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Why Do People Need Gun Control?

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The recent headline in the newspaper, “The Las Vegas attack is the deadliest attack in US history” makes me wonder, why is American government not tightening the law of gun control? The guns that had been used by the killer, were legal to buy; although, they were illegal to use. One might think how is that possible? It is possible because of the loop hall in system, buying the semi-automatic rifles is legal and, modified the rifle into the fire like automatic weapons, ‘which is known as a bump fire stock,’ is also legal in the USA, after the alteration that weapon becomes an automatic firearm; now it is illegal to use that weapon. Sad part is before or after modifying the rifle you do not need to contact the authorities. The question arose in mind, in this time and days, why would someone need guns? Why would someone need weapons which are used by the military?
Those who favor the ownership of gun they suggest, “Because of the second amendment, the US citizens have had right to own the gun, just like the other rights such as freedom of speech, religion, press, assembly and justice.” …show more content…

He was an educated citizen; who was well settled. The law enforcement agents cannot find motive behind these unthinkable act; and that is what making me nerves. If this type of act will continue to grow, then at one-point humans will loss the faith from their own kind. Furthermore, the soldiers use their weapons to protect the citizens of the country; while people like this gunman uses their weapon to hurt the citizens. It is time to change the gun laws, to protect the incent civilians. Besides the America, in every other developing country, the citizens do not have any right to own the weapons. Because of their strict gun laws, the other countries have zero casualty from gun violence. In the USA, if people likes to keep the gun for their protection, then they can own a rifle not the semi-automatic

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