The Pros And Cons Of Gun Control

The topic of gun control in the United States is not debated enough. Every time a headline reads about an incident that happened where guns were involved, powerful politicians and everyday citizens alike turn the other way and choose to be ignorant instead of being upset about these awful current events. Clearly, with so many occurrences and deaths that are caused by gunfire, the United States needs reformation about its current gun control policies, essentially, the United States needs more gun control. It need gun control because several United States citizens take the Second Amendment too literally, and the amount of gun-related crimes, such as mass shootings, suicides, and homicides is too high.

There have also been references to second amendment that it states that the ownership of handguns rights are not protected, and that it should be easy to make a law to ban them(Roleff, 82). Another person also says that stricter laws on gun control is needed to ensure the safety and wellbeing of other citizens of the United States(Roleff, 144). Handgun control inc. also supports tough and stricter gun laws and states “waiting periods will reduce the number of criminals who obtain handguns”(Roleff, 153).

The Second Amendment of the United States Constitution reads: "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." Courts have universally agreed, however, that the right provided by the Second Amendment is not absolute and that many kinds of gun legislation designed to protect public safety remain valid ("Gun Safety & Public Health," 2013). The ongoing debate between the gun rights versus gun control has caught more attention as number of cases involving gun violence increased significantly. In one study, it stated that major mental illnesses are associated with increased risk of violent act. In recent years, there were several news headlines on

The second amendment states 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.” taking away our second amendment takes away our protection that was given to the people in the original rights of the constitution. Gun control has been a topic of controversy since the New Deal in which the National Firearms Act of 1934 and the Federal Firearms Act of 1938 were enacted. Although some forms of gun control are useful such as background checks and the National Firearms act of 1938, people should not be limited by concealed carry permits or open carry laws. American citizens should not be restricted from the type of firearm they are allowed to buy, how they use them, or where they keep them unless it is unconstitutional.

It may, at first glance, appear to be a rather cut and dry issue; as simple as choosing one side or the other, allowing a conclusion to be reached efficiently and painlessly. However, gun control is a delicate, multilayered topic with a great deal of nuance; as such, one must remain logical and rational while voicing their own thoughts on the matter. Oftentimes during its discussion, other things are pulled into the picture- primarily, self defense and Second Amendment rights. Ultimately, despite its depth and complexity, gun control can be boiled down to three primary arguments on each side.

"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." - The Bill of Rights.“The 21st century” a backdrop for the War On Terror, has since changed that view on the right to bear arms enough to call for major gun reform. Orlando, Florida 50 killed and 53 injured June 12, 2016. San Bernardino, California 16 killed and 24 injured December 2, 2015. The media slanders two weapons of so called “terror”, the infamous AK-47 and the AR-15. The AK-47 a soviet made weapon a by product of the cold war, and the AR-15 a weapon invented to combat the AK-47. Both weapons are used in many mass shootings, in fact the New York Times calls both assault rifles

Gun Politics in the U.S. are defined by two distinct groups: those who are for tighter if not outright ban on guns. And those who want to preserve every American’s rights to bear Arms under the second amendment. This of course led to disagreements when it came to the interpretation of laws and court cases related to firearms. Among other things related to the issue, like the effects gun control has on crime and the public safety (Rozsa, 2017). Debates regarding the access to firearms by the general populous and gun violence in the United States have been characterized by the concerns about the rights to bear arms and the responsibility of the government to serve the needs of its citizens. Such as the prevention of crime and

The laws or policies regulating manufacture, sale, transfer, possession, modification or use of firearms are known as gun control. With a great number of weapons distributed among the civilians, there is a need to come up with proper policies and restrictions on handling and use of these weapons so as to enhance security and prevent crimes. There is a great debate with those opposing these acts arguing that gun control acts do not reduce injuries and crimes done using firearms. However, this is dangerous direction of view. There should be well set out rules to regulate handling and use of these lethal weapons.

