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Why Is Gun Control Divisive

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Gun control is a very divisive subject in our country today. It is so divisive because some people really think they should be able to own their personal guns. However some people disagree with this. Over the last couple of years gun violence has been increasing dramatically. The United States leads the world for most mass shootings from 1966 to 2012 with 90 shootings. Gun control is such a divisive issue in our country for many reasons. One reason is that “Democrats and city dwellers tend to favor tighter gun restrictions, however Republicans and people in rural areas tend to favor protecting gun rights.” Another reason is that people who possess firearms think that a good person with a gun is the only way to stop a bad person with a gun. Also people who own guns protest that owning a firearm is a “natural right that they deserve either for hunting, …show more content…

There are many ways for this goal to be accomplished. First things first the government needs to ban the selling of bump stocks. Another example is for the government to ban all guns from being sold from gun shows. This would make a huge difference because, “gun shows are like loopholes for criminals to buy guns because they do not have to go through background checks.” “In the recent shooting in Las Vegas Stephen Paddock had 20 guns, rifle scopes, high capacity magazines that can hold up to 100 bullets at a time and at least one bump stock which allows a semiautomatic gun to shoot faster.” This statistic from Times Magazine shows that the United States needs to rethink the laws on buying guns. Some of the guns that Paddock possessed were military grade. The government should make it illegal to own military grade weapons unless you are in the military. Last but not least it should be against the law to have concealable weapons unless you are a police officer or any first

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