Why Are Gun Laws Important

More gun laws would have a negative effect on shootings and crime rates. Stricter gun laws would not prevent people from getting guns, would not prevent killings, and would not fare well with the people of the United States. Strict gun laws would only prevent law-abiding citizens from getting guns, and criminals would still be able to get them. Crime and shooting rates do not go down after increase in gun-restrictive laws are passed. People in the United States have the right to defend themselves from harm, and the 2nd Amendment right to own firearms.

The Gun Control issue has sparked major controversy in America today. People who support gun control feel that guns are the reason for the soaring crime rate in our country. I disagree with the supporters of gun control. I feel that because of the black market, violent criminals being released from prison early, and the need to ensure personal safety, stricter gun control will have very little impact on violent crime in America.

Gun violence in the United States is higher than ever, and criminals with guns will “…kill as many as 1000 people each day” (Alpers&Wilson). Taking this into perspective, it is only right to fight fire with fire or, in this case, use a gun to protect yourself and those around you. Gun control does not only decrease the ability for protection, it also decreases our rights as U.S citizens. The constitution clearly states that we are given the right to bear arms, meaning we may carry fire arms. Even if we have stricter laws for guns, it will not stop killers from shooting innocent people. These men and women causing damage to the lives of numerous individuals do not care if there is a law banning guns, because all they truly want to do is

Strict gun laws do not lower crime rates in fact they increase crime, there has been numerous tests that back this up for every issue there are people that oppose the idea. There are studies that have proven without debate that states that have the most restricting gun laws have the highest crime rates. Studies show that states that adopt “shall issue laws” reduce murders by 8.5%, rapes by 5%, assault by 7% and robbery by 3%, which translates to 1570 murders, 4177 rapes, 60,000 aggravated assaults and 12,000 robberies (Lott 1). So criminals respond strongly to deterrence threats and the thought of a criminal’s victim potentially being armed deters them. Shall-issue laws are laws that if you take a state certified state and pass a background check you can receive a concealed carry license, this means that you must conceal the weapon, generally a pistol. Benefits of concealed carry do not just benefit those who carry them or use them in self-defense. The very fact that those weapons are concealed keeps criminals uncertain as to whether potential victims will be able to defend themselves with lethal force. The most support for strict gun laws are in large cities where crime rates are the highest and shall-issue laws would help out tremendously, people that are uneducated on the real use of weapons know how useful they can be and they can save lives. Many of the supporters of strict gun laws have no knowledge on firearms and make their call strictly on emotion and not rational

Statistics, as great as they are, only go so far when it comes to proving why guns need to be banned as they can very easily be misinterpreted. Take for example the statistic that shows an increased murder rate in Washington, D.C. by 73% over a 30 year period following a handgun ban and trigger-lock law in 1978. Some people could misconstrue this data to mean gun ownership helped lower murder rates. This simply isn’t true. The largest increase in murders following the ban was during the ‘90s. There were major increases in alcohol and drug consumption during this time; which is more likely the

Imagine a small, happy family with a mom, a dad, and a little baby girl. Now imagine them hiding together in fear in the corner of their house as a man holds them at gunpoint, robbing them of everything they have. They can’t defend themselves because there has been a recent ban on all handguns in the United States. Scenarios like this will happen every day if we allow more gun control laws to be put into effect. Guns are used in defensive ways 250,000 to 350,000 times a year (Barrett). Can you imagine America losing that many more people every year, all because they enforced laws that wouldn’t allow everyone to have a gun? Gun laws in the United States are effective as they are and do not need to be added to or changed. In order to truly understand why, it is important to examine the causes of the problem, the effects of the problem, and what is being done or what can be done to help solve the problem.

There are also many countries and cities that have tried to put Gun Reform Laws in place but many have failed. According to the many police reports from Chicago Illinois, a city with some of the strictest gun laws in the US, since the gun laws were put in place the crime has only gone up and it has the highest homicide rates out of all fifty states. Some people may say that Chicago has those problems because you can get guns from another state and easily bring it into Illinois, but if you look at the countries that have gun control you will see that the same thing that is happening in Chicago is happening in those countries, just on a larger scale. For example, Mexico, where most types and calibers are reserved to military and law enforcement, still has one of the highest homicide rates in the world. Even with these many places where gun control laws have not worked, many people still believe that gun laws would prevent gun deaths. It is true that gun laws could stop the occasional gun death, but it is not going to stop

