Why Guns Should Not Have Regulation

Some Americans feel that because guns are already regulated in so many other countries, America should just follow suit, while others believe guns both represent and help guarantee our independence, our liberty, and our freedom to make our own decisions. The founding fathers anticipated that gun control could become a serious issue in the future, so they added the Second Amendment to the Constitution. The Second Amendment states: “A well-regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed.“ Most gun control activists focus in isolation on the beginning of the amendment where the founders wrote that a well-regulated militia is necessary to the security of a free state. They then try to argue that only the military or the National Guard should have access to guns, not individuals. In so arguing, however, they completely ignore the last part of the Second Amendment, which provides that the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed. The founders obviously envisioned that the people would keep and use firearms to protect themselves and their country. Unfortunately many politicians don’t see it that way. Yet, the Supreme Court has struck down firearm bans again and again. The 2008 Supreme Court case, District of Columbia vs. Heller,

"The only way to stop a bad guy with a gun is to have a good guy with a gun.", states the National Riffle Association. The effectiveness of new gun laws are causing controversy between gun owners and non gun owners. Some newly passed laws are appropriate, but others go against the Second Amendment rites. Guns are not just pieces of metal; they are used in self defense, industries such as hunting, and in multiple combat situations. While gun control advocates have a couple of reasons to want guns taken away, the abundance of helpful uses exceeds the harmful ones.

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.

The Second Amendment states that every person is entitled to “A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed,”(Moeller). This rule allows people to freely own and operate weapons of their own choice. Since these laws have come upon The United States there has been, “over 1,000 Second Amendment cases challenging gun laws nationwide, with an overwhelming majority—94%—of the lower court decisions upholding those laws,”(Langley). Even with the majority of the cases being upheld, it could be considered an infringement on a person to control their rights and liberates. The government has been doing a lot to crack down on handgun violence, but while doing so has stirred the pot with many individuals who believe the right to bear an arm is an entitlement.

The Second Amendment was intended solely to guard against suppression of state militias by the central government and is therefore restricted in scope by that intent; and does not guarantee a right that is absolute, but rather one that can be limited by reasonable requirements. Then ask why in today’s modern society a private citizen needs any firearm that is not designed primarily for hunting or other recognized sporting purposes. A national system of handgun licensing and registration would be the most effective. For example, to be able to obtain a driver’s license, they’re competency tests and this method could be used for guns as-well. Licensing would ensure that all handguns purchasers have undergone a background check this would promote responsibility by creating a record of ownership and, like the automobile, registration would allow law enforcement quickly to trace guns used in crime. Gun buyers would need a legitimate reason for buying the weapon and self-defense wouldn't be one. In all honesty, there is a lot that can be done but the sad truth is that in reality, none of the recently enacted state laws will likely prevent major acts of gun violence, not even the Brady Act, which requires licensed dealers to conduct background checks on all gun purchases, does not address the secondary firearms market, which accounts

The second amendment gives American citizens the right to bear arms. With that right American citizens can buy, own, and use their guns with very few restrictions instead of what they should have. But with the rising of gun-based issues, those doings are now being put into the spotlight, and questioned by the public. The small amount of restrictions and gun laws are what the public are blaming the gun violence and mass shootings for, inspiring the new movements for better gun control. The needs for society to have more regulations, rules, and requirements for guns to have a safer nation. Some of these issues start with the ability of purchasing or just getting a gun is not as difficult as it should be.

The second amendment was put in place in 1791, and says that every U.S. citizen has the right to bear arms. Many people take this amendment very seriously. It was a right given to us by the founders of the United States, and it should stay that way, but there are different levels of what guns you should own. Owning a 12 gauge shotgun or a hunting rifle is different from owning a military grade assault rifle. My argument isn’t to outlaw guns from everyone because the Constitution says that this right cannot be altered, but something should be done to prohibit the wrong people from obtaining military grade automatic weapons.

There are many rising controversy’s in America today, but gun control seems to come up often. The controversy comes from the belief that guns lead to violence and a rise in fatal accidents. Research shows otherwise in this aspect. Guns shouldn’t be banned all together they should just be regulated more effectively and prevented from being attained illegally. Gun control is a positive thing to an extent, but should not be used to prevent the correct people from obtaining a gun.

