The need for stricter gun control laws has gotten worse over the last few years as a result of all the shootings that have happened. Every time a brutal shooting occurs, people automatically freak out and either protest or demand stricter gun laws. The News scares a great deal of people by making the shootings seem a lot worse than they actually are. Just because a person is mentally unstable does not make them a criminal. Gun laws are the reason for much of the violent crime in America, the only real way to solve that problem is to double up on the laws of having an illegal firearm so that if people with illegal firearms are caught, then they will carry an extensive prison sentence for it (“Gun Control Laws”) People that encourage stricter gun laws believe that with them the world would be a better place and there wouldn’t be as many mass shootings. According to New York Times Upfront, more than 32,000 people die because of gun violence each year. The Democrats arranged a sit-in on the floor of the House of Representatives so that they could promote the Gun Control initiative. People seem to think that mass shootings are triggered by America having lenient gun laws. Some people just have it in their mind that they want to kill people and they will not stop until they go …show more content…
Some of the deaths in America are from suicide, which is the person’s own choice. This controversy over Gun Control and the Amendments will continue for many years, as long as the shootings occur the people are going to debate about it. The fighting and protesting will only make the Gun Control law harder to solve. Over the last century, the right to bear arms has been fiercely debated. Although, guns are the main reason for crime in America, the change of the law where people can only own a gun registered to them will help the crime rate go down (“Gun Control
Efforts to promote gun control date back to the 1960s. For instance, The Gun Control Act of 1968 attempted to keep firearms away from people not of age, and holding a criminal background. Even though these laws exist, people wanting to harm still find ways of legally obtaining firearms. Sick people will go out of their ways to get what they want; the only thing we could do is make it harder for them to obtain weapons by making background checks more complex. I personally believe that it is President Barack Obama 's job to address these issues and bring about reforms for he is the highest official of this national. Furthermore, according to Infoplease, Obama is trying to address gun control: “...His plan includes universal background checks for gun sales, the reinstatement and strengthening of the assault weapons ban, limiting ammunition magazines to a 10-round capacity, and other measures” (Gettings). Things need to be done to reduce the number of tragedies. As stated, “Close to 33,000 Americans were victims of gun-related deaths in 2011 and an average of 268 citizens are shot every day” (Daily Record Staff).The chart on the right shows that only a few states have current laws designed to protect citizens. One could infer that the death rate in the United States is awfully high. Specifically, California 's current gun control legislation is said to be one of the best. Many bills have passed in an
Gun Laws need to be regulated for multiple reasons. For one thing multiple sources including the United States Center for Disease Control and Prevention have listed the United States as having the highest rate of firearm violence among industrialized nations and being the leader in per-capita gun deaths among industrialized nations. The CDC about one hundred thousand americans are victims of gun violence and thirty thousand people die from gun related wounds every year. As If those 4 stats weren’t enough to justify guns being regulated, we still have to worry about things like gun shows which use loopholes in our current laws to sell guns to mentally ill people or former felons which are then used to help contribute to the multiple school shootings that we’ve seen over the years and other gun related crimes.
Imagine, a person is sitting in their classroom in college. He or she is focused on listening to the teacher, because he or she needs to pass the final exam in order to graduate. All of a sudden, an intruder charges through the door. The intruder pulls out a gun and starts blasting bullets throughout the classroom. There is nowhere to run and there is no way to fight back. Everyone is hit and on the floor, bleeding. This person is so close to graduating and starting a new life. Now his life has been cut short, because there was someone who illegally brought a gun to a school. Because the school had a symbol of “no guns allowed”. Because the intruder knew there was no one else could shoot back. Now imagine if that student, dying on the floor,
Today in the United States many people argue over the fact of guns being legal or illegal. There are people using guns for personal safety and there are others who use them for crimes, as well as for other situations. Firearm deaths in the United States have slowly been decreasing from year to year with all these bills getting passed to promote a safer country than ever before. Guns are the main weapon for youth suicide, school shootings, and for committing murder. In 2010 there were 2,711 infants, child, and teenage firearm deaths. As in school shootings and in committing murder, studies show shooters often had multiple, non-automatic guns, shootings were planned, most youth tell before shooting, shooters have a history of being bullied or threatened, shooters have mental issues, and shooters have done suicidal gestures before (Gun Control with School Shootings). Although there are people who use guns for murdering, there are also those who oppose guns being used without the proper requirements. 85% of all respondents to the survey supporting requiring states to report people to national background-checks systems who are prohibited from owning gu...
Gun control is a highly controversial topic in today’s world where the fight is between the liberal and the conservatives. Many people believe that guns should be banned due to many recent massacres that have happened whereas others are wanting people to have background checks done before owning a gun. I am against gun control because banning handguns in the United States should not be allowed because handguns fail to protect the people and it is ineffective.
The problem of gun control laws, their correlation with the Second Amendment, and the federal laws and policies for reduction of gun violence is widely discussed in many theoretical sources and scientific research literature. For example, Phillip J. Cook and Jens Ludwig (2000) speak about gun violence in the everyday life of America. They put forward the facts about the crime and mass massacre connected with gun ownership and inappropriate use. They consider political, social, and economic reasons for gun ownership control by analyzing the psychological and moral influences of gun violence victimization and the main trends of overcoming it. The authors also make an outline on the major measures that should be taken to reduce gun violence (Cook & Ludwig, 2000).
