April 16, 2007 an undeserving wretched individual took the life of Mary Read along with 31 others. By the means of a gun, she was gone. When tragedy such as this occurs we must open our eyes to the complacency of society and its laws. The lack of controls has led to irresponsible and evil actions. As a student myself and a concerned mother, wife, & citizen I declare gun control in this country is an absolute must! There are currently too many armed citizens running around. Armed citizens always
reason why Americans own so many guns is because of the Second Amendment, which states, “A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.” (Rauch) This amendment guarantees U.S. citizens the right to have firearms. Since this amendment is relatively vague, it is up for interpretation, and is often used by gun advocates to argue for lenient gun laws. Hence, gun control is a frequently discussed controversial
Gun control is one of the hottest issues that has been around in the United States and around the world for decades. During the wake of many tragic shootings, this issue has come up as an important decision opportunity for our country to review its gun laws. Although many people believe firearms are the killing machines, which gun control exists in order to protect innocent people as the way to reduce crimes and brings down people’s death rate; however, guns are also considered as the helpful tool
Gun control is an issue that has been debated by Americans since the 1960’s (Dolan 1). The debate questions the right of Americans to bear arms, this including, handguns, shotguns, and rifles. Some say a simple restriction of these arms is in order while some think they should be banned altogether (Dolan 1). Both sides hold strong opinions often causing conflict in the matter and confusion among the citizens of the United States. However, the opponents do agree that a death rate of 30 million
solving gun violence. Gun control is debated in an effort to bring down gun crimes, and gun violence, but other see guns as a tradition for the country. People see gun control as dangerous and limiting safety. But times have change. The biggest disputes about gun control are mass shootings, accidents, and violence. The biggest arguments against gun control is that id doesn’t work, gun ownership being a constitutional right, and examples in history of gun control being used in the worst manner. Gun control
Argument Against Gun Control An Argument Against Gun Control As long ago as 1789, the creators of the Constitution realized the importance of guns in American society. The Second Amendment states,"A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed." No loopholes, or legal caches exist in this statement. The Founding Fathers allow for no restriction of the private ownership of firearms. Yet, in recent
The argument over gun control is a major argument in the United States today. Many believe that there should be gun control but then again there are many others who believe that there is no need in gun control. WOuld gun control really help with all of the mass shootings and gun crime in the United States? The government should not control a citizen 's access to guns because it is a guaranteed and necessary right provided by the Constitution of the United States of America. Will the rise in
In America guns have been a part of the country since its birth. Throughout history, people of the US have used guns to protect our nation, their families, to hunt for food. The issue of guns and gun control takes on a fraction of problems in the world. Weighing the rights and liberties of individuals against the welfare and safety of the public has always been a risky balancing act. In the United States, gun control is one of these issues that has both sides firmly stated in their positions. Those
law to outlaw all guns would be more effective at disarming law-abiding citizens than at disarming the criminals who abuse them. If guns were outlawed, the criminals would not stop carrying guns, but the good, law-abiding citizens would. It would do nothing about the illegally obtained handguns in the possession of criminals. In The NRA is Right, Josh Sugarmann states that “One tenet of the National Rifle Association’s faith has always been that handgun controls do little to stop criminals
Gun Control When we think about gun control, we think of the right to bear arms, we also think about the recent media uproar and endless debates regarding this debate, due to the rise of recent mass shootings using assault weapons all over the nation. The Barriers surrounding this issue is that gun lobbyists believe such laws would violate Americans constitutional right to bear arms and that citizens need weapons in order to defend themselves from criminals and protect their property and possible