The Pros And Cons Of Gun Control

Since 1791, the United States has allowed citizens the right to bear arms; citizens have depended on the ability to carry and use firearms. What if that just, went away? Every citizen would give up their firearm and there would be nothing for civilians to use to protect themselves with, at least, not something that they are used to carrying or having in their homes. The government should not restrain the ownership, the use, or the concealed carry of firearms for the reason that owning guns has shown to lower crime rates; keeping guns prevents the Second Amendment from being violated; and banning guns does not prevent criminals from disobeying the law.

Gun deaths are not a rarity in the United States. According to the CDC (Centers of Disease Control and Prevention), 33,000 gun related deaths occur every year in the US. The CDC also reports that the vast majority of homicides in the United States are committed using guns too. A massive 400,000 gun crimes are committed every year in this country as well. Those who support gun

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

On January 5th, 2016, an emotional President Obama broke down in tears as he introduced new gun control executive orders. He was clearly upset at the amount of innocent people whose lives had ended by being shot. The image of his emotions made many Americans realize: are our current laws not enough? Although gun violence has been on a steady decline for the last few decades, the U.S. is still the global leader in gun violence and ownership, according to U.S. News(McPhillips). Some people do not like that title associated with their country, so they push for gun control laws. Ideally, the best way to end gun violence is to abolish the 2nd Amendment, and illegalize guns. However, that would be an unheralded task. Banning guns would be impossible.

Gun control has been a heavily debated issue over many years to whether guns or people are the brute force behind the violence all over the world. People are the main reason behind violence in the world, guns don’t kill people, people kill people. Those who are mentally unstable or violent masterminds are unstoppable when it comes to completing a task of violence: “They plan methodically to execute their victims, finding the means no matter what laws or other impediments the state attempts to place in their way” (Fox, 2012). There is no simple way to cure or stop these people from obtaining or even using the guns in a despicable way. The right to bear arms is written in the constitution as a precautionary measure to protect those who may be in harm's way: “The second- amendment is clear - under the Constitution, these rights may not be infringed upon by any level of government, unless due process of law should dictate that these freedoms have been stripped of someone for some wrongdoing” (tenthamendment.net, 2018).

2.Another myth going around is that once your on a universal gun register the government will use this list to find out who has a gun so they can come to your house and take it. That one is so far from the truth that it makes me laugh. No one will come take your gun unless you use it to commit a crime. Even if a ban on Assault Weapons does go into effect, all weapons you now own will not be taken away. Only new weapons will be banned and no longer sold.

When asked the question from a survey done by the Pew Research Center on how they feel about the homicide rate in the United States, 56 percent of the public said that it was increasing and violent crime was getting worse. The truth is that although violent crime still seems to be happening more and more often, it is actually on the decline of 49 percent since its peak in 1993. The reasons why people feel otherwise about homicides has to do with the increased media coverage of homicides and mass shootings. This coverage usually includes biased opinions to increase viewer ratings and promote their political party’s views instead of using their soapbox that they are on, to do what the news was originally meant to do, tell the facts. Because of

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."

Mass shootings have become very common over the last few years. From January 1 to November 5 in 2017, there had been 307 shootings in which four or more people were injured or killed. Many think that the problem can be stopped with gun control, which is basically the regulation of the purchase and ownership of firearms in an effort to reduce their criminal or unsafe use. Others disagree, and say that gun control interferes with our second amendment. Overtime, we will have to come to a conclusion to stop the problem.

Imagine sitting in a theater watching a movie with your friends and family, or sitting in a class learning about the history of America. Then out of nowhere someone begins to rapidly fire skin piercing bullets toward you and your loved ones. Although this may seem unbelievable, this is the tragedy that many people have to endure due to guns being sold legally to the public. Selling guns to the public has many downsides, for example, guns can easily fall into the hands of young children, there may be many deadly shooting, and guns lead to many deaths. In 2012, guns were the leading cause of death in the United states. In addition, the United States ranked first in international gun ownership rates with 88 guns per 100 people. Therefore, it is evident that the public should not be allowed to buy firearms

Automatic weapons are supposed to be used for things like self defense and hunting, but some people prefer to use them differently. A special type of gun called the AR-15 is exceptionally dangerous because of the type of bullet it uses. According to (Green tip)“ a special bullet called the M855 is used in the AR-15”. The reason this is a problem is because the M855 is a special bullet that can pierce through armour. This is especially dangerous to police officers because their bullet proof vests do not stop this bullet. Automatic weapons and guns must not be legal because they are used in shootings and crimes and the automatic weapons stimulate violence.

In today’s time guns are easy to get regardless of who you are. Murders, thieves, terrorist, and more can buy weapons on the black market or steal them from militaries and responsible gun owning citizens. Leaders of nations need to come up with a solution for this issue and actually attempt to solve the problem. Too many of our loved ones are being murdered in schools, homes, streets, and public events it needs to stop.

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.

Gun control is a high debated topic in today’s society. There are many opinions, views, and arguments to be looked over and reviewed. In this essay I will review three presentations/commentaries that explore three author's views and arguments on this topic. The first commentary is a segment by Jimmy Kimmel that revolves around the Las Vegas shooting and in his opinion more strict gun laws will stop these tragedies. The second view comes from the author Leah Libresco that discusses how her research made her change her mind from wanting more strict gun laws to not. The final presentation is about the opinion of Tammy Bruce on this issue through her thoughts on Hillary Clinton’s response to the Las Vegas shooting and to her why tight gun control will not solve mass shootings.

October 1, 2017 marked the deadliest mass shooting in U.S. history. With almost 500 injured and 58 killed, not only did Las Vegas feel the tragedy of a personal loss, but the incident had rippling effects that shook all of America (Flaherty). With the fresh wounds of the recent Las Vegas shooting, the politician's initial reaction is to implement more strict gun restrictions and "lay down the law" to prevent a similar event from happening again. Due to the drastic laws being carried out, the topic of gun control is a current issue in society. Is the solution to carry out more firm restrictions on gun ownership or can the government allow the people to be their own advocates? While the opposing views of pro-gun restrictions argue that is up to the discretion of the government, they are often narrow-minded resolutions with no hope of finding a real solution. The Las Vegas shooter acquired his guns legally and passed all background checks, going unnoticed until his plan unfolded. Establishing more strict firearm restrictions would not have stopped the Las Vegas shooting from occurring. The number of gun restrictions cannot increase. Instead, the government needs to either fix the existing laws or do away with gun restrictions entirely. Gun restrictions are not the solution because guns are not doing the killing--people are; the laws only attack the law-abiding citizens and the gun restrictions add another infringed upon right that the government