. Many people think gun control will help stop criminals from getting guns. But gun control laws will not prevent criminals or anyone who can not have guns from obtaining them. If they want guns, somehow