Modern America is dealing with a new pressing issue, gun related homicide and suicide. America is one of world’s leader in this department unfortunately. Action needs to be taken to reduce these outrageous statistics. The reason for these unusually high gun related homicides and suicides is the United States lack of federal regulations on gun laws and the myriad of easily accessible firearms. Each of the fifty different states has their own interpretation of the second amendment, meaning there are
The Effect of Gun Control on America Guns have been prevalent in the United State’s culture for hundreds of years. Firearms have been, and still are being used for hunting, protection and even sport. In fact, if it was not for the help of firearms, we would not be graced with the many freedoms we have today. Currently, owning and obtaining a firearm is a controversial topic that sparks heavy emotions. Many people argue for eliminating all guns, and applying heavier regulations to prevent tragic
04/19/2016 The Miseducation of Firearms The issue of gun control is almost as old as the gun itself. There have been many well constructed arguments both for and against guns but the smart one do not always have the loudest voice, in fact I would argue that the loudest people lack the knowledge about firearms. Unfortunately this is true for most topics that are circling today 's media. I often see an anti-gun person lose an argument about guns simply because they do not know what they are talking
April 2017 Guns At Home People of all ages are being gunned down by cold blooded killers and lunatics because of the lax gun laws set in place by our government. When our second amendment is the starting point of many deaths around the entire country, something needs to change. Gun Control needs to be tightened because criminals can easily purchase a gun to commit crimes, too many accidents happen with guns being the key factor, and compared to other high-income countries with strict gun laws have
and the most popular type of firearm. When most people hear the term ‘assault weapon’, they think of an unnecessary weapon and their connections to mass shootings. That type of thinking is necessary when it comes to these types of weapons, and too many those disagree with people who think this way. There arguments are, “This is America,” and “It’s guaranteed in the second amendment,” but the issue is assault weapons have no place in American society outside the military and police use. The Second
approximately 1607, firearms and America resemble siamese twins; you can’t have one without the other. Over time, guns have become a crucial part of American society, and to many, the ability to carry a firearm defines their liberties as a citizen. For example, without the ability to carry weapons freely, winning the American Revolution may not have been possible. But, on the contrary, many of the school shootings that occur in today's society could be prevented should the individuals that commit them
Taking guns out of the hands of American citizens will do nothing but create more problems for the United States. About half of Americans believe that enforcing stricter and more gun control will decrease the amount of mass shootings and gun related crimes in the United States. However, this is simply not true. They believe that less guns means less gun violence, but what they do not realize is that when enforcing strict gun control laws, only the law abiding citizens are affected. Most of the time
taken. Mass shootings have been almost too regularly occurring in the past ten years. In fact, just in our current year, “there have been two hundred and seventy three mass shootings in the United States” (Fox 1). This number averages to seven and a half mass shootings per week! These staggering numbers are pressing a very real issue to our leader on gun control laws. A mass shooting has no true definition but follows a strict criteria.According to the Gun Violence Archive, which receives data from
Gun Violence in America Thomas Leonard February 9, 2017 As it is well known gun violence is a major problem in today’s society, places like Chicago and New York City have a serious epidemic on their hands. It is not uncommon to hear about an incident where a gun was involved in these big cities on a day to day basis, but it’s not just the big cities, these type of things are happening nationwide. There has been an argument for many decades whether the cause of such violence is due to the lack of
Gun control is a topic which has become highly politicized. Mental health is an issue that many people do not understand. The correlation between these two issues is one that many do not see. Shootings have been on the rise and no one can come up with a good reason why. That is where these two seemingly different issues become something that has more in common than most can see. For gun related violence, and violence in general, what is a good method of dealing with these issues and saving lives