Guns in America
Gun violence’s has been apart American history from the very beginning. On the day of March 5th, 1770 an event occurred that changed history of the world. That event was the Boston massacre in which 5 civilians were killed by a gunshot to their body and their names were Crispus Attucks, Samuel Gray, Patrick Carr, Samuel Maverick and James Caldwell they were some of first of many to come.( History.com Staff) America's prevalent gun culture branches from its colonial history, revolutionary roots, frontier expansion, and the Second Amendment, which states: "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. From this gun violence in America has grown into an epidemic of epic proportions from the date of 1770 to the present it has only continued to plague America with the blood of the innocent. I believe that without the 2nd amendment America would be a safer place but we have deeply imbedded guns with the ideals of America that it would be highly improbable to separate the two, but I think that we should increases restrictions on the types of guns allowed to be bought and be certain to do intensive background checks and we the public should be actively aware on how to prevent gun violence in our homes by locking up guns and making sure they are out of reach for children. The usual defence is that the Second Amendment protects an individual’s right to own guns, and
The second amendment is a very strong debate that usually doesn’t have a neutral view. In my opinion, guns should be harder to get but not completely taken away. The government was founded on freedom and specific laws that differed us from other governments. As it is the second amendment in the “Bill of Rights” that are always thought of being rights every single American has that can never be taken away. Although the amendment was created in a time that guns were actually for defense and used rather scarcely, the guns now are way too advanced for just anyone to buy.
Not only does the Second Amendment provide citizens with peace of mind that they can protect themselves against the authority, but it also allows citizens to protect themselves from fellow Americans, should the need arise. Firearms help to create a level playing field for all people, regardless of their age, size, gender, or even disability. Because we have the ability to carry arms, dangerous people no longer have the ability to pick and choose “easy” victims due to their lesser size or strength. No matter who you are, an added measure of security can make all the difference in a dangerous
The second amendment entitles the people to own or bear arms. Many people today believe that gun rights should be repealed or removed for the Bill of Rights, but I believe that this is one of our very first amendments and it is one of the most important ones, because it keeps the government from imposing tyranny or an oppressive government upon the people. The second amendment also give us the ability to protect ourselves without the government taking the right away from you. History is filled with stories of government overpowering people, and without the second amendment these problems will repeat themselves. The past couple of months this year believe that gun laws or rights are being violated, and many people are voting to repeal the second amendment because of these people hurting others with the right to own a gun.
In most cases even preventing the crime from taking place in the first place. While the second amendment protected these individuals, it has also harmed others; According to 2014 Crime in the United States, Expanded Homicide, roughly 14,000 murders committed in the United States during that year, of these, about 10,000, were committed with firearms. While repealing the second amendment would have decreased the deaths, the criminals who are doing harm, will still find a way to commit harm with or without a firearm. It would give the criminal the advantage of knowing that the citizens do not carry guns and would lead to the criminal to conduct the crime because the citizen cannot defend himself. The problem with repealing the second amendment is that criminals would still find a way to commit the crime if the second amendment gets repealed. As shown in Criminal Victimization 2014, roughly 5.9 million violent crimes were committed in the United States during 2014 these included assaults, robberies, sexual assaults, rapes, and murders. 10% were perpetrated by offenders visibly armed with a gun. This goes to show that 10% of these cases did the criminals require the use of a firearm to commit these offenses. Meaning that the criminal committing the crimes would have committed the crime with or without the firearm when only 10% of the criminals needed a gun to go through with their crime. Taking away guns would
Most Americans of today should cling to the second amendment for their protection because that will allow citizens to hold their firearms wherever they go for their own safety. People also believe that by adhering to the second amendment, would keep them informed about the upcoming attacks so citizens would not be in fear. Many people have been harmed by legal firearms for a long time now and I truly believe that there should be gun laws in every state for them to be banned
The Second Amendment should not be here because you never know who has a gun and if they do are they going to shoot is the question. The Second Amendment should be here because it they do pull out a gun on you, you are pretty much standing up for yourself. If you did not do anything they are going to jail for their life. The crime rates have went down because of the Second Amendment. Guns don’t kill people, it's how the people use the gun to kill people. The Second Amendment gives you more
The Second Amendment has become the most talked about the amendment in recent times. In recent years with terrorist attacks and acts of violence on the rise, many people are calling into question the specifics rights of the second amendment. Is it that guns need to be controlled or the people using them? After all, it isn’t guns that kill people, its people that kill people. The second amendment should be eliminated, because it increased the potential for crimes and the number of accidental gun deaths, creates an unsafe environment and legally owned guns are frequently stolen and used by criminals.
