The Effects Of Gun Control On The United States

In 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School was victim of a terrible mass shooting that prompted several states and cities to pass strict gun control measures. This sparked a widely debated and controversial issue for “gun friendly” states in the South and West, who responded with bills that would strengthen Stand Your Ground laws and allow weapons in most public places. The nation continues to be divided on gun control policies, as it is very controversial and continues to be a very hot topic in society today. There has been a rise in gun violence throughout the years, and it has been widely been debated that guns are too easily accessible and there is a continued push for stricter gun laws that can reduce the risk of gun violence.

Statistical analysis about states in the U.S. proves the correlation between strict gun control policies and deaths related to firearms to the least extent. According to an article published by Richard Florida on CityLab, a research shows that states with stricter gun control have fewer gun-related fatalities. The study in the article was conducted by researchers at Boston Children’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, and Harvard School of Public Health. Researchers measured “legislative strength” of gun control policies in each state using data from Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence. Specifically, the elements that the researchers include when accounting for “legislative strength” are:

“The Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting occurred on December 14, 2012, in Newtown, Connecticut, when 20-year-old Adam Lanza shot twenty children and six adult staff members” ("Sandy Hook Elementary School Shooting"). “It was the deadliest mass shooting at a high school or grade school in U.S. history and the second-deadliest mass shooting by a single person in America”("Screening Sandy Hook"). Several families lost a loved one all due to someone 's selfishness to provoke harm to many innocent lives. “At some point before he went to the school, investigators believe Adam Lanza, killed his mother, Nancy Lanza” ("Sandy Hook Shooting:

The first recorded school shooting in America dates back to 1764, during Pontiac’s War. Since then, hundreds have occurred, claiming many lives (Galvin). In the modern era, the rarity of these events has been steadily decreasing, which may be caused the confusion that surrounds gun laws and regulations. The new debate over this issue is likely due to the Columbine High School shooting in 1999. Since that event, about 65 people who have committed a school shooting have referenced Columbine as a motive. Also, there has been over 250 shootings since that fateful day in 1999 (Pearle). To deal with these tragic occurrences, the government has opened the debate on gun laws and regulations. But this debate often leads to officials being unable to make up their minds or whole groups of people being split on their opinion. This causes a stalemate that does not help our nation's current situation. Currently, the government is not doing enough to prevent school shootings.

On February 14th, at 2:19 pm, a boy arrived at Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida using an Uber ride. Everything deemed it to be a normal day at the school, until that boy triggered one of the biggest school shootings in US history, killing 17 and injuring another 17 people. That boy's name was Nikolas Cruz, age 19. Two years prior to this event, the boy was expelled from that same high school for threatening to assault teachers as well as threatening to shoot down the school. These school shootings have been happening all over the US, including the tragedy in Sandy Hook Elementary, on December 14th, 2012, when a shooter appeared at the school with one handgun and one assault rifle. That murderer killed 28 people ranging from ages 6 to 35. The masked killer´s name was Adam Lanza, age 20. Between 2007 and 2017, there have been 420 mass shootings in the US. There was even an emergency dismissal at our neighboring town, Staples High in Westport, due to a student who was thinking of executing a mass shooting. According to a poll in the Huffington Post, more than half of the US is inquiring, why are gun control laws so poorly structured in the US, and specifically, why are people able to buy assault

After the United States endures any firearm’s related tragedy an increase in gun control is always a very heated debate. Violent crimes committed with firearms have kept gun control in the spotlight for last several decades. Mass shootings at several educational institutions have led the way for an increase in gun control, most recently the shooting at an elementary school in Newtown, Connecticut that left 20 children and six adults dead. Certain individuals see an increase of laws and regulations on guns as a “quick fix” to the situation; however, its apparent that these solutions have failed to get their job done. In the United States today violent crimes committed with firearm are increasing at an alarming rate; the increase

The topic of gun control in the United States is not debated enough. Every time a headline reads about an incident that happened where guns were involved, powerful politicians and everyday citizens alike turn the other way and choose to be ignorant instead of being upset about these awful current events. Clearly, with so many occurrences and deaths that are caused by gunfire, the United States needs reformation about its current gun control policies, essentially, the United States needs more gun control. It need gun control because several United States citizens take the Second Amendment too literally, and the amount of gun-related crimes, such as mass shootings, suicides, and homicides is too high.

