The Debate Over Gun Control

School violence is becoming a worldwide issue, but is a particular problem within the United States. Violence can occur in many ways such as; bullying, school gangs, physical attacks, and fatalities involved with guns. School shootings have been on the rise over the past several years. To bring awareness to school violence, teachers, staff, and parents need to be further trained in noticing warning signs of depression and anger issues which may lead to bullying and disrespectful learning environments for all parties. In addition to awareness within schools, the debate over gun control has been a topic discussed for many years in hopes to curb school shootings.

Millburn township students and residents held a gun violence prevention rally in Taylor Park yesterday afternoon, as a show of unity for the National Day of Action Against Gun Violence in Schools. Speakers included gun violence prevention activists, students, and local government officials. Lead organizer, parent and transformational coach Gina Abrams felt inspired by the activism of the Parkland students and wanted to do something that would keep the spotlight on the issue of gun law reform, as well as honor the victims of gun violence.

Close your eyes and relax. Imagine that you are in a time of 236 years ago, and imagine that you are one of the few people that had the privilege of writing the country’s constitution. It would not take long until you get to the second amendment. This amendment reads “A well-regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed” (Davis). This amendment has extreme importance, and should not be taken lightly. However, this amendment is not accepted like it used to be, and it is a big controversy in the United States today. Should the public be allowed to have weapons, or should the government take them

The second amendment to the United state 's constitution says "A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed." Is this not enough can the bill of rights say this anymore clear. Many might state that the way this statement is worded is the point of debate and it should be interpreted differently. This is the root of all the hot debate over gun control. Does the constitution guarantee the right to own a gun, if so what does this look like in our modern society? Current regulations make it difficult to even purchase a firearm this alone could be considered a infringement of our

The second amendment: the right to bear arms, is arguably the most recognized out of all of the amendments. Yet the question to ask now is how relevant is the second amendment; and with their being a major difference between the current age, and the age of when it was written, should this amendment still exist or be should it be changed. In recent times, the issue of gun control has become an increasingly heated topic. Whenever a national tragedy occurs that involves gun violence, the question on what to do about America’s gun control takes center stage. Guns are a threat to the general welfare, which the government exists to

The gun laws in California are for the most part the strictest in the United States. In order to purchase a gun legally, one must obtain a firearm safety certificate by passing a written test. There is a 10-day waiting period as well as several limitations on who may own a firearm. Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton are two democratic candidates who recently had a presidential debate in Flint Michigan for the 2016 election. The purpose of this essay is to compare both candidates’ standpoint on the subject of gun control and determine which candidate has the best policy.

Do you feel safe knowing your neighbor has the legal right to own a weapon that could end your life? Gun control in America has been a long fought out debate. Republicans typically believe that it should be entirely legal for Americans to own guns because it is their right from the Constitution and they need it to defend themselves. Democrats typically believe that guns should not be legal because they are dangerous weapons and they can be abused by violent people. The debate over gun laws has continued to divide American because of the many topics that people similarly address yet differently view and the different topics that some people solely argue and some completely disregard.

The second amendment in the constitution has given American citizens the “right to bare arms”. Laws have been placed to restrict firearm ownership and rules have been set if you do own a firearm. Does placing these laws of ownership stop the crime or protect the citizens? These questions have been asked by many citizens and lawmakers when creating laws regarding gun control. However, the debate on gun control is nothing new. In 1924, Presidential candidate, Robert La Follete said, “Our choice is not merely to support or oppose gun control but to decide who can own which guns under what conditions.” This debate has been brought up multiple times still in modern day due to no one settling on laws regarding ownership of a firearm. Statistic rates show gun control laws in fact do work, so why haven’t law officials put these into act? School shootings are happening more; fear is being driven into citizens as they go about their daily life. Gun control laws need to be enforced by law officials in order to control the harm guns can bring to citizens.

Gun control a very heated debate in the u.s. Many people want to take away all fire arms from everyone. This is not a very good solution because the people not allowed to have fire arms still will be able to obtain them how they have always obtained them illegally. Leaving the ordinary citizens defense less to the criminals with fire arms and the government. We must take fire arms out of the wrong hands and leave them in the right hands. Doing this would mean not allowing criminals with a past of violent crimes obtain guns or have a menatally ill person obtAIN A FIRE ARM. iN DOING THIS WE WILL SEE A DRAMATIC CHANGE IN FIRE ARM VIOLENCE.

