Persuasive Essay On Restrictive Gun Control

In this essay, the author

• Narrates how a close acquaintance ran into the criminal in his home in rural new mexico. the owner told the intruder to leave before he lost everything.
• Opines that all law-abiding americans should be able to bear arms without government control. the supreme court held that the second amendment protects the individual right to possess arms for self-defense.
• States that the united states bill of rights provides us with the first ten amendments of the u.s. constitution. the second amendment grants us this right without question since 1791.

• Narrates how a close acquaintance ran into the criminal in his home in rural new mexico. the owner told the intruder to leave before he lost everything.
• Opines that all law-abiding americans should be able to bear arms without government control. the supreme court held that the second amendment protects the individual right to possess arms for self-defense.
• States that the united states bill of rights provides us with the first ten amendments of the u.s. constitution. the second amendment grants us this right without question since 1791.
• Analyzes how the writer believes that people need to be more educated about guns. the media twists the topic and feeds on any negativity about it.
• Opines that people are presumptuous when it comes to gun ownership. some reasons include hunting, leisure, protection, and sports.
• Explains that the first amendment provides the people with the right of free speech, while the second amendment gives the american people the rights they fought for.
• Explains that there are many myths that state that the only purpose for guns is to kill people. gun use can be for many reasons that are not related to murder.
• Explains that in 2007, there were 613 fatal firearm accidents in the united states, constituting 0.5% of 123,706 fatal accidents that year. a gun is nothing but an inanimate object.
• Opines that there is not a one-size-fits-all solution to gun violence in our nation.
• Explains that americans never hear about a single murder or manslaughter. state and federal officials submit annual reports to the federal bureau of investigation and put in the uniform crime reports.
• Opines that strict gun laws are not going to protect the victim if someone wants to kill someone. guns are being sold everywhere and criminals will seek out what they need.
• Explains that joe zamudio, the hero who saved gabrielle giffords and five others, was armed when he attacked the gunman in tucson, arizona.
• Describes the national tragedies that were prevented thanks to an armed populace, as compiled by the libertarian party.
• Explains that harvard's study "gun control is counterproductive" confirms that nations with anti-gun laws have increased murder rates than nations that do not. norway has one of the highest gun ownership rates in europe but has the lowest murder rate.
• Explains that a tragic shooting happened in our local town in 2013. a three-year-old shot himself with his father’s.45 caliber. gun control is not going to solve this problem.
• Opines that it is our right to own guns, or have free speech, not a privilege. it is there to protect them if they choose to do so.