The Editorial Came Out Of The Los Angeles Times

The issue of gun control is almost as old as the gun itself. There have been many well constructed arguments both for and against guns but the smart one do not always have the loudest voice, in fact I would argue that the loudest people lack the knowledge about firearms. Unfortunately this is true for most topics that are circling today 's media. I often see an anti-gun person lose an argument about guns simply because they do not know what they are talking about. I also hear people compare the U.S. to the UK in terms of gun control without any context or factual information. An individual can not compare the United States to any other country because America is one of a

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.

A literal arms race for firepower has become a reality in the United States. People buy guns to keep themselves safe, which makes others uncomfortable, and motivates the next person to buy their own gun. Gun control would create a safer environment for everyone. With a population of 323 million, it’s estimated that there are 357 million guns in the United States.

Mass shootings in the U.S and even the world are becoming more and more common every year and all but two of the shooting in the U.S have occur in gun free zones.Yet the president of the United States wants gun control. Common sense tells you that if most mass shootings are happen in gun free zones than gun control won’t help this problem. Even in Europe

Gun control can be such a sensitive subject for many gun activists in United States. For years the government has tried to enforce strict gun laws but time and time again they are overturned by the people who fear that their status as a republic would be in jeopardy. If the government were to go forward with the idea, the country would benefit and suffer in various areas. What the government would need to institute is something similar just as the United Kingdom has done. A gun ban is essential in preventing poachers from hunting endangered animals, dismantling organized crime, and preventing corruption from police officers.

In history time and time again it has been proven that Gun control does nothing but increase violent crime and prohibit its people from protecting themselves. China: 20 million dissidents were murdered, Cambodia: 30 million people were murdered, 1939 to 1945: 10 million Jews and other prisoners were murdered at Nazi concentration camps, Soviet Union: 20 million murdered either in slave labor camps or by Stalin’s cronies. Every single nation that has had a genocide of some sort has implemented or used existing Gun control laws to control its people. Modernly when these laws are introduced violent crime rates sky rocket and overall Gun violence does not decrease. “Crime statistics from the late 1980s and 1990s indicate that the measure failed to have a significant impact on firearm-related crime.” (Boston Globe UK). Why would somebody that stands on the

The United States faces many problems today, with one of the most concerning being gun control. It has affected the Nation in a tremendous way with innocent people dying. Homicide rates in America are alarming and more frequent than ever. In my opinion, the reasons why we should be more strict on gun control is because they have the ability to create chaos in general, which is the result of them being in the possession of wrong people like children and criminals.

Americans have argued over whether or not we should have gun control for a multitude of years. Some believe it should be stricter than it is now, while others believe it should be less strict than it is currently. There’s even those whom want to completely get rid of gun control, and those whom otherwise want to completely want to get rid of guns. To me the answer is crystal clear. Creating more gun laws does nothing but restrict the citizens whom abide by the law from having guns, not the people whom are actually looking to do harm with them.

Gun control is a topic that has created many discussions in the story to those who can carry them or not since the US is one of the countries where access to all individuals is allowed without the due restrictions. Because of this, every day is more devastating when we hear about a massacre. Unfortunately, America has become in a little time in the country that leads the list of countries where more violent success occurred due to what is happening to our society. America 's gun problem is completely unique. First place in gun violence worldwide. It occupies the sixth place in gun homicide. The US by far the highest number of privately-owned guns in the world despite being a minority. Guns grow in an incredible way that goes from domestic

““This whole law was written on the backs of children who didn’t die,” he said.”1 Gun Control is a very controversial topic being discussed. Those against new gun control laws have a lot of reasons; however they have one main argument which is the Second Amendment of the Constitution. Gun control is one of the leading factors that go into a campaign. More rules and regulations are not always the answer. There are many examples of places where they have strict rules on the purchase of firearms or even no firearms at all and guns are still used for violence. Foreign countries do not help us here either. The United States gets much criticism from many other countries even though they are not doing much better. However no matter what they say it does nothing to keep people from buying guns for self-defense. Some people are talking about self-defense who is against, and those who support these laws are calling them common sense. These are a few of the reasons for there to be a decrease in gun control; however these are a few of the main arguments.

In the United States gun control is a big issue because it can affect the lives of innocent civilians. There are a lot of people in this country that believe that the guns are not the problem, but that the person using the gun is the problem. If that was the case, than the rate of murders and suicide would not be as high as it is. Innocent people get killed everyday due to the abuse of firearms. Therefore, if the gun control laws were more strict than the rate of deaths in the United States would greatly

Gun control is different for different countries. Some states in the US have decided to change things for themselves since they aren’t many federal laws for gun control. Gun control is something that is different depending on where you live in the US. For example, in some states, there are strict gun laws where as in others there are barely any and it is very easy to get your hands on a gun. Many people get angry when they hear the words “gun control” because they do things like hunt and need guns to do so. Many others just like having guns for self-defense and feel safer with a gun on them.

Gun control is the "government regulation of the manufacture, sale, and possession of firearms" (Legal Dictionary), and it is clear that the American approach to it is simply not working. A variety of loopholes exist that allow guns to wind up in the hands of those not qualified or permitted to use them. The scope and severity of gun violence in the United States is extreme. There are more guns per capita than anywhere else, and high amounts of both gun crime and murder per person. The extent of government varies country by country, and, in comparison to every other high-income, Western state, it is clear that the American approach to gun control and the various loopholes and workarounds that it provides leads to both higher levels of gun violence and greater levels of violence in

To start with one of the biggest reasons why the United States is really trying to control guns is because of the notorious Al Capone. As many would say, especially back in the 1920’s, the most “infamous” gangster in American history or Al Capone is most well known for his acts of violence against other gangsters.(“Al Capone”, 2016) In 1929 Capone had Jack Mcgurn, a hitman, pose as a police officer and kill seven men from a rival gang.(“Al Capone”, 2016) After this “Valentine 's Day Massacre” there was a lot of heat on Capone and co. and President Hoover called for the government to finally catch and jail him for tax evasion.(“Al Capone”, 2016) Capone was eventually arrested and jailed and in from 1934 to 1938 President Franklin Roosevelt imposed numerous new penalties on

In addition, did you know in 2008, more than sixteen thousand crimes and murders occurred in the United States (Agresti and Reid 1)? And more than ten thousand of those crimes and murders were due to firearms (Agresti and Reid 1). Also at this rate, if gun control does not take effect and become stricter, the rate of Americans getting murdered by firearms will be over two hundred per year (Agresti and Reid 2). That is why gun control will also make it tougher for anyone to just get or buy a gun. Doing things such as back ground checking and having a waiting