America Needs Stricter Gun Control Laws

The right to bear arms has gone way back to when Indians ruled the land. People with guns have fought and won our freedom from many different countries. Since we have had guns for so long in America, it has become a tradition to get or own a gun. It would make people go insane if the people got their right to bear arms taken away from the government (Alters2 1 of 8 ). Since the beginning of fire arms it has become a tradition for most families in America. Firearm ownership has been an America tradition and it has been in America since the early 1600s when England sent people to North America. In England it was a right to use guns and they encouraged people to use them. Firearms have made America what it is today, and getting independence and winning freedom with them ("Second Amendment." 2 of 14). The current administration insists that guns are only used to make trouble, but recently suggested gun control law changes infringe on Americans' rights to keep and bear arms as stated in the Second Amendment. The United States' Constitution will not be supported by sportsmen, hunters, and other gun enthusiasts who legally obtain their guns because these Americans believe guns are necessary to protect their lives, families, freedoms and belongings from those who wish to deprive them of such possessions.

After people landed on America, they used weapons to defend themselves from wilderness or other people. They used arms to won freedom and got independence from defeating the British (Alters2 1 of 8). The government and American citizens have been debating whether guns should be protected as an individual right or that they should ban guns since they hurt and kill innocent lives. “At the heart of the gun control debate is the interpretat...

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