The Importance Of Gun Control In The United States

Gun regulation has been a controversial topic since they were first established as a weapon. People for and against gun regulation provide strong arguments for their side. Gun regulation has fluctuated over time due to changes in office. Being a democracy prevents us from having consistency. As a nation we continue to change regulations on guns because of the different views our democracy allows us to have. The main aspects pose the most problems in gun control are violence, illegal sale of guns, and mental health checks.

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.

Almost everyday in the news there is a report of a new incident of shooting. Gun violence continues to be on the rise. Since the Columbine school shooting took everyone by surprise in 1999, massive school shootings continue to shake our core. Though these incidents still happening in a higher frequency, gun control rise to the conversation only to be forgotten until the next massive killing event. In lieu of the last school shooting in Parkland Florida, on Feb 14 of this year, a cry for action coming from the students at that school has taken momentum in the name of public safety. But there still no consensus as to what to do.

When it comes to the issues involving gun control, interest groups have become more and more involved than they ever have before. Interest groups lobby congress to convey their position on various issues. This can be done through different tactics such as media advertisements to get their messages out to the public. Another way is by generation issue advocacy which is creating buzz and interest on a certain issue that interest group is concerned about. For gun control interest groups will either create issue advocacy in favor or against gun control. Interest groups also endorse candidates and elected officials who support their stance on different issues. Interest groups can also lobby to congress by directly lobbying or through indirectly lobbying through the public. Two nonprofit organizations whose messages relates to gun control are the National Rifle Association (NRA), and Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence. The NRA is an interest group who believes in what the 2nd Amendment stands for. Brady Campaign believes in gun control and non-gun violence in America. These interest groups lobby to help persuade congress in their decisions in the legislative process. These groups are become involved through lobbying congress, acquiring membership and support, through media and issue advocacy.

With the increase in mass shootings that we have witnessed in the past decade, many have wondered why the U.S. has been unable to pass more strict gun control laws. There are several factors that might be involved in effectively implementing gun control in the United Staes. One important argument at the center of the discussion is the second amendment. Many people feel that the second amendment provides them with the constitutional right to bear arms. Others feel that implementing some regulations to the sales of firearms in the U.S is a necessary step in order to curb the gun violence that has been plaguing the nation. Some legislation has been drafted in the wake of pass mass shootings but it has been unable to pass in the chambers of Congress.

Recently, there has been a substantial amount of debate on whether there should be gun control. The United States should not create more gun control because it restricts the right to self-defense but it will not prevent criminals from obtaining guns and breaking laws the Second Amendment of the constitution defends individual gun ownership. Likewise, the Second Amendment of the constitution defends individual gun ownership. In contrast, some conclude gun control laws will decrease suicide and murder rates; however, this is not the case.

The United States of America was built with one common goal in mind- Freedom. For years our country fought for this right to be instilled in our blueprint and for it to be the basis of our countries making. Without freedom, our country and its principles would perish. Our founding fathers gave us the right and liberty to this principle of Freedom in the Bill of Rights. Under this legal document, the 2nd amendment is established, securing Americans the right to possess and bear arms. Yet, somehow this undeniable right is misconstrued by the proponents of Gun Control, who claim that the right to bear arms was solely intended for militias. However, this statement is false and undermines their own allegations. In order to fulfill the collective right to serve in a militia, there needs to be an individual right to protect and to serve one's country and self. What arguments could possibly diminish the need for protection? Or go against the blueprint of The Founding fathers not only intended for us, but laid out by the law itself. Evidently, gun control has proven to do more harm than good and hinders the rights of Americans. Therefore, The United States of America should liberally implement the 2nd amendment because it consequently leads to lower crime rates,it is a constitutional right and protection.

It seems that every time someone comes home from a long day of work, sits down to watch the news and they have another story about gun related attack or home invasion. For some makes people believe that they're glad they own a gun in their house, incase someone chooses to attempt to rob their home. But the debate still rages on when it comes to gun control, one side arguing that we should arm all American citizen, while the other side arguing back that we need to remove all the guns in the country. Let's take a look at a article written by Alex Seitz-Wald, a correspondent for the National Journal where he debates that arming more civilians with guns would not reduce the crime rate. In order to do that, the reader needs to be about able to point out the author’s angle of vision by taking a look of the author’s background, identify the author’s claim, reasons, and warranty, and to analyze the author’s strengths and weaknesses in the way the author uses his article’s rhetoric. Before finding the evidence in the article I would theorize that this author has liberal beliefs.

