Gun Control - We Should Give a Gun to Every Citizen

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Gun Control – We Should Give a Gun to Every Citizen

If the second amendment to the United States Constitution clearly states that, “The right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed,” why do our lawmakers constantly debate the topic of weapons? Radical Democrats wish to make all guns illegal, meaning only policemen and servicemen would be equipped with guns (“Mission”). Radical Republicans (i.e. Charlton Heston), on the other hand, wish to place no restrictions whatsoever on guns, making semi-automatic and fully-automatic guns available to everybody living in or visiting the United States, without a background check or profile of the gun buyer (Heston). It seems that every time a terrible crime is committed in the United States involving a gun, the debate about gun control flares up again. The Columbine massacre and other school shootings, shootings at churches and in the workplace, the serial sniper near Washington D.C., and rises in gang activity are all examples of such events that have sparked debates in Washington.

Both sides, Democrat and Republican, have good points, but they are far from a solution.

Radical Democrats have reason to want to eliminate guns from America because every year in America thousands of people are injured or killed by a firearm. It is also true that in the early 1990s there were an estimated 200 million privately-owned guns in the United States, and to try and confiscate all of those guns would be ridiculous (“Gun Control”). Radical Republicans have the 2nd amendment on their side in their quest to make all guns legal and unrestricted. They don’t have practicality or the safety of the country on their side, however. The release of fully-automatic guns into the public wou...

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...he possibilities are endless.

Giving a gun to every citizen of the United States is the only way to make our streets safe. It is also a very good way to stimulate the economy and prevent against foreign invasion. It may even save your life.

WORKS CITED

“The Assault Weapons Ban: Questions & Answers.” Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence. August 2002. Brady Campaign. Org. 3 Dec 2002

http://www.bradycampaign.org/facts/gunlaws/awb.asp>.

“Gun Control.” 30 Mar 2002. Just Facts: A Resource for Independent Thinkers. 2 Dec 2002 http://www.justfacts.com/gun_control.htm>.

Heston, Charles. “NRA President Charlton Heston’s Opening Comments.” 20 May 2000. NRA Annual Meeting. 2 Dec 2002

http://nrahq.org/transcripts/hestonam.asp>.

“Mission.” GCN Introduction. July 1996. Gun Control Network. 2 Dec 2002

http://www.gun-control-network.org/genintro.htm>.

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