Gun control is a leading concern in America today. Recent shootings and murders today have people scared and pushing forward for gun control acts. In my opinion there should not be gun control acts on any guns besides automatic guns because, automatic guns should strictly be for military use only. Guns don’t kill people, people kill people. Many people push for gun control, but the effects of gun control are too severe. In this paper I claim to tell about the reasons why someone would push for gun
leads commonly to this thought is Gun Control. Many people think that guns should be banned to all the population, others think that guns should be kept how they are. The real question here is; Are guns a big enough problem to be banning them? Or are we looking at something much deeper? When talking about Gun Control, people tend to get very defensive. Many people have had relatives die to gun killings, and look at it as the guns do the killing. How exactly can a gun kill someone though? That’s right
Guns Don't Kill People - Criminals Do It's late at night, and you're home all alone. You double checked to make sure all of the doors were locked and made sure all of the windows were closed. It's been a quiet night, but for some odd reason you cannot sleep. During your restless night, you hear a bump in the kitchen. At first you dismiss it as the wind. But there it is again, and it's louder this time. You're scared, your pulse is racing and you cannot think of what to do
backpack and points it towards the thugs. As soon as the gun is leveled the thugs retreat leaving the two men alone. If there had been no gun Tom and his friend would have been seriously beaten or even killed. Tom did not have a permit for the gun, and might have not been able to get one without a special reason (Rauch 731). People like Tom need to be able to get gun permits, but it is so difficult because of all the criminal activity in America. Gun control laws are pointless and are only binding on the
Guns Don't Kill People, People Kill People. Are guns really the thing we should be blaming for all the crime? Shouldn’t we be blaming the people behind the gun? “Law-abiding gun owners will not accept blame for the acts of violent or deranged criminals. Nor do we believe the government should dictate what we can lawfully own and use to protect our families” (Trotter). There should less gun control in the United States. Self defense, or the feeling of being safe, is one of the reasons why there should
many people have different views on guns. One half of the world says that if we take away guns, it would solve all problems involving guns. The other half of the world says that if guns are taken away then we won’t have any protection. The real problem is that they are trying to take away guns from the innocent, knowing that criminals are criminals, they will still go against the law to get their hands on guns. The church and school shootings are a good example for this problem. Some people say that
Why should people have ownership of a gun? Isn’t it obvious that guns are dangerous! Anyone can shoot anyone and cover it up as “Self-defense”. Guns kill people. In the wrong hands a gun is deadly. Having guns just creates an atmosphere of fear. It grows a culture for a need for protection, power, fear and violence. You do more damage to yourself and the world by having guns. Why would you continue to allow guns if it’s the biggest killer to American citizens per year? Why allow guns when the death
Gun Control Gun control is an issue that many are faced with daily. Parents are concerned about the safety of their children more now than before. Some want gun control and some do not. I am against gun control because I believe if properly educated about a gun, anyone can use it to a certain extent. I know gun control laws would help cut back on the store robberies, bank robberies, gang shootings, etc. Gun laws that restrict the sale of handguns would help keep handguns out of criminals’
doubt there is a lot of violence in the news today, from school shootings to someone getting murdered almost every day. It's odd though when I hear of these crimes the guns aren't going to jail. It's the people that do the crime that pay the time. Guns and weapons should be available for civilian use. Recent shootings have put gun ownership in question. The most recent massacre was the Sandy Hook Elementary school shooting where 20 year old Adam Lanza killed several children and teachers. What we
firearms the focus is turned to gun control. This has turned the issue of gun control into a major debate in our nation. When it comes to taking a side on the issue many people decide completely on an emotional level instead of looking at the issue rationally. People think that solving violent crimes involving guns is as easy as taking away the guns. How do you go about taking guns away if that is the solution, or what will the effects be of taking guns away from people who don’t use them for crime? The