The Pros And Cons Of Gun Control

The Second Amendment of the United Sates Bill of Rights shelters the right to bear arms, in the last decades the urge to violate these rights by numerous senate member have been noticeable. There have been several proposals in regards to firearms regulation, such include the banning of arms or a set of laws and procedures that regulate not only the manufacturing of gun but also the possession of them. The biggest argument used by the gun control advocates is the fact that by imposing these laws the government could save Americans from gun attacks. However; the banning of arms is plainly unconstitutional and prohibits Americans from protecting themselves in dangerous circumstances. America is a Democracy and power is vested in its people.

Chicago instituted a ban on handguns in 1982 that barred civilians from possessing any kind of handguns. This strict law was later banned In June 2010 when the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that Chicago’s ban was unconstitutional. According to Just Facts, an educational and research institute, Firearm homicide rate had almost doubled between 1982 and 2010, which indicates that the banning of arms does not have a positive result as the advocates for these laws predicted. The researchers also found that about 60 % of gun owners confess owning a gun to protect themselves against criminals. Pro-gun supporters use the slogan “Guns kill people” when in reality people kill people. The only way to prevent such violent events from occurring is by the society working together and accepting different ways of

In order to control guns from ending in the hand of the wrong people, Congress cannot prohibit The American People from bearing arms. it is unconstitutional as stated in the second amendment of the Bill of Rights. It will also restrict the American people from defending their life’s in a life or death situation. The Bearing of arms does not decrease the rate of homicides and criminal crimes, it will only increase it. Criminals will illegally purchase the guns and the innocent American people will suffer the