The Pros And Cons Of Banning Firearms

With an increase in the number of mass shootings that have occurred in the United States in the last few years the issue of gun control laws has become a prevalent topic of debate throughout American society. This debate stems from two opposing arguments over gun control. Some feel gun control laws are fair and not the contributing factor to these mass shootings, whereas, others feel that there is an urgent need for strict laws in order to end the problem of mass shootings. There are numerous pros and cons to the enforcement of stricter gun control laws but we must note a few things: stricter gun control laws would interfere with the second amendment, it is not the gun that kills it is the individual, and it is ultimately not laws that are

The Second Amendment of the United States Constitution reads that: “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.” According to Nelson Lund, “Modern debates about the Second Amendment have focused on whether it protects a private right of individuals to keep and bear arms, or a right that can be exercised only through militia organizations like the National Guard,” however, this question did not come to people’s attention long after the Bill of Rights were adopted. Although there has been a lot of controversy over whether keeping the Second Amendment would be beneficial, many believe that getting rid of it would not be a massive step forward compared to where it stands now. Stricter gun control may slow down the likelihood of people obtaining guns, but it will not reduce the amount of gun violence that happens throughout the world. What outcomes do people believe will happen if they take away our gun rights? While the Second Amendment helps in preventing the number of crimes from increasing, it has been found that armed citizens are very helpful in reducing crime. For each additional year that a concealed handgun law is in effect, the homicide rate declines by 3 percent, rape by 2 percent, and robberies by over 2 percent, according to John Lott, author of “More Guns, Less Crime: Understanding Crime and Gun Control Laws.” However, having armed citizens walking out and about it makes it very difficult for policemen to identify the criminals from the responsible citizens with legal firearms.

The Constitution states the second amendment as, “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.”1 This amendment gives the people the right to own and carry guns for their protection and for the security of their homes. There are many controversies surrounding the issue of people owning guns and gun related violence because of the second amendment. One of the biggest controversies is the regulations on gun control regulating what type of guns people may possess and what kind of registration is required. The tenth amendment says, “The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.”2 The second amendment (along with all the other amendments) is under federal jurisdiction; therefore the states do not have power in this case.3 The second amendment gives the right to all American citizens to bear arms, therefore, the States do not have the power to regulate what type of firearm they may possess and how they carry or keep it.

Guns save more lives than they actually take.They are used 2.5 million times a year for self defense. They are also used 80 times more to protect lives of citizens than to actually take them. According to an article I read there was a woman named Alex who was pregnant and home alone and two men were trying to break into her house. She said her husband just recently taught her how to use the gun and she was grateful for that because when they broke in and saw that she was armed they quickly ran out of the house and were soon arrested. Also 200,000 women a year use a gun to defend themselves against sexual

Many americans buy guns as protection against mugging, housebreaking, and assault because they don't feel that the police can protect them at all times from violent crime. Criminals are everywhere and at any moment can enter your home without warning. Having a weapon for self defense would make the victim less afraid and ease any fears they might have. “ In the state of Florida 6,000 woman took a course on how to handle and fire a gun. The number of rapes in Orlando decreased by 90 percent that following year and the rates of burglary and assault also dropped”(Geraldine and Harold Woods 54). In many known areas criminals have been frightened off by a possibility of violent resistance and crime has been reduced significantly.

The gun control controversy initiated in the 2010's after the amount of mass shootings in the United States began to rise exponentially. The shocking amount of gun related incident sparked a desire for more control. Two arguments are based on what restrictions should be active when buying a gun. These restrictions are formally known as gun control. According to New York Times, gun control is defined as: "a broad term that covers any sort of restriction on what kinds of firearms can be sold and bought, who can possess or sell them, where and how they can be stored or carried, what duties a seller has to vet a buyer, and what obligations both the buyer and the seller have to report transactions to the government." Recently, the debate has no clear winner, with both sides having loads of facts and statistics to support their claim. Throughout this expository, you will discover the advantages and disadvantages of higher gun control, and the effect that guns have on crime rates.

Gun Control is a very controversial topic discussed among many different people. With over 270 million registered firearms owned in the US there is a lot to debate about. (navajocode). People have many different opinions ranging from having to guns available to the public to making it readily available to obtain a gun. Gun control is a broad term that encompasses most thing involving the process and transport of obtaining a gun. It covers any sort of restriction on what kinds of firearms can be sold and bought, who can posses these guns, where they can stored and what obligations both the buyer and the seller have to report to the government. (NYTime.com). There are many conditions one has to meet to be able to buy a gun, such as not have been charged with a crime that had you stay in jail for more than one year and not being not being addicted to or using an illegal substance. With violent crime rates increasing across the nation, more people need to be able to defend themselves. Stricter gun control is not necessary and there should be less restrictions on guns.