One of the most fascinating policy issues that have peaked my interest in the last few years is gun control. Not because of liking or disliking guns. Not because of liking or disliking control. But because of the struggle governmental control is having through our means of regulation. When we think of gun control, we often think about the black and white debate of where one may sit on the topic. It's very difficult to take an objective approach regarding the topic; lobbyists tend to look at facts in which will support a specific argument and bias. Looking at it from that perspective, a valid argument can be made for both sides. For an example, we can compare two different countries where both have "proof" for both sides of the argument. Then it's easy to say, "in country X, gun violence is low because of strict gun laws" or "in country X, gun violence is low because of the protective benefit."

There have been 12,986 deaths due to guns this year. This number is going up every hour. All of these deaths were caused by the wrong person getting a hold of a gun or other weapons. It seems that nothing is being done about all of these deaths. The government should have a larger role in protecting us from violence. Almost all of those lives could have been saved if the government had a better way to protect us. In some places people are afraid to walk home at night, because they are scared that they will get murdered. If the government used surveillance cameras to watch us then the wrong people couldn’t get a gold of guns or other weapons.

In fact, the most effective public policy preventing violent crime is combination of putting more police in force, gun control and parents’ involvement.

Gun Control, a topic in Political Sciences that is controversial when brought up when a gun related incident happens such as a mass shooting, for example, the Newtown, Conn. Shooting has made some changes to gun laws such as a tighter background check, but at the same time, this also means that no matter how much we make acquiring guns harder, it also means that criminals will still be able to kill innocent civilians in other ways, such as this Halloween in New York, NY, a man ran over and killed people using a truck, so does this mean that we should enforce laws on everything else other than guns? Well, not exactly, for the way how I see gun control, it is like two sides of the same coin, you have one side that is beneficial, but the other side that isn't so beneficial to where it hurts the law abiding citizens and leaves them vulnerable to attacks caused by criminals, terrorists, etc. who want to cause harm to others. Those that say “All guns should be illegal” clearly have no idea on how serious the issue itself is. In this topic I will be talking about the pros and cons, the data and statistics, the well known shootings of this decade, and how some people say that our gun control should be like Australia's or France's.

As of October 30, 2017, there are more than 50,000 people who were shot in America (Gun Violence Archive, 2017); this makes gun control an exceedingly prevalent policy. The multitude of deaths due to firearms causes Americans to constantly question if it's time to be stricter on gun control or sustain the same policy. People who are against gun control use the Second Amendment and self-defense as their argument to obtain firearms more easily. However, people who are for gun control use gun statistics such as crime rates to argue that gun access should be more limited. When looking at the gun control debate, there are several different factors to consider before taking a side: The Second Amendment, the gun market, gun violence, and self-defense.

Americans own approximately 270 million guns, which gives America the highest rate of gun ownership with, 89 guns for every 100 people (Carp). From this shocking statistic, many can see how difficult it would be to put regulations on guns that American citizens already own. A limited number of American citizens are looking for Congress to pass national legislation to put bans on certain guns that many American citizens already own. Gun regulations should not get put in action, because federal officials, such as cops, would have a very hard time finding all of the guns that Americans already own that Congress makes illegal from the regulations and would be dangerous. Gun control again should not get put in place because Americans will still break this law just like some American citizens do not pay any attention at all to the laws already in place. Congress should focus on the individuals that own guns and/or want to buy guns, not the certain types of guns that American Citizens already own (Smith).

A widely accepted regulation to our second amendment has created many opinions whether this is helpful or deconstructs the constitution. Many arguments point to the constitution, explaining the second amendment’s main point is the right to own a firearm for self-defense. The reason for gun control laws is because of crime rate, a simple idea that if guns are illegal, crime rates will lower, causing people to be safe. The reason the argument is still being fought is because crime rate has increased, and the arguments have stayed the same. The main argument proving gun control ineffective is people’s right to self-defense in the constitution, crime rates elevating, and protection to individuals and their families.