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Why Do We Need Stricter Gun Control Laws

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Over two hundred years ago our forefathers wrote the constitution of the United States and made our right to bear arms in the second amendment. However, many things have changed over the years and what seemed to be a great idea then, it doesn’t work now. I strongly believe that the government should make gun laws tougher and make it hard to own weapons. Certain laws should be in place to make it harder to obtain weapons. Stricter gun control laws will ensure drop in violent crimes, prevent household firearm accidents, and create a more peaceful society. Some would argue that people create violence and not the guns but we can’t help to see the role of a gun when it comes to violence. Guns create a lot of violence in our world and nowadays almost everyone has weapon weather they obtained the weapon through legal or illegal ways. Years back, people would kill each other with knifes, in fist fights, and clubs. Nowadays, guns are drawn and aftermaths are irreversible. The world has changed a …show more content…

I saw this movie called “The Purge” at the movie theaters where there was a lot of violence. Weapons where used and there was no peace at all. I personally believe it would even be better if there would be no guns. There would be less deaths and no one will be scared of getting shot. The gangs would become weaker and the crime level will drop making it a peaceful societies. It would be easy to defend self with fists or bats and the results won’t be deadly. For example, trying to rob a bank with a knife would be impossible. In my opinion, the world will be a thousand times better place for children because they are the victims most of the time and their families would be at peace because their children won’t die of their own guns. The fear would be reduced from people’s minds and they could lead a peaceful

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