Did you know from 1950 to 2016 98% of all public mass shootings were committed in gun free zones? I believe that the second amendment is important because, it gives you a right to protect yourself and your family. Guns save lives and lower crime rates. Banning assault rifles won’t do much to help lower crime or stop mass shootings.
The gun laws in the United States are an open source of debate, every time a new mass shooting happens, the fiery debate starts again. The discussion is divided in two; those who want to keep the guns in order to feel safe and see it as a basic right (gun right activists) on one side. And those who mean that guns are dangerous and should be harder to get (gun control activists). I believe it would be a good solution to amend the 2nd amendment. As the people still would be able to have their guns, but in less quantity and having to put more work into getting one. Reasons for amendment/repealing of the 2nd Amendment:
Although America has seen a significant increase in mass shootings over the years, it is best that gun laws should not be amended. Even though guns are dangerous when they are placed in the wrong hands, it is best that our gun laws should not be infringed, causing Americas Second Amendment of the Constitution to be messed with. The Second Amendment was added to our Constitution because the founders believed in the private ownership of guns was necessary for protection of our liberties. In addition taking away guns would punish our honest citizens, and if they were outlawed, criminals would still find ways to arm themselves. Do we really feel that taking away guns all together, would prevent these mishaps? When
In my opinion, the second amendment should stay the same and not be changed. People should have the right to have guns. What was the point of making that an amendment if we are just going to change that? For instance, if someone were to be out in the middle of nowhere I believe they should be able to have a gun on them because there are strange people in the world and you never know what could happen. Even if we were to try to get rid of all of the guns people would probably hide some and the people without them would then be in danger. I think that guns are used because they also help people not only protect people from others, but also from the wild or just to go out and hunt some animals for some food.
Gun Violence is a major problem in the United States, it leads to a lot of deaths every day. The area of focus is the United States of America. More controls need to be put on guns to make America a safer nation. More than 30,000 people are killed each year in this country due to guns. There are some questions that haven’t been answered like, Amendments that need to be made to reduce the availability of guns. At the point when American threats with Britain began on April 19, 1775, the Continental Congress had no standing armed force, no stores of weapons and munitions, no naval force, and no navy ships. The Continental Congress revitalized volunteers to join the battle against the British. Farmers and tradesmen conveying their own black powder guns framed a volunteer army along the street from Boston to Concord, Massachusetts, discharged the first shot of the Revolution, and battled again on Bunker Hill in Charlestown on June 17. As a result, the Constitution of the United States was embraced in 1787 on the condition that a Bill of Rights would be included. The initial Ten Amendments to the Constitution, including the Second Amendment, were sanctioned by Congress on December 15, 1791. The Second Amendment states: 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. The historical backdrop of
Women and men know of the 2nd amendment and this is great to have but in this day and age to be able to defend against anyone who might harm you or your family. The second amendment was to protect us from a government uprising.The second amendment was meant for us to be safe and feel safe anywhere we are in life we want to feel safe going to a store or a school.It should stay, it's been around for so long why should we give it up. If we give up the 2nd amendment we will not have no hunting and deer population would go up and then they would die from the luka virus. People will find a way around getting guns so if you ban it they will still get a gun anyway from a person out of the country or out of the state or at a pawn shop anywhere they can to get a gun and people would go on rampage. I think is fine because some people hunt or they use them to protect themselves from an intruder in their house or someone breaking in or someone in schools or even teachers should have guns to to protect themselves and the students. The 2nd amendment means alot to alot of people even teachers and students its been around a long time so why ban gun it is attacking out bill of rights and the first
In order to understand gun violence in America, we should get an understanding of our history of guns and how they came to into existence and their purpose. The main purpose for guns was to kill, intimidate, and take by force. As far back in time as we can go, in order to survive, whether for food or protection, our ancestors have always had a need for weapons. And as time evolved simple arrowheads for protection and hunting would change into something more lethal. Although guns were first manufactured in china the 1300’s, the first guns came to America around the 1400’s on ships
Firearms are your defense from criminals. If we are not to have our 2nd amendment our crime rates will increase because criminals will invade houses more freely because they know that that citizen doesn't have a firearm or another words “protection”.Also new types of crimes will probably be created such as home-invasion robberies or car-hackings. Not only that but a rise in intimidation where criminals will intimidate people to give up their valuables so they can avoid being injured by the criminal. Also if we are not to have firearms the 5,285 children will be alive but our nation will be enduring more violence then it already is enduring.