Why Is Gun Control Bad

In addition, with previous facts, statistics, opinions, etc. it cannot be denied that guns keep people that have them safe. Bad things happen, and bad people are out there using guns incorrectly, but if someone had to choose between having a gun to defend themselves in a situation that called for it and not having one…well, one would presume the choice to have a gun would have been chosen. Why? Because that person knows that if they had a gun they would have a better chance at survival. From the article “Guns Protect People” criminologist Gary Kleck reports that people who own guns are reported using their guns 2.5 million times per year to fight off an attack. He reported that once every 13 seconds someone was using their gun to keep themselves safe (Harris Para. 6). It only makes sense that one thing that would deter a criminal is that someone they are trying to hurt will have a gun. Even the notion that someone has a gun could ward of someone unwanted, because no one really wants to take the chance of someone shooting them in defense. Knowing that is sometimes what helps people get to sleep at night. Clair Schwan, the editor of the Libertarian Logic Web site, states that “Prohibition of concealed carry is a prohibition of choice, and a prohibition of self-defense. Both of those prohibitions are wrong.” (Para. 4). Something put so simply but has such a deep meaning to the fight that is currently going on today. Guns keep people safe and taking away those guns is

The majority of anti-gun advocates voice their opinion that more guns would produce more crimes unfortunately for them there is little to no truth in that claim. In reality, when gun ownership increased the amount of murders diminished as well. When states passed concealed weapons laws there was significant drops in the number of multiple victim shootings occurring, the number of deaths, and the number of injuries at these shootings. In 1997 both Wales and England banned handguns and the instantaneous effect was a 50% increase according to crime research. They never saw a day lower than after the year they decided to ban handguns. It has been proven by many surveys that the banning of guns increases crime rate which in turn proves that gun control is not the answer.

The 2nd amendment of the U.S. Constitutions protects the rights of people to bear arms, such as assault rifles. Are guns to blame? Gun control isn’t the answer. It’s whoever is behind the trigger. I do believe that the United States needs better mental health reforms to help those in need that way no more mass shootings happen. Have you heard or seen the phrase “guns don’t kill people, people do”? As Americans our rights are established on the constitution and the amendments. The 2nd amendment has been a debate since Obama’s administration. After so many mass shootings, it still comes down to, whos fault is it?

The Controversial issue that gets to me the most is gun control. A lot of people make it about politics but it should be all a moral issue. Yes the government has to get involved but only to issue a license. Even though right now the government gives out license to people who take several tests to carry a concealed weapon but that is not in every state. And even if you have It, it’s only for that one state that you took it in it is illegal in any other state.

Throughout history, there have been many gun related crimes all around the world. Guns are a big part of our Countries history -- most of America’s turning point battles were decided with firearms. When America gained its independence, they fought with guns; when America was attacked at Pearl Harbor, we turned to guns in order to seek vengeance. Without guns, we would not have won half the battles our Country fought in; without guns, our Country would not have a successful military. But because of guns, there are also tragedies where many citizens have been killed in shootings all around America. Because of this, guns have been seen as a tool of evil, and that only evil people use them for crimes. A side effect of gun violence in

Did you know that, according to the article “Statistics,” one hundred and seventeen thousand people are shot every year (“Statistics” 2)? The amount of people who are affected by gun usage is alarming, and it could easily be lowered tremendously. Is the harm caused by guns worth the twisted pleasure and “protection” that they give to certain people? Should each and every American’s life be put at constant risk of being shot just so that some Americans can keep their beloved and unnecessary guns? On the anti-gun side of this controversy, many people would argue that guns do more harm than good, and that there are other means of protection that do not put the lives of others at risk. If no “bad guys” has guns, then it is not necessary for people to need guns for protection. Some people use guns for hunting, but this again causes harm to living creatures and endangers innocent

On Average, 31 Americans are murdered with guns every day and 151 are treated for a gun assault in an emergency room (About Gun Control). Every day on average, 55 people kill themselves with a firearm, and 46 people are shot or killed in an accident with a gun (About Gun Control). Guns and their purpose is simple, they were made to kill. There are those who exercise their rights to bear arms and then there are those who I agree with that wish to regulate who and how many guns a person can have. Many fatal gun accidents have occurred because of a lack of enforcement of gun regulation. Certain gun regulation like background checks should be issued to gun buyers to prevent future gun casualties from being made, including private gun shows.

