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The Pros And Cons Of Gun Control

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Gun control is a big topic in the United States today, a lot of people have many different opinions on this. They are usually about whether we should we have gun control or not. We should not need gun control to solve crime in the United States. We need laws, background checks and more. The conversation about gun control will continue on as long as guns are made and used.
The argument about gun control is doubled sided. This means that on one side citizens want the government to have control over citizens having guns. They believe it should be made a law that people are not allowed to have guns in general. On the other side, citizens do not want gun control and believe that, because of the second amendment everyone who wants a gun should …show more content…

If the government took guns and put a gun control in effect then the crime rate would drastically go up because the people who commit these crimes know that their victims are vulnerable.
Mass shootings play a big part in the gun control argument, they are what spark the argument because the guns that are used kill so many people, for example the Las Vegas shooting killed 58 people and injured 489 people,or the Sandy Hook Elementary shooting which killed 20 children and 6 teachers. The gun did not kill these people, the person behind the gun did. Yes it is sad to think that people would actually want to buy a gun to go kill innocent people and that they can at any time, but it is also sad that if the government puts a gun control into effect that citizens will have no way to protect themselves.
To reduce crime the U.S should be proactive about crime, not just but in laws that will make more people upset than happy. The government needs to think about everyone in the picture. To be more proactive the government should have a representative give speeches about guns, mass shootings and crimes to open people's eyes about how much crimes and killings happen each day.
Another way to reduce crime is offer help,

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