Throughout the years there have been numerous of debate confrontations about regardless of whether weapon control is a decent answer for the United States. Therefore, two extremely particular sides have shaped: one for gun control and one against it. As of late, the pro weapon control side has contended that the numerous school shootings were halfway an aftereffect of our nation 's negligible firearm control. To numerous this might appear like a sensible contention, however in actuality it is an over-speculation; there are numerous different variables that have impact in horrendous occasions like school shootings. Those against firearm control have contended that weapon control laws are an infringement of subject 's protected rights

Gun control has always been a controversial subject. The United States Constitution gives its citizens the right to bear arms. Some people believe that this right should include any type of weapon (including fully automatic and assault weapons). Other people believe that guns should be banned entirely. The media tend to sensationalize any story that includes weapons. The latest mass shooting in California by Eliot Rodger in May 2014 brought the gun control debate back to the forefront of the news. The Sandy Hook elementary

On December 14th 2012, people all over the world came together to show their support for the families that were affected by the Newtown Sandy Hooke shooting. 20 innocent children from the ages of 5 to 7 were brutally shot repeatedly over and over again with a military style weapon. Classmates and parents will never forget this horrific tragedy which, under no circumstances, should have happened. However in the United States due to the lack of gun control laws mass shootings like this one are common. This is very unfortunate not only for Americans but for the global community. Having family in the United States and cousins in grade school, I find it frightening that their lives are at risk all because it is easy for people to purchase guns. In Canada we feel very safe and secure due to the strong gun control laws. It is immensely important that the USA takes a stand and applies stronger gun control laws to ensure the well being of not only their citizens but those visiting as well.

On December 14, 2012, a gunman walked into Sandy Hook Elementary in Newtown, Connecticut, and killed 20 children and six adults. This tragedy shook the nation and made Americans wonder, how could this have been prevented? Recently published research suggests mass shootings are becoming more common in the United States. Harvard University researchers said in October 2014 that a mass shooting has occurred every 64 days, on average, since 2011, compared with every 200 days from 1982 to 2011 (McLeod). With the recent spike in mass shootings, the United States should regulate gun control by revising the process for gun purchases, ban certain gun accessories, and ban automatic assault rifles.

America has been drowning in the blood of students shot on school campuses. The number of massacres is climbing up yet we do not see any major changes in the gun laws and continue a heated debate on whether the answer is more guns or less, in spite of the fact that there is an overabundance of evidence, research and statistics that strongly suggest that the very reason we are in this predicament is because we have too many guns and too loose of regulations as is. The debate has been going on for over a decade sparked by the Columbine High School Massacre, and the situation does not show any signs of improvement. As a matter of fact, it is only getting worse. Former US Attorney General Eric Holder pointed out, that in the years between 2009 and 2013 we saw an almost 3 times increase in the average number of mass shootings per year (qtd. in United States, Dept. of Justice 1). As figures 1 and 2 show, according to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) there has been a consistent yearly increase in the number of active shooter incidents as well as casualties in the years 2000-2013. We

An ever-popular topic in the United States has to be what to do about gun control laws. Firearms have been the leading cause of death since the beginning of the 20th century. In 2010, guns took the lives of over 31,000 Americans in homicides, suicides and unintentional shootings according to the U.S centers of disease. There should be new gun laws implemented into the United States constitution because Gun laws in today’s constitution give more access to illegal weapons, do not reduce crime rates and has become one of the highest societal cost associated with death and injury. The second amendment states that ‘ A well-regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free states, the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall

Shooting and massacres such as the Dec. 14, 2012 tragedy at Sandy Hook Elementary School and other mass shootings—like the deadliest school shooting to date at Virginia Polytechnic Institute—are always followed by a public debate of gun safety and gun owners’ rights in America. In addition to school shootings, the July 20, 2012 movie theater shooting in Aurora, Colorado at the midnight showing of The Dark Night Rises. Or the 2011 Tucson shooting where Gabby Lee Gifford was shot in head by Jared Lee. All these occurrences took the media to a whole new level and the gun debate was at its peak. However, as people mourned and tried to understand what could compel such a terrible act; many turned their attention towards the gun as a “weapon” and the role

The question of gun control laws in the United States is a particularly divisive issue. Through the media coverage of recent events concerning gun violence in this country alone, including the mass shootings in Orlando, San Bernardino, and Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut, arguments for and against stricter gun regulations have ignited a controversial debate that seems to have no easy resolution. With the increased in the number of deadly mass shootings, there has also been a rise in gun production and sales. Scott Horsley (2016) stated that the year after the massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School, 2013, “U.S. gun-makers produced nearly 11 million guns”, which is two times as many produced three years earlier (para. 4). Furthermore, as guns become more abundant in the population, the public has increasingly strong opinions regarding them. However, the first step to try to come up for a practical and effective solution is to first define what exactly is meant by “gun control”. According to Richard Pérez-Peña (2015), gun control is term used to encompass