The Importance Of Gun Control In The United States

In this article written by Chris Frates, the author talks about how democrats and republicans are going back, and forth on gun control laws. Both parties are finding it difficult to come to an agreement. While leaving republicans asking the question “How do you take away Americans 2nd Amendment?” It’s a tricky situation as republicans, and congress continue to try find loop holes in the system to force stricter gun control laws. Despite efforts toward compromise, some Republicans doubt that any gun legislation will pass, with or without the support of some GOP (Grand Old Party) senators. As one senior

These days there is a big war in politics, Republicans vs Democrats. The democrats make up 31% of our population(google), they believe in many different things than the Republicans. Some issues they disagree on are gun rights, abortion, LGBT rights, and the economy.

Democrats believe citizens are already being protected by law enforcement (police officers, local military bases, national guard) and don’t believe that people should have the rights to carry a firearm. The reasoning of why there is a disagreement is because in the Constitution, the second amendment states that “each person shall have the right to keep and bear arms” (excerpt from US Constitution) and the general Democratic point of view of guns violates that amendment (there may be a Democrat that disagrees in that belief). Democrats also believe that gun shows are “loopholes” or an escape clause for using guns. According to a Gun Violence Archive, 36 Americans each day are killing unintentionally with guns. 50% of law enforcement officers are killed with guns that are not their own, which is intentional by another person in the years of 1980-2014 according to FBI Leoka and many Press clips. Some Republican or Green Party members agree to this when it comes to owning a Pistol, M16, or anything in that family of

The republicans say that gun ownership deters crimes and makes people safer. While the democrats say that guns make situations more dangerous, and get stolen a lot. They also argue that easier access to guns causes more violence. They also say that stronger gun control laws would decrease the number of suicides because they would have a hard time finding a gun. And as evidence the democrats point to other countries with gun control laws, and how they’ve worked there. While the republicans deny that gun control laws have worked anywhere while evidence shows us otherwise.

In most recent years one of the biggest political arguments has been about firearms. When talking about firearms, both sides can get very into the disagreement and emotional on the subject. With the increasing amounts of mass shootings, this topic has been in mainstream media and talked about largely for the better half of the last six years. When it comes to the argument the Democratic party stands on stronger gun laws that will lead to more regulations and less gun sales, while the Republican party leans the other way with less regulation and more legal gun owners. The democrats say that the less guns on the street, the less gun violent related crimes. On the other hand the Republican’s

Gun control has been a controversial issue in America for over a half-century. This issue has two sides. On one side, there are people who oppose gun control and believe that it is their right under the second amendment to own one or more assault weapons. Republicans such as Senator Ted Cruz of Texas, Governor Rick Perry of Texas and Senator Lindsey Graham of South Carolina are against gun control. On the other side of the issue, there are people who favor gun control and believe that background checks should be given in order to keep these weapons out of the hands of people who are mentally ill. Democratic politicians such as House Majority Leader and Senator Harry Reid of

Republican party on gun control believe in smaller government with few regulations on gun control. They believe that the “American people have the right to carry, own and use firearms”. They believe that the democratic way of regulation of firearms is greatly unconstitutional and most of the gun laws are an “infringement on the individual’s rights to bear arms, in this regard is that the second amendment gives the right to the individual to protect himself, his family, and his property”.

The key audience for this issue is the government and the citizens of the United States. There are two major parties in the political realm that are lobbying either for or against gun control. These two are the Democrats and the Republicans, the two dominating parties in the country today. The Republicans have long been supporters of the pro gun movement, largely due to both their conservative nature as well as an increased backing over the years by the National Rifle Association, a powerful force in the pro gun movement Democrats are known to be largely for gun control. This is an important issue to everyone involved in the issue, and extremely important to society as a whole. Guns play a role in everyone’s lives to some degree, whether it is for ones own personal possession of a hunting rifle or a pistol in the hands of a youth in your neighborhood. The second amendment gives every citizen the right to gun ownership. Citizens must decide if gun control laws benefit them or they take their right away.

They feel as though the government should provide the training and equipment that is necessary in the law enforcement industry. Democrats also support policies like requiring a universal background check system to ensure that all firearm sales undergo a Brady background check. Part of the Democratic Party’s goals/policies is the requirement of a background check system that ensures all firearm sales go through a Brady background check. Another part fully funding the Bureau in control of firearms so that it can conduct regular and frequent inspections of Federal Firearms Licensed (FFL) Dealers in an attempt to prevent unlawful sales. In a very wise move, Democrats are pushing for the requirement that any person who sells guns as an employee at a gun manufacturer, or through a FFL Dealer, pass a Brady background check. They are also trying to limit the availability of automatic weapons and extended magazines. Basically the Democrats are more rigid on the topic of gun regulation. (Public Safety [3]) They feel as though the government should have more control over our weaponry, and should limit the amount of power allowed in guns that are not part of the law enforcement program. I agree with a few of their wants and policies, such as the requirement of a background check for most everything gun related. However, I do not agree with the restrictions on automatic weapons and extended magazines. I fell if people are determined to have these things, they'll find a way regardless of the law, and if use responsibly there really is no

In recent years, there has been an emphasis on how we, as a nation, should handle gun violence. Republicans tend to support “limited gun control” (us-political-parties.insidegov.com). In addition, they offer “strong support of the Second Amendment” (us-political-parties.insidegov.com). However, Democrats believe in “strict gun control” (us-political-parties.insidegov.com). It is also common for Democrats to oppose conceal and carry

Over time politicians are always looking for new things to make laws about and regulate. This is no different with guns. Overall the democratic party tends to be in favor of stricter gun laws, with wanting more regulations placed on legal ownership of firearms rather than criminals. The Republican party has tended to be less focused on restricting gun ownership. The first politician that comes to mind when I think of gun regulations is Kevin de Leon from the California Senate. He is very left wing and very uninformed when it comes to guns. Just last June, Mr. Leon wanted to pass 11 more restrictions or laws on legal gun owners. “Large ammunition clips: Bans possession of ammunition magazines that hold more than 10 bullets. Bullet buttons:

On the issue of gun control, Democrats believe that the right to own firearms should come with sensible regulation and more control. Republicans strongly support and protect their Second Amendment rights and are against strict gun control legislation. The Republican and Democratic Parties recognize and uphold the right to bear arms (ontheissues.org). One solution I have for gun control is firearm education in

Both party platforms views on guns don’t really seem that different but when you compare the platform to the candidate it can be very different. Hillary Clinton, the Democratic nominee for president, wanted very strict gun laws. She said in 2015 about the Heller v. Columbia case, a court case that confirmed individual gun rights under the 2nd Amendment, that “The Supreme Court is wrong on the Second Amendment. And I am going to make that case every chance I get.” Donald Trump said in meet the press in 2015 “Guns, no guns, it doesn’t matter. You have people that are mentally ill and they’re going to come through the cracks and they’re going to do things that people will not even believe are possible.” He also said that the right to defend ones self should end at your driveway, that you should be able to protect yourself anywhere. It is clear where the two candidates stand on the issue so it can be easy for one to decide which candidate they think best suits their needs as a voter.

For Also, they believe that there view of gun control issue will preserve American’s Second Amendment right for people, which states that people have the right to keep and bear arms. Some people think that the republicans view about gun control can lead to many problems like using guns for illegal purposes like robbing and threatening people. According to Burrus (2015) “

Republicans believe that it is a fundamental right stated in the constitution that people should be allowed to own firearms. I side with the democrats on gun control because by taking weapons out of people’s hands there should be drops in the amount of problems caused by the guns from the people who shouldn’t have them in the first place.