The Right to Own a Gun Are you willing to sit back and become a victim of violent crime or allow the government to tamper with your civil liberties? In recent years, anti-gun politicians have attempted to control guns in the name of crime prevention this is an assault on the Second Amendment rights of US citizens . The Second Amendment states, “ A well regulated Militia being necessary to the Security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed.” Not
The Right to Own Guns As American citizens, we have more rights and freedoms than any other group of people in the world. The founders of this country established these freedoms because they had previously lived in countries where the people did not have as many rights. One of these rights is stated in the Second Amendment to the Constitution, which proclaims “the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.” But over the years various laws and regulations have infringed upon
Should Individual Citizens in Canada Own Guns? Recently, there has been an issue in Canada on whether individual citizens can have their own handguns or not. Some believe that gun control is absolutely necessary to prevent people from becoming victims of gun crimes, while others maintain the exact opposite view. I agree with the latter, but I also think it is appropriate for the government to regulate the gun-dealing business. First of all, disarming the ordinary people punished the law-abiding
With gun control being one of the most substantial controversies of modern times, many influential figures have risen to support stances on the matter. On February first of 2013, a man by the name of Sam Harris wrote an article for “The WEEK” on the matter titled, “Why I own guns” in which he illustrates his beliefs as to why a rational person should own firearms. Sam Harris is a New York Times bestselling author, a gun rights activist, and possesses a degree in philosophy from Stanford University
To Own or Not to Own-That is the Question Do you think that people should be allowed to own guns? This debate has raged on in our nation for decades. In 1791, our founding fathers adopted the Second Amendment to the United States Constitution. The amendment is part of the United States Bill of Rights and it states; “A well-regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed.” More recently in 2008 and 2010, the
staff members, and his own mother; this occurred because Adam Lanza was a man with a psychiatric illness with possession of many guns. If Adam Lanza did not have possession of this gun, twenty seven lives could have been saved. There are criminal background checks that take place in order to own a gun, however the government is missing one crucial aspect to it, and that is the medical background check. Even though there are laws against people with mental illnesses having guns, but the government has
Since the early days, gun control has been a never-ending debate. It is because of the fast increase in crime, the fight for the right to own a hand gun, the introduction of legislation for gun control in order reduce the crime in the United States, that this issue has been hotly debated in recent years. The streets of America are now a war zone especially right here were we live. ?Florida has the highest crime rate of any state and the sixth highest homicide level?(www.guncite.com). A sad fact but
Posession of Guns in the USA Zimring and Hawkins states that America is a gun culture with these words from the report of the National Commission on the Causes and Prevention of Violence in 1969. "Firearms have long been an important part of American life. For many years the armed citizen-soldier was the country's first line of defense. Firearms no longer play a significant role in keeping food on American tables, yet Americans own and use firearms to a degree that puzzles many observers
human beings. The issue that will be addressed is one that brings with it great controversy. Does our right to own guns infringe upon the rights of others to live? Would it be a greater injustice to ban the right to own guns thus saving lives? Would this action decrease pain and increase pleasure for the majority? I ask that an open mind be kept throughout this presentation, for guns impact two basic rights provided by the Constitution. The first can be found in these words at the end of the
The Gun Laws: Gun Proof Kids Not Child Proof Guns Marcus J Paulus According to Begala (2013): People who own weapons should know their terrible, lethal power far better than non-gun owners. Once you pull a trigger in a vacant field and see a beer can instantly explode, you know there is no force on earth that can undo that destruction. Sure, shooting brings a rush--but it should also spur humility. At least in the gun culture I know, it does. (p. 7) There has been a lot of talk about
Gun Control is not a Good Choice As a result of several recent mass shootings, gun control has become a popular topic. Gun control refers to the laws, background checks, and more protections against mentally ill individuals purchasing firearms. Some of the population believes that gun control should be strengthened, while the others are against it. There have been many situations in which firearms were used to harm innocent people, but gun control is not the solution to the problem we face as a
Constitution give people the right, or should guns be restricted or banned because they are used in the commission of many crimes? Some argue that the right to bear arms is not as vital today as it was in the 1700's, or that it does not apply to individuals. Others argue that it is an individual right guaranteed by the Constitution to own a firearm. It is obvious that the nation does not want guns in the hands of convicted felons; however it is necessary that guns be not confiscated from law-abiding citizens
Guns Are Not a Toy The topic of guns is one of the most controversial issues facing America today. It’s so taboo that most toy companies will refuse to comment on their toy gun policies or reject the use of “gun” in any marketing. Many parents are having to make the decision whether to allow their impressionable young children to be exposed to and play with toy guns. Due to the escalating violence in our country and toy guns being mistaken for real weapons, many parents are choosing not to allow
this point. Some gun control supporters believe that completely banning handguns is the best way to protect citizens. However, banning handguns fails to protect people because
the Case Against Gun Control, “Chicago's high rates of gun violence have been well-documented. In 2014, there were 2,587 shooting victims in the city, according to the Chicago Tribune. The New York City Police Department recorded 1,381 victims in the same time period, and New York has around three times as many people as the Windy City.” It is obvious that Illinois has gone wrong somewhere with their gun laws because guns are not easily accessible. Elkin says that a lot of guns are accessed from
Furthermore, gun laws do not show any sign of helping prevent shootings. Gun free zones are a very big thing that has been put into the law in the past decades. Statistics have found that they actually do not help prevent shootings at all. In the article, “Gun-Free Zones: Weighing the Pros and Cons”, the author brings this very issue up. The author states, “Every mass shooting in the U.S. since 1977… has happened in a gun free zone” (Danielle). Some could argue that gun free zones almost encourage
We all know that it is legal to have a gun in America. Have you ever notice America owns nearly half of the world’s guns? However the Americans only make up of 4.4 percent of the global population. In a hundred Americans there is an average of 88 who owns guns. The high rate of gun ownership, frequently mass shootings and a leak on government control engenders the Americans to be so susceptible to gun violence. In October 2017, the worth mass shooting ever in American history took place at a country
shooting are happening. Also, there is more violence in the united states too. The united states of America need gun control because of school shootings, gang violence, and suicides. If we could pass some stricter laws for gun control, we could prevent some many shootings in our world today. Men, women, and lots of innocent kids would still be alive if we had stricter
Gun Control: Hillary Clinton vs. Bernie Sanders The gun laws in California are some of the most restrictive in the United States. In order to purchase a gun legally, one must obtain a firearm safety certificate by passing a written test. There is a 10-day waiting period as well as many limitations on who may own a firearm. Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton are two democratic candidates who recently had a presidential debate in Flint Michigan for the 2016 election. The purpose of this essay is to
“Guns don’t kill people, people kill people.” I have heard and seen this slogan almost everywhere I go, but what does it exactly mean? Guns are objects, and are just another TOOL used for self-defense. Guns cannot kill or hurt people, but rather it’s the people who handle and carry the guns that harm and kill others. Our government needs to take a closer look at our gun laws, and come up with a law that will help keep America safe. Recently our law makers of Texas have presented a bill that will