The Pros And Cons Of Gun Control

Are guns killing off humanity? Over the past few years, mass shootings and violence had taken place all over America. It seems like these tragic shootings are becoming a trend and more common in public environments, like the movie theater shooting in Aurora, Colorado. That shooting left 12 people dead and at least 70 wounded. Another shooting occurred at Sandy Hook Elementary school in Connecticut, where 26 lives were ended, just days before Christmas. Twenty of those lives were innocent little kids. That’s, twenty diplomas lost, twenty futures taken, and twenty dreams destroyed. Political and social leaders in our history were also victims of gun violence, such as Abraham Lincoln, Martin Luther King Jr., and John F. Kennedy. What’s sad is that, all the blames went to the guns, not the shooters, but the guns! The government and the media kept giving out the wrong information to our society. They made guns the enemy in the public’s eyes, but in reality it’s the shooters state of mind. Recently, the Obama administration and the government leaders are trying to pass laws pertaining to gun control. They believe that by doing this, crimes would perish, and the wounds of the victims would mend; but they’re wrong. Gun control would not be an effective solution in making America a better and peaceful place, because guns can still be obtained illegally, it would hurt the American economy, and would strip the rights of the citizens.
Gun control would never work, because guns can still be obtained illegally. Even though laws can be made to prevent bad people from obtaining guns, guns are everywhere and it can fall into the wrong hands easily. Jay Watchel, an agent from Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco Firearms and Explosives (ATF), said that one o...

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...en stop its sales on the market, guns can still be obtained illegally. It’s a proven fact that many people today get their guns through illegal transactions like straw purchases or unlicensed dealers. Having gun control would also hurt America’s economy. It can lead to the country’s loss of jobs and higher debts. But the most important use of gun is for the citizen’s rights. History was told so that the future can prevent itself from repeating history. A long time ago the Americans used guns to give the country freedom from a mad-abusive government. Letting the government control the guns would put its citizens in harm and back where they were in history. Gun control would just kill America. Guns need to be left alone. Every time there’s gun violence all the fingers should be pointed at the ones who pulled the trigger. Guns doesn’t kill people, people kill people.