Do guns protect us or cause more harm? This has been a question and argument going on for years. No one can still determine the right answer since it’s so opinionated and great views from both sides. Gun control is the when the short and monitor the gun supply for the public. There should be gun control because it will help keep everyone safe.

One of the main topics that has been sweeping the nation has to do with the Second Amendment to the Constitution, the right to bear arms. Due to the most recent shooting in Las Vegas, many American citizens have been switching their views towards strengthening the gun control laws. Gun control laws need to be strengthened in order to strengthen the overall protection from misuse of guns within the nation.

The Second Amendment protects people’s right to have an armed local militia and bear personal fire arms. The interpretation of this amendment is that the people could own a gun, during the times the constitution was written, so the locals could defend themselves if a civil war ever came to be. But in these modern times, with the major military and police force this country has, why are locals allowed guns without any regulations? Many republican legislators do not believe in restrictions to arming the people. They are influenced by constitutionalists, who along the NRA (National Rifle Association), “believe that gun laws actually make communities less safe by disarming the good guys. Post-Newtown, this was reflected in the NRA's central proposal, which was to put armed guards in schools and to give teachers gun training. And they reject any gun safety measure, no matter how small, as a Second Amendment violation” (Bennet, 5). Not only are they implementing the image of guns on educational grounds, they are also arming teachers in class rooms with children.

On September 5th, 2017 a deranged man by the name of Devin Kelley charged into a church and killed 25 people including an infant. Devin then was shot at by a law abiding man who stepped onto his porch with his legal gun, and opened fire upon Devin, who then fled until he was chased down by another gun carrying man until Devin ended his own life. Had many of the people been carrying their own handguns in the church they may have been able to open fire on Devin themselves and kill him or make him flee before all 26 people died. Although the government does need to tighten down on their background checks, guns should remain legal: they are an equalizer, guns don’t kill people, people kill people, and making guns illegal will not stop people from obtaining them from previous historical events.

The second amendment goes like this, 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. This amendment means that American citizens have the right to have and use guns and other weapons as long as there being used respectively. The purpose of my speech today is to tell you why the government should not increase gun control laws. First of all, guns aren’t the real killer and taking guns away would take away an option for self protection. A criminal is defined as someone who has committed a crime. A gun is defined as a something that uses bullets and makes loud noises. Although the gun is being used to commit the crime it can’t pull its own trigger. Guns don't kill people; people kill people. The fact is that criminals break the laws, even though they exist. A stone-cold criminal won’t suddenly change just because there are new laws about what they're doing wrong. According to The Great Gun Control Fallacy, Australia has issued a gun ban which didn’t turn out too well. It resulted in the armed robberies going up 69%, assaults with guns going up 28%, gun murders going up 19%, and home invasions going up 21%. Thomas Sowell said that, “While gun ownership doubled in the twentieth century, the murder rate decreased.” People tend to feel more protected if they own a gun. Statistics from the Pew Research Center show that guns are, on average, used for self defense 2.5 million times a year.

Gun control is an issue throughout the world, with each country having the sovereign authority to regulate firearms within its borders. The vast majority of industrialized countries have strict gun-control regulations. For example, Japan places restrictions on the possession and use of all firearms except in limited instances (e.g., hunting, athletic events, and research). Canada permits the possession and use of firearms for competitions and target practice, but it forbids the possession of handguns unless an individual can show that a handgun is needed for self-defense. The United Kingdom has banned handguns altogether and limits the possession of firearms to activities such as hunting, target shooting, pest control, and slaughtering. Meanwhile, Germany permits the ownership of certain firearms so long as an individual meets the requirements for a firearms ownership license, which include that the applicant be age 18 or older and have expert knowledge in the handling of firearms and have the necessity to possess such firearms.

In society today, there are many casualties from gun violence cases which are very big social problem. There was shooting in Las Vegas on OCT. 2017 which killed more than 50 people and more than 500 people were injured because of gun violence. Also, there was another mass shooting in Orlando at nightclub by “radical Islamic terrorism” which killed 50 people and lead more than 53 casualties (Brander). Admittedly, some people claimed that they should have the right to ‘self-defense’ which allows possession of guns; however, in modern society there is a host of issues stemming gun violence that threat people’s safety, so gun control should be stricter.