Arguments Against Gun Control

Gun control is a very hot topic these days. Many citizens find themselves in a predicament, when it comes to debating on whether or not there should be constraints on gun control. Records in 2010 state that guns took the lives of 31,076 Americans in homicides, suicides, and unintentional shootings (Nat’l Ctr. for Injury Prevention & Control). The resulting data is equal to 90 deaths or so each day and more than four deaths per hour (Nat’l Ctr. for Injury Prevention & Control). Now although many argue that enforcing gun control can deprive them from practicing the second amendment, without limitations on guns it may lead to more casualties, and our society at hand can be in danger. Some U.S. citizens believe that gun control is standing in the way of practicing their right to bare arms. They feel that limitations on firearms are contradicting the second amendment. Many also argue that gun control is denying them of a basic human right to self-defense. Eugene Volokh states that some citizens believe that this basic right entails them to have the tools that are

recognize the right to bare arms. With that being said, the vas majority of the world believes that one can achieve the right to self-defense without necessarily having to use any form of firearms. If we were to allow everyone to be able to own a gun, crime rates and death rates would break through the roof. For example, there are 30,000 gun deaths annually. The fact is that we are living in a country that is filled with crimes such as murder, gun injuries, and suicides. We cannot allow people to have easy access to guns when many gun registered owners always seem to have a gun related injury each year. Gun control is necessary because if it is obvious to other countries that guns can only lead to injuries, then why do we keep allowing guns to fall into the hands of irresponsible