The Importance Of Gun Control

Imagine being held up at gunpoint in the middle of the night. This is by far one of the most terrifying experiences any human being can experience. At that point, your life is within another human beings hands, and your life hangs in the balance of whether he or she pulls the trigger or not. No one should ever have to worry about enjoying their evening with the possibility of a mentally unstable individual attempting to take their own life away. This is why gun control is a crucial debate within our society. Today, my colleagues and I will inform you on the importance of gun control, historical events that further increase the need for gun control, and ways California has already taken steps to further increase safety for our society.

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.

We the people are forming this Declaration of Gun Rights and Control in order to shed light and encourage gun control and stop senseless violence. The purpose of the Declaration of Gun Rights and Control is to regulate and/or ban the manufacture, sale, possession and use of firearms by civilians. The reasons for creating this declaration includes the need to stop mass shootings to protect citizens, clarifying the second amendment of the Constitution so that it is not used as an excuse to “bear arms,” and saving lives because of regulation. The Declaration of Gun Rights and Control is needed to restrict gun ownership and protect our people. According to CNN, gun violence kills 90 Americans every day. This is the time for the families

Gun control should be implied more than it is now. More gun laws should be created in order to tame society. Americans own over 300 million guns. According to (Everitt,Ladd) the author of the article “Does the U.S. Need Tougher Gun-Control Laws?” There are 99 gun deaths a day and some who committed the crime were not eligible to obtain or carry a weapon. More teens are being killed with guns than any other crime. Teens are not eligible to obtain guns due to the age requirement that is 21 years of age with a background check. There are gun show loopholes were 18 year olds can go and buy a gun without a license and background check. “The major cities chiefs association endorses closing the gun show loophole” according to Richard Perez-Pena the

Advanced regulations and background checks could protect from further mass shootings and murders. The main issue of mental health and gun control, despite widely believed of mass shootings, is suicide rates, 61% of gun deaths are caused by suicide. With a new mandate in place for a mental health screening before licensing a citizen could prevent high suicide rates and a few, 4%, mass shootings (CNN). Even after several mass shootings, like Sandy Hook,

The gun control debate has grown more heated than ever after the February 14th school shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida. The question on everyone’s minds is, does America still need the second amendment? The answer may be yes, but it needs to be more restrictive than it is now. For example, one can buy an assault rifle when they are 18 but cannot drink or buy a handgun until they are 21 years old. Why can someone be able to buy an AR-15 when they are considered not mentally ready to consume alcohol? Why are ordinary citizens allowed to buy an assault rifle at all? Gun control should be more restrictive because studies have proven that America is far more prone to gun violence, which is most likely caused by Americans having an excess of firearms. However, the background check is not necessary.

- For decades gun control has always been a very controversial issue in America. The Second Amendment states it is an individual's right to bare arms and by having stronger laws on guns, that would only be taking their right away, However, we have seen violent crimes rise due to guns, we have seen many people lose their lives and get hurt. Americans should be for gun control because it can help prevent school shootings, stronger regulations can help stop gun loopholes, and stronger laws can make it harder for people that have a bad record to get a gun. With the enormous amount of violence in today's society, individuals need to take a stand demanding stricter regulations on guns.

With the most recent mass shooting at a gay nightclub in Florida this summer, the gun law debate is a hot topic this election year. I believe that we need to reinstate the 1994 Federal Assault Weapons Ban. Evidence has shown that gun crimes involving assault weapons declined during this active ban. There is so much violent crime utilizing these guns that were once covered under this law, we need to make it harder to obtain these guns in America.

When I think of a gun that looks amazing usually has a nice blue finish to the metal. That is not the only type of finish there is, but what is the reason behind finishing. When I thought about it before the only thought that came to mind is, to help protect the gun along with the price of the gun would go up. Everyone is looking to make a dollar somehow. If not only with a time but also with skills. I think that’s about all we all could give.

Gun control, the term many have heard, but have no idea what it is about or what it even means to them. Information has shown that gun control is very diverse and difficult. It is hard to work around guns and dangerous people. It is also hard to put laws into action without upsetting large groups of people. Government and other political groups take baby steps to gain any progress. Gun laws should be enforced through background checks and more enforcement on assault rifles because most deaths are not related to gun violence, but mental health.

Many would agree that there is a distressing amount of violence in America. Violence takes place in many forms, in different severities, and in many places. In an effort to continually make our society more civilized, ways to stop these violent acts from occurring are always being contemplated. There are many ways to approach the epidemic in America, but one that has increasing popularity is applying more strict gun control laws. Strict gun laws are viewed by many to be a step in the right direction, but they are actually a potential danger to the citizens of the United States.

It is commonly thought that many people believe in having gun bans and stricter laws will lower crime levels as well as lower firearm related deaths and injuries. This idea is opposed by many as they believe that, if ordinary, law abiding citizens are punished and have their rights to own firearms taken away, the only people who will have guns are criminals who acquire them illegally

I believe the number one argument we hear when discussing gun control is that guns are dangerous and lethal weapons, that do nothing more than hurt people. And I would have to agree completely with these arguments, but just because this is true does not mean that no one should be allowed guns, or their choice of gun. Of course they are dangerous weapons with 8,300 people dying from unintentional shootings between the years 1999 and 2010 (Violence, 2016). Not to mention the average of 268 people shot every day in the U.S. alone (Record, 2013). It’s quite clear why people would be so eager about ensuring gun laws are strengthened to bring these statistics

With all these shootings happening around the country, many people believe new, stricter laws on guns would prevent these tragedies from happening in the future. One of the main reasons that people believe gun laws should be stricter is to reduce the deaths caused by guns. Whether it be suicide or homicide caused by guns, stricter gun laws would bring down the rate of that. In the article, "Firearm Legislation and Firearm Mortality in the USA: A Cross-Sectional, State-Level Study," written by Bindu Kalesan, Matthew E. Mobily, Olivia Keiser, Jeffrey A. Fagan, and Sandro Galea it says, “There were 464,033 total gun deaths between 1999 and 2013: 270,237 suicides (58.2% of total deaths); 174,773 homicides (37.7%); and 9,983 unintentional deaths (2.2%).” This statement proves that guns cause many deaths. Because of these deaths and tragedies, it is driving people into thinking that guns are bad and shouldn’t be permitted in the

Gun control is not just a single issue, rather has many other issues to it if it is abused by the society. Many people believe that the use of Gun control is a crime issue which can disrupt the peace of society. But to my own perspective, gun control is a safety issues, an educational issue, a racial issue, as well as a political issues, many others. However, within each of these issues mentioned, there are those out there who want more gun control legislation as well as those want less. In other words, on both sides of these issues, opinions ranged from moderate to extreme.