Have you ever wondered why the United States always seems to have mass shootings in the news? Well, this is why gun control should be mandated in the America. Gun control is a debate fueled by the recent shootings of Colombine, Sandy Hook, Marysville Pilchuck, and the recent shooting at a social center. Gun control is a proposal to ban or further restrict gun laws, gun control has been put in place in many other countries such as Canada, The United Kingdom, Australia, Japan, and most of the other developed nations. What’s stopping gun control from being passed is the NRA and other lobbyists say gun control violates the Second Amendment in the Constitution. There should be gun control because it will

Regardless of how strict gun laws are, criminals are always going to be able to obtain guns. The 2nd amendment states that an individual has the right to bear arms and government leaders should not have ability to limit this right. Gun control has been a big issue in America today, especially after tragic events like the Sandy Hook School shooting. In response to this shooting many government leaders have been attempting to put a stop to gun use; however, this would interfere with an individual's’ constitutional rights. Although many of these tragedies, including the Sandy Hook incident, should not be ignored, all people should be guaranteed the second amendment. The Second Amendment of the United States Constitution reads: "A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed”(The NRA’s Simplistic Response 2). This was added to our Constitution because the founders believed that private ownership of guns was necessary for protection of our liberties. The Second Amendment also guarantees the individual right of every

Susan Milligan from U.S. News addresses that the main argument of many opponents to increasing gun regulation laws will argue that it is meaningless because criminals, which by definition don’t follow the law, won’t allow gun laws to hamstring their criminal behavior. Although this statement proves to be true, increasing gun regulation isn’t only designed to control criminals but, the everyday law abiding citizen as recent gun-related tragedies express. For example, a story covered by US News presents a man in Florida killed another man in the movie theater after said man refused to stop using his phone during the movie. Any reasonable person would not do such action but the fact that this guy came to the realization that he could kill someone such way is alarming. It turns out that the man was a former police officer with a spotless record. Although a background check wouldn’t be helpful in this situation an increased gun control policy that could’ve prevented this event from happening would’ve been if people were not allowed to carry concealed weapons in public, this specific tragedy could have not happened. Another incident that could’ve been stopped is one when a 12-year old boy who brought a shotgun to school concealed in a musical instrument case in New Mexico where he shot and injured two classmates. He was able to access a gun because his family is one that enjoyed hunting and using guns for sport. Now would you label this family as criminals? It seems as rather not.

According to the Second Amendment, citizens of the United States have the right to bear arms while protecting ourselves. Gun control is set into place to retain firearms from the hands of the ‘good guys’. In most cases, it is highly plausible for a bad guy to reach hands on a weapon, whether it be from black market, cross borders, or illegal street sales. These men won’t be stopped by just any gun laws. As the saying goes: where there’s a will, there’s a way. Gun control is a social injustice because there are not enough laws to protect citizens against absurd, illogical gun use, and The Gun Control Act of 1968 works to address this issue by

As American citizens, we have more rights and freedoms than any other nation in the world. The founders of this country established these freedoms because they had previously lived in countries where the people did not have as many rights. One of these rights is stated in the Second Amendment to the United States Constitution, which proclaims "The right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed." Over the years various laws and regulations have violated this right. The reasons for these laws are to ban the guns that cause crime and injuries off the streets even though most of these laws have only prevented the common citizen from acquiring a firearm. Handguns should be permitted to those who are licensed because they are an efficient method of self defense and because it is the Second Amendment right.

Owning a gun is legal in the USA. Actually, it’s the second amendment. The USA has the highest civilian gun ownership rate in the world. US civilians own about 270 million guns, compared to about 3 million guns owned by the military and less than 1 million guns owned by the police, also in the USA. In 2009, gun deaths actually outraced motor vehicle deaths in 10 US states. The 20% of gun owners possess 60% of all guns in the USA.

According to the NRA, the Second Amendment of the Constitution guarantees individuals the right to own and carry guns. As stated by the supreme court, in District of Columbia v. Heller, the Second Amendment protects "the individual right to posses and carry weapons in case of confrontation” (NRA-ILA). Lastly, the NRA believes if everyone was capable of owning guns, they would be safer from criminals and bring the crime rate down. These are all understandable reasons for why people wish for guns to be made available to everyone, but there are other reasons that demonstrate the need for regulation.