Hence we conclude that gun control is not only immoral because it infringes on the fundamental human rights of U.S. Citizens to be armed as guaranteed by the U.S. Constitution, but also because it has shown no real substantive effect in the reduction of violent crime. Further, we re-emphasize the relative unpredictability of mass shootings and the lack of rational choice on the part of mass shooters as evidence of the inability of sanctions imposed by firearms regulations to deter such violent perpetrators from the unlawful possession of firearms. Thus we further conclude mass shootings are impossible to deter, reduce, or eliminate through further firearms regulation. Finally, we conclude based on the fact that despite the massive proliferation

Gun control is a vital necessity to the welfare of our nation. Many people out there are supporting the “anti- gun control cause” with the excuse of “self-defense”. I believe that not everyone will handle a gun for self-defense. The possession of a gun is a sign of power. One of the bigger ambitions that one has is to have power and the easier it is to obtain a gun; the faster a criminal will gain power over an innocent person. When one is in possession of a gun, that person has complete control of their actions and may act upon the weapon however the person may please even if they know that their action will cause harm to defense-less people. There are many deaths caused by guns out there that could have been stopped by controlling the

One could argue that guns provide an adequate means to eliminate large amounts of people, therefore they are bad. Disregarding my previous points, to have this opinion is to be ignorant to the fact that in the broader picture, guns save more innocent lives than they take. There are about 2.4 million incidents a year where a gun is used defensively, averaging at about 400,000 lives saved annually. The most lives taken in a mass shooting on American soil is 58 and on a yearly basis there are about 30,000 deaths related to firearms. There would have to be 13 times more deaths annually from gun violence to even come close to the 400,000 people that are saved from the use of a firearm a year. It is self evident that guns do more good than harm, firearms are pinned to negative connotations because all that is reported is how many lives are lost to gun violence instead of how many lives are saved from the use of

Safety: the definition must have changed. It used to mean someone, something, or somewhere that provided someone comfort and no harm. Now there is no true safety, there is no genuine comfort, and there is no way to get out of harm's grasp. Safety is just a word, meaningless and empty.

It may be quite defensibly argued that guns do not kill people, and that people are the actual cause responsible for the violence that results in death and injury from firearms. What such a statement actually means, of course, is that people with the wrong intentions, or those who happen to be swept up in the moment of a heated situation and overreact without thinking, are the ones who are responsible for the myriad deaths and injuries that occur by guns each and every year, particularly in the United States. The logic behind this argument is fairly irrefutable, since it is people who must pull a trigger to cause a gun to kill another human being. In and of itself, a gun can actually be quite harmless if it is not loaded, or if the safety is on it. It is only once someone gets the criminal intention to load that firearm, remove the safety, and expel its deadly contents (bullets) into another that a gun becomes a killing mechanism, and the effects result in death. Therefore, the most effective way of removing the threat of death and violence that guns pose is to take them away from people with intentions to kill, to punish people who do so substantially so that future killers may be deterred from doing so, and to restrict the ability of individuals from actually purchasing and obtaining guns.

Gun control is a raging topic with many pros and cons. The belief that guns are destroying our society , while others care to believe that it creates responsibility and self awareness. Guns are are barely used for self defense. “Out of the 85 million property crimes, only .12% (103,000) of victims protected themselves with guns.” (Gun-control.procon.org) Many people including myself would thought that more guns would be used in self defense. In situations like these, it comes down to law of common sense, feeling threatened enacts someone to put the gun to good use, and hopefully they are being aware of the consequences if utilizing the firearm wrongly. The government is doing their best to preserve law and order, and unfortunately the citizens are not always cooperating with the government’s orders. Criminals are illegally possessing guns, and of course have no firearm licenses. Criminals are obtaining guns from their acquaintances, and also the criminals are looting legally owned guns. Once these criminals acquire the firearms, now for they are hunting people for sport or possibly inflicting harm to rival gangs. (Gun-control.procon.org)

If you were to take a look at statistics you would see that guns actually help those in need of protection more often than they take innocent lives. The fact of the matter is that if you were to give every average, law-abiding citizen in the United States a gun, you would see a

I have always alleged guns don’t kill, people do. Most gun crimes are committed in the hands of individuals that are wrongfully in possession of a firearm. Gun control would not prevent criminals from obtaining guns. Criminals will choose alternative weapons to perform criminal acts and the citizens will become defenseless if gun ownership is banned. More effective ways to control crime is having stricter laws to purchase a handgun, placing limitations on the type and quantity of a firearm a citizen can own and