In areas with a lot of gun control, violent gun crime does not lower and some cases get worse. But, in areas where more citizens legally own guns, there is the less violent gun crime. The perfect example of that evidence in Chicago. In 1982, Chicago banned all handguns in the city. From the time the ban was enacted(1982), to the time it was repelled(2010), 59% of all murders were committed using handguns(isp.state.il.us). From 1982 to 2010 the murder rate in Chicago per 100,000 people increased drastically from about 23 murders per 100,000 people to numbers up to 34 murders per 100,000 people in 1992(ucr.fbi.gov). To put those numbers into perspective there were about 9 murders per 100,000 people in the United States the same year(1992) 34 people were murdered per every 100,000 in Chicago. (ucr.fbi.gov). If a criminal wants a gun they're going to get a gun, it’s just like drugs their illegal but addicts always get them anyways. These statistics from the FBI crime reports show that taking away guns does not decrease gun

To begin with, Gun control doesn’t stop crime, gun ownership stops crime. For instance, Guns don’t do the crime, the people do the crime. If someone is injured or killed by a firearm it is not the guns fault, it is the person who pulled the triggers fault. Also, we need guns for self defense. If someone tries to rob you, you can have something to protect you. We should not have gun control laws.

98% percent of robberies and murders happen in gun free-zones. The LA school shooting that happened on February first, this was stopped because the shooter was overheard by a security guard and he notified the school and police. The shooter came to school one day he had injured 4 people and the security guard had then shot the shooter before any more people were injured.(The Simple Truth) This shows that if schools had a security guard or if the teachers were are armed it would be less likely for the attacker to succeed. (The School Safety Bill) If the parkland shooting would have looked at the signs and had an armed security guard, I believe it wouldn’t have happened or been near as severe. Another example of people bearing arms and it showing the crime and Murder rate will go down, is that Switzerland has no gun free zones and allows people to bear arms after they take a course. They have the lowest murder rate in the world. There was only one gun related death last year, and only 47 people were injured from them. (The Simple Truth) An example of how if we ban guns it won’t help anything is in Australia. Their government banned guns and the crime and murder rate has gone up by almost 30% and the crime rate with knives and other weapons has gone over 60% percent of the crimes, which means that 40% of the other crimes are still committed with guns. (The Simple

Various studies have come forth arguing the ratio of gun related deaths to amount of conceal and carry permits show that while gun ownership increased in certain states, gun related deaths and violence for that matter decreased slightly . While only slight, a decrease in proportion to the amount of the amount of firearms sold, to deaths is significant in the argument that more guns does not necessarily mean more violence. In come instance, individuals seem safer when others around them are carrying firearms, as this acts as a sort of deterrent system. If someone has the idea or thought to commit an act with a firearm or any act or illegal activity for that matter, there is possibility for an average citizen who had a firearm on their

Guns have been in this country for years, you can’t just take them away. Gun Control should be enforced but it shouldn’t take away the right to bear arms. Gun laws should be there but for the criminal people. Gun control will please many people. Gun control may anger many people. Many accidents were caused from guns and gun control will help stop many of these accidents. Guns sometime have power over people and they can’t control what they are doing. Many people use guns for protect and/or hunting.

Guns laws should be lenient because it would ensure the safety of the innocent against criminals. According to the FBI, in 2014, a total of 8,124 gunshot homicides were reported that year(Sanger-Katz, Kevin Quealy and Margot. "Compare These Gun Death Rates: The U.S. Is in a Different World." The New York Times. The New York Times, 13 June 2016. Web. 15 May 2017.). If Americans were better protected from henius criminals than they could have defend themselves properly. Although to popular belief, laws don’t lower homicide rates. According to the FBI, 15,696 homicides were committed in the USA in 2015 ("Latest Crime Statistics Released." FBI. FBI, 26 Sept. 2016. Web. 15 May 2017.). If Americans weren’t limited by gun laws than more people will be able to defend themselves.

The amount of gun control laws will not stop criminals from obtaining guns or committing crimes . If criminals are able to obtain drugs illegally, then they are most likely able to obtain guns illegally. Whether it's legally purchased or illegally purchased or even borrowed from a family member a criminal will go to whatever lengths to get a gun. Guns will be stolen which will lead to more crimes. A stolen gun being used in a homicide will make it harder to find out who committed the crime because the gun belongs to someone else and not the actual culprit. Guns being taken away does not affect the amount of crimes committed because there are many various other weapons that could be used instead of a gun. People who oppose guns say that high-capacity

Firearms have made a large impact on our society. When people think of America they think of gun toting men and women who fought for their freedom. Firearms are a very integral part of how America came to be and to how America fought to get where we are today. Many see firearms as weapons used only for killing and harm so strict laws have been put in place. These laws are only affecting law abiding citizens. I strongly believe that gun laws do not deter crime, but rather gun ownership does. In inner cities where gun laws are the most rigid, firearm related crimes are the highest. These are some of the reasons why I think more rigorous gun laws do not reduce gun related crimes.