Americans for Gun Safety Foundation

you have kept up with all the controversy in the news, then it is surely fair to assume that you have an opinion over gun control. Gun control is a big deal because with so many people having them it can make individuals feel unsafe to leave their home or possibly even be in their homes. There is also the fear that individuals possess on the other end of the spectrum that if their guns are taken, how they will protect themselves from people whom wish to harm them. These questions and concerns rise from

killing his first deer with the same gun he used thirty years ago. The first firearm was made 653 years ago in 1364, to fire the gun, you had to hold a burning wick to a touch hole to ignite the powder, causing an explosion which sends the projectile out of the barrel. Since then, guns have evolved tremendously, in Germany, 1885, the first semi automatic handgun was made, allowing the user to fire shot after shot without reloading, until the magazine is empty. This gun was made for police officers around

There were over eight thousand gun related deaths and seventeen thousand gun related injuries in the US in 2016 alone (Galea). This number is not going to drop dramatically anytime soon without any kind of reform. The laws that this country are currently enforcing are slowly increasing in effectiveness but still is not enough to create change. The amount of states enforcing these laws is increasing as well but only when something bad happens to other states or their own. More states should be executing

Violence in Domestic Violence As stated by the Executive Office of Public Safety and Security, “domestic violence is defined as a pattern of coercive and controlling behaviors and tactics used by one person over another (by or to any household member) to gain power and control. This may include verbal abuse, financial abuse, emotional, sexual, and physical abuse.” (The Official Website of the Executive Office of Public Safety and Security.) Domestic abuse frequently becomes more often and dangerous

As more crimes and gun violence continue to spread throughout the United States, the debate on gun control becomes a more recurrent issue. The debate over gun control has been around for hundreds of years, but it is merely impossible for the people to reach just one conclusion. In order to form an educated opinion behind the research of gun control, the historical, political, economic, social, and ethical perspectives must be contemplated. Guns are extremely dangerous and powerful weapons

Klebold - opened fire on fellow students and teachers at Columbine High School in Littleton, Colorado. The two boys killed twelve students, one teacher, and wounded twenty-four others before turning their guns on themselves. That day at Columbine has left an impact on the nation, as well as the American education system. The shocking event lead to enhanced school security, student training, and an emphasis on positive relationships between students, teachers, and members of the community. The massacre

The topic of guns in America has become a hot-button issue within the last half century. In the Second Amendment of the Bill of Rights it states that we, as citizens of this country, have a right to bear arms. We have the right to own firearms and many people exercise that right, mainly for protection or hunting. Guns have become the most popular weapon in the United States, you can see the effect of their popularity all around. They show up in popular media all the time, music and music videos,

drunk driver. Why when there is a shooting, do we blame the gun? A gun has never in fact killed a person, not even an animal. Guns are incapable of killing anything; they are inanimate objects used as tools to protect, hunt, and collect, amongst many other things. Should the fact that felons have committed crimes with the use of guns result in the removal of the constitutional right of law abiding citizens to possess guns? Just the idea of gun control is downright against the principle of democracy that

to protecting territories, guns have been implemented in our society as a means of survival. This ideal was so prevalent to the founding fathers of our country that they immortalized the principle that it is “the right of the people to keep and bear Arms” (The Bill of Rights). This guiding statement has been challenged time and time again, but to no avail. When it comes down to the fact of the matter, guns don’t cause

for Public Protection” Gun Violence Protection. Congressional Digest. Mar 2013. Web. 31 Mar 2013. This article gives background information on when gun laws were first enacted, beginning with the National Firearms Act of 1934. The act was established after the crimes of the gangsters during the Prohibition-Era. Gun laws were also more restricted after the assassinations of John F. Kennedy, Martin Luther King, Jr. and Senator Robert F. Kennedy, which brought about the Gun Control Act of 1968. The