Gun control in the United States has been a major debate for hundreds of years. Many people believe that guns should be highly regulated while others believe that anyone should have the ability to own one. Each side has a plausible argument. Throughout this essay it will be show how not having gun control can increase violence and death rates, the right for everyone to own a gun is not guaranteed by the Second Amendment, and how over usage of guns has played a role in the diminishing populations of animals.
Gun control takes away gun rights from all people. No one should be forced to give up their rights because of someone that is mentally ill. People have guns not only for protection, but for hunting, sporting, and fun. President Bill Clinton signed The Brady Law, which imposed a five-day waiting period on the purchase of a firearm and required local law enforcement to carry out a background check on anyone attempting to buy a gun. This law was soon overruled because The Supreme Court ruled that having background checks was unconstitutional under the Tenth Amendment ( Gun Control Reform par. 14). The laws restricting access to guns would probably not prevent mass shootings. " Rampage killers tend to be meticulous planner." ( David Brooks Gun Control Laws par. 46). If the Government isn 't afraid to take your Second Amendment rights away, it probably means more of your rights will be taken eventually. The Bill of Rights might not even exist anymore in the
The topic of gun control comes with a widely spilt crowd. Some people believe that gun control is essential, especially in today’s world. Some people think gun control will help with decreasing crime and making the nation a safer place for us to live. On the other hand, there are people who speak of anti-gun control. These people believe the right to bear arms would make our nation a safe place to live due to the fact that we would have protection. Do you think the Government has the right to make something illegal like the right to bear arm? In my opinion, the Government cannot simply because it will be an offence to our founding fathers, who gave us the national right to bear arm. Also, for making
Any gun regulation we put in place will not stop a murderer or criminal from obtaining a gun. Robert Farago (author from USA Today) said "Believing that any gun control law would have disarmed or dissuaded a man willing to commit mass murder is to fail to understand the nature of the beast". What he is saying is that no gun law will stop a mass murderer from killing innocent people. When an awful event like a mass shooting occurs, too many people look at gun control as a solution when really it's just a distraction.
Every day some news related to gun violence are being heard all over the world. Shooting in driveway, public places, schools, homicide and suicide are some of different types of gun violence. Shooting on people and killing them is a big issue in the world and different comments are provided about that. One of the most important of them is about gun control laws. Stingl (2013) says “The term gun control as it is used in the United States refers to any action taken by the federal government or by state or local governments to regulate, through legislation, the sale, purchase, safety, and use of handguns and other types of firearms by individual citizens.” According to this idea gun control laws should be stricter and people should not be able to have access to guns easily. However, there are many other people who believe this idea is not a good solution and never help. This essay will demonstrate for and against views about the topic. People who agree with this idea consider: firstly, stricter laws will reduce violence and gun control means crime control. Secondly, some research shows people with gun are more at risks of getting shot. Thirdly, guns can always be misused by their owners and finally, stricter law is the best and the faster way to control crime and make community safe. While opponents say first of all, guns are necessary for people safety and protection. Secondly, guns are not the only tools for killing and violence; there are other weapons too and finally, gun ownership is human rights.
Gun control is an awfully big issue in the United States today. Many people in America don’t agree with the gun control laws that they have today. Gun control laws only take guns and freedom away from law-abiding citizens. Many citizens have their own reasons for owning a gun. Why would the government want to make it harder for people to own a gun? People that own guns aren’t very likely to be attacked by criminals. Owning a handgun is one of the best ways of protection when used correctly. The second amendment states “the right to bear arms”; does this grant everyone the right to own a gun? Gun control laws have not been proven to do anything for citizens. Gun control laws just make it harder for the good guy average Joe to own a gun. Gun control laws are not a good idea, and are taking part in the loss of our freedom that was given to us.
Gun control laws is something that the government must pass. People's “irrational fear” of mass shootings have become a reality. The case with James Holmes, he was clearly not sane and for him it was very easily to obtain guns, armor, ammunition. Fearing that people just like James Holmes are able to get guns this easy is scary. Gun control doesn’t necessarily mean giving up peoples guns. It just means that it will be harder to obtain guns. Also getting rid of Automatic guns will help with the reassurance of these types of guns are of the streets. Safety, knowing a person can go to a theater without the fear of shooter. Anywhere they go and knowing theyre safe is what people want when they talk about gun
Current gun laws need reform because there are too many accidental shootings involving young children. Children are at risk. They are curious, so when guns are in a home and not locked up, they have a chance of misusing a gun just because they are exploring the adult world. Chief editor of the NLCATP states, “proponents of the 2nd Amendment sometimes even complain about laws that require a weapon to be secured, citing the idea that if your gun is locked up how will it protect you.” The likeliness of an intruder coming into someone’s home is slim. A child is likely to be in the home everyday. A home security system could prevent a break in from an intruder or allow time for the police to come. With the extra time, a secured gun could be accessed.
America and guns, usually you wouldn’t think they would go together but in this day and age, it is. Nowadays teens and young adults are getting guns way to easily and doing awful things with them, look back at how guns have affected our state the last hundred years. Reported by OPB on May 21st, 1998 4 kids including the parents of the shooter were killed at Thurston High School because of his mental disease (MDD) and buying guns from other kids at school. Two years ago at Umpqua Community College in southern Oregon, according to a report done by the Los Angeles times, Christopher Harper-Mercer purchased guns legally despite his criminal history and “...having depression and anger issues” documented through the United States Army (Gunderson). There should be a major reform of gun control and safety to make sure America and the nation’s citizens are