The high rates of gun violence and accidents in the United States have long aroused public concern, in view of the strong correlation between gun prevalence, many people believe that the United States must adopt stricter gun control measures to reduce the huge number of firearms across the nation. These people are known as gun control proponents, or advocates. However, many other people do not think so. In their eyes, the serious firearm problems do not result from gun prevalence, and many people would say it is not gun’s problem, people are pushing our society of violence and murder. Consequently, these people, known as gun control opponents, strongly oppose the gun regulations proposed by control advocates. The two sides of the gun

Gun Control, the big debate of the 21st century. Varying from idea to idea between different souls, backgrounds, and beliefs. Some people believe that people kill people, not guns. Others believe that guns are the reason the people killing each other. Based on research, data, and facts compiled by myself, this is gun control in it’s best days, and darkest hours.

people are killed. The people and politicians warm up to talk about gun control and strict laws,

When it comes to the controversial subject of gun ownership, almost everyone has an opinion on where they stand. Many people that oppose the ownership of a firearm or are pushing for stricter gun control laws argue that guns are responsible for many deaths and tragedies that have taken place in the United States in recent years. Individuals that are in full support of their second amendment right are arguing that guns do not kill people, but people kill people. A recent study has shown that due to an increase in sexual assault, that women are the fastest growing gun owners. Stronger laws need to be passed to control who can get their hands on a gun, however the peaceful gun owners who strictly use their firearms for self defense should be allowed to keep them.

The people trying to oppose will mostly be gun supporters. They feel that they should rights to guns, so that means all guns. They will make an argument that we are trying to take their rights away. When we aren’t trying to take their rights but limit them from the guns they possess. Pro-gun members will argue that we are violating the second amendment that “the right of the people to keep bear Arm, shall not be infringed” (Constitution of United States of America 1789). What I feel that I can agree with is that all assault weapons are fully automatic due to mean most of them are semi-automatic (aren’t as powerful). “Opponents believe the bans won’t reduce mass shooting deaths at all.” Why do you think they believe that? Is it because they

Logistically there is no way to end this type of crime, however there are preventative methods we can use to reduce the occurence of them. This tends to be a touchy subject between gun holders and those who aren't. Speaking on behalf of those who do not possess any type of firearms, they tend to argue that guns should be banned and that there should be stricter rules against who can obtain one. Whereas those who do carry firearms believe that guns are not the problem it is the unrightful people who use them. As people and guns are the overall problem we first must begin somewhere, and that is by doing thorough background checks on those who are looking to own a gun. By distributing civilians personal information into the system this allows

When talking about gun control there so many topics to discuss about since this is a very common nowadays with all the event that currently happening all over the world especially at home in the US. The topic that I will be discussing is how we can regulate gun in the country, I define this as how people are able to obtain them and the whole process of wanting to get one in the aftermath of obtaining it and after that is my main concern for this argument. Many can think of other topics, but I believe this the root that is causing so many people dying from people who are able to obtain guns and using them to harm or to kill innocent civilians. My view is subjective by trying to help everyone else live in an safe space where they don't have to worry is being the next victim of a mass shooting. To solve the problem in a way which the solution to solve the gun control problem that we are currently seeing in the US it's almost a unanimous decision if you ask anyone in the states that gun control is becoming a huge problem since the rate of people using guns in terror acts is becoming more frequent. While my idea that I present can be seen as the next big thing when taking the fight for gun control some can also see the negative in it since they believe that with the bill of rights, stating “The Right to Bear Arms” being one strong common argument for what I think should be done about gun control. Also some of those benetfist that come with owning a gun can also be looked away

In the article, Dear Mona: How many Americans have never shot a gun?, Mona Chalabi provides information to answer her reader’s, Curtis, question. In October 2007, Gallup did a survey on “Have you, personally, fired a gun?”, in which 31 percent answered “no”. However, not much has changed since then and there hasn’t been enough data to draw any conclusion. Thus, Mona decided to look at surveys about gun ownership instead. Most surveys that Mona found did not get similar results. The General Social Survey gave a steadily decreasing data, on the other hand, Gallup showed more of a consistent result with only the “personally owning a gun” section increasing. It’s still hard to say whether looking at gun ownership survey is a good way to estimate how many Americans have never shot a gun. A Pew survey that Mona provided did say that 61 percent of U.S. adults who own a gun are white men.