Gun control has been a major problem recently, in fact, in 1939 the Supreme Court ruled a case called “United States v. Miller.” This case states that the Second Amendment only protects guns suitable for a well-regulated militia. The Supreme Court has not had any other Second Amendment cases since 1939. However, the most recent ruling since 1939 was the Brady Bill, in 1994, which is a United States Federal law that requires a background check and five-day waiting period to determine whether the buyer of the handgun has committed a crime or no, but does not address the Second Amendment rights. Although, the Brady Bill period came to an end in November 1998. In 2008, the Supreme Court then ruled a case called, “District of Columbia v. Heller” confirming that the United States Constitution protects an individual 's right to keep and bear arms, but all handguns are required to be locked or disassembled when in homes. Two years later, Supreme Court ruled McDonald v. Chicago that states that local and state governments cannot prohibit handguns. Currently, gun dealers are required to use the national system to do a background check on all gun buyers, with an exception of antique guns. The system is setup to let the dealer know instantly if there is any reason the same cannot go through, which allows buyers to no longer having to wait to complete a purchase of a gun. However, over the past six years, there seems to be a drastic increase in conflicts dealing with gun control.

The debate concerning gun control has recently become as popular as ever. People question if guns are really necessary. Some wonder that if the government regulates who has the right to own a gun crime rates and death could decrease in the Unites States. Others believe that guns aren’t to blame for deaths; “guns don’t kill people, people kill people”. How can we conclude which side is right if they both strongly believe in their argument? There are always two sides to an argument; the only way to know which is right is to look at the facts.

The topic of gun control has become very popular in recent years as there is now more controversy than ever about the role that guns play in today’s world. I have come to be interested in this topic because it seems like not a day goes by anymore where there isn’t a newspaper published with an article slandering either the pro or anti gun control activists. Going into this topic, I was assuming that I would end up reading about a lot of school shootings and how it is just guns that are causing so many deaths each year, but there seems to be a bit more to it than that. It really is no surprise that this topic has become so popular as of late, considering that in 2014 there were roughly 51,000 firearm related incidents, and in 2015 roughly 53,000 incidents. If there is one thing that I for sure already know, its that guns have a huge impact on our society. There are so many lives that are impacted by gun related incidents every year that it is nearly impossible to get away from. So the question stands, are guns a necessary and helpful tool for Americans to wield, or are they the merciless killing machines that they have been publicized as in recent years?

On July 23, 2015, a 59-year-old man with a history of mental and legal problems shot up a movie theater in Lafayette, Louisiana(“Shootings Expose Gaps in Background Check System”). Even more shocking than this is the fact that the gun this man had purchased was purchased legally through a loophole in the current gun control regulations, which is exactly why these regulations must be tightened. What is gun control you might ask? Well, gun control is what the government has done to handle how a gun is made, how it is sold, and what citizens can and cannot do with a gun. Gun control is very important to society because if we didn’t have it, not just America, but the world would be anarchy since there wouldn’t be any laws that say that a person cannot go shoot up a school or shoot an innocent man on the streets. So basically, without gun control, anybody could do anything with a gun.

On July 20, 2012, people filed into the Century Aurora 16 Multiplex Theater in Aurora, Colorado to see the midnight showing of “The Dark Knight Rises.” Everyone entered the movie theater that night without fear, but that quickly changed eighteen minutes into the film. James Holmes left and returned back to the movie theater with AR-15 rifle, a 12-gauge shotgun and one .40-caliber handguns and eventually killing 12 people and wounding 70 others. If a range of proposed federal reforms designed to strengthen gun laws had been in place, many mass shootings, such as the one in Aurora Colorado, could have been prevented. The United States needs to implement stricter gun laws. The controversial debate over gun rights is as old as the history of the United States. It is time for lawmakers to create and enforce stronger restrictions on guns. There have been too many high profile/ mass shootings in the recent years for people to continue ignoring the problem of people’s easy access to guns. With a rich history of controversy, the debate over gun rights continues as numerous mass shootings have led to a renewed push for gun regulation. Although, many do not believe the government should ban all guns, high powered military assault weapons, have no place in the general public.

With the recent shootings at schools. Military bases or offices. People start to wonder whether gun control is needed in this time period. Passing of strict laws is creating a tension between people who believe Americans have the right to bear arms against those who think guns kill people and need to be controlled. Who should Americans believe?