The Pros And Cons Of Gun Control Laws

Background: There are people in this world who will find a way to get revenge on someone even if it means breaking the law. Shooters will be able to find gun access wherever they can. There are also other people who don’t always use guns in an incorrect manner, like self defense. Lastly, the second amendment states that we are allowed to own weapons and that the government can’t take it away.

Next, it is important to ask who are the people that really kill? Is it the gun or the person? People who defend the right to bear arms often state that it is not the gun that kills it is the individual that kills. Some feel the answer lies in that we need to introduce stricter laws on who is able to apply for license to carry guns. Gun laws vary from state to state with California being the most restrictive state to Arizona with the most lenient laws. These laws include background checks, waiting periods, and registration requirements to who can purchase and sells guns. Even with these laws in place we have still witnessed an increase in the number of mass shootings over the past few years. Implementing stricter gun control laws will ultimately not eliminate individuals from acquiring access to guns if they truly desire. State governments may require licenses to purchase guns but there remains an underground and online market to purchase guns, which does not monitor whether a person truly has a license or not. Rather than focusing on implementing stricter laws for control and ways to make the purchase

What makes people think laws are going to stop all the madness? Mass shootings happen everywhere but nobody can stop them. Passing gun control laws are not going to stop the shootings. People break the law all the time and must of them never get caught. Within all the mass shootings that have gone on and with all the gun laws that are already out, adding more would not be a good idea because the people would not get the reaction that they want. People would just complain more about the laws and the outcome would steady be the same.

Should gun control laws be changed? Well, first, gun control is entirely based off the notion that people are committing gun related crimes because they have access to them and these debates are whether or not the nation should ban guns entirely. This whole rebel of gun control change is said to help reduce violent crimes (Swickard). This is a well-known debate in today’s world. Many are involved in protests all around the world, while their schools are getting shot up and are asking for changes to make gun control laws stricter. However, the fact is, guns are not the problem in this world, it is the individual. If you put a gun in a criminal’s hand, they could do whatever they wish. Gun control laws should not be changed because current laws

It will come as no surprise to learn that the United States has the highest rate of gun ownership in the Western World. In fact, the United States is described as a place with its own unique culture around firearms (Kohn, 2004). Given the violence associated with firearms, it behooves policy makers to come up with sound policies that will allow individuals the freedom to exercise their constitutional right as contained in the 2nd Amendment, while maintaining law and order in the society. Laws that regulate firearms in this case, come in two forms. There are those that protect the use of firearms for self-defense, sport and hunting, and those that restrict the access to, and/or use of firearms. There has been a great devotion

In this paper I discuss why gun control laws are working. I am in favor of very strict gun control and removal of guns from the hands of criminals. I n the paper, I discuss some of the most objectionable practices:

Gun deaths are the twelfth most cause of all deaths in America or 1.3% of all deaths "Gun Control - ProCon.org". Unintentional deaths caused by guns is 0.5% of deaths in America and it's decreasing every year. Homicide rates with guns have been decreasing since 2006 with 41% and now in 2015 with 35% "Gun Control - ProCon.org". Why ban guns? Guns should not be banned. The research shows that gun deaths like homicide, unintentional deaths, and undermined deaths are going down. If you do the research you can find that there was a ban it was from 1999-2004 and didn't go as planned. After you read this you will see why you should say keep them.

in addition,if the gun control laws were strict that would not be the reason for death.

“United Nations study revealed that the US had 3.21 firearm homicides per 100,000 in 2010” said by Richard Pérez-Peña. If the amount of guns in the US was shrunk by at least half there would be so many less deaths. “We know that we can’t stop every act of violence, but what if we tried to stop even one?” I think the sooner the government does something about the problem then it could save many lives. There are so many risks and accidents that can happen when so many people own guns. This why I think that having gun control would lessen the number of yearly deaths, and mass

In the United States, the gun laws need to be tightened, the laws that are in place now are too loose. If the United States tighten the gun laws we could cut down on deaths. It would also cut down on people acquiring firearms illegally like through families and friends, and legally but in unsafe ways like the Charleston Loophole. If the United States passes tighter gun laws the deaths would decrease and the United States will be a bit of a nicer place.

The Second Amendment of the Constitution has drawn a great deal of criticism especially in recent years. The topic of gun control is controversial throughout these past few years because of the many mass shooting being committed through the the use of guns. The Second Amendment States, “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.”(“Guns and Violence”, 2016) I came about this issue because of the recent events that took place involving guns causing a mass shooting done by a person legally allowed to get weapons. This even made it seem as if weapon killing innocents are the norm in the United States because of all the mass shooting that have taken place throughout the past few years. I wanted to do research on what would happen if there are gun control laws placed in the U.S government, would it make America a safer place or a more dangerous place. “Expanding background checks for gun purchasers to a wider range of gun sales was also judged effective and popular. It is an idea that was considered by Congress in 2013, but failed to win enough votes to become law (Bui, 2017).” This quote got me thinking why do people not want to limit gun control if it might help the safety of Americans. Gun laws need to be changed so that guns are harder to obtain for those who are not deemed fit to hold a gun and allowed for those to carry as a method of protection from the government from overpowering us and from criminals.

To own a gun is to own a powerful weapon in your hand. No one can tell you what to do with that can only you can decide. In a world like today many things come into question with gun ownership. People are trying to change gun laws due to all the school shootings that have happened so far. Which, many people do understand the need to change the gun laws but they are also pushing against the people who use guns for hunting deer, duck, and many other forms of animals to feed their families. While, these people are using guns for good others use them for terrible things such as school shootings, robbery, and murder are the main forms of terrible things that happen with guns. Since those people are doing bad things the minority of people saying

Gun control won’t stop school shootings and other gun crimes. Gun control is a topic that needs more research put into it and more understanding. With current events, people have different views on gun control. Gun control means something different to different people but gun violence cannot be stopped by stricter gun regulation and control it will still happen but does that mean that America is a violent country. Far from it we might have more gun violence because of more guns but we don’t have as many crimes such as burglary and rape mostly because we have firearms to protect us from attackers but gun violence will keep on happening even if you make stricter gun regulations because if a criminal wants a gun they're going to get it criminals don’t follow the laws and those are the types of people others need to focus on.

In today's society, there is tons of controversy, one of the biggest is gun laws. Many gun groups and part of the government wants to make gun suppressors easier to purchase by passing the hearing protection act. Many people are against it because they think you wouldn't be able to hear the shot like when there was a mass shooting like in Vegas. The many people that do want them for hunting, shooting sports, and personal defense are pushing it as much as they can.

14,110. In this past year alone there have been 14,110 gun related deaths or injuries in the United States. 672 of those have been the death or injuring of children 0-11, and 2,963 of those have been the death or injuring of teens, ages 12-17. There have been 323 mass shootings and 55,806 gun related incidents in 2017 (Gun Violence Archive. (n.d.). All of this data adds up to one very important fact, guns need to be more restricted, controlled, and regulated in the United States.