Gun control is a controversial topic that has been around for decades in the United States. It is primary debated between two groups: gun right activists and pro-gun control activists. These two groups often disagree on the interpretation of the law and the effect of control on crimes and public safety. While many gun rights activist may argue that it’s their constitutional right to bare arms, or that they need guns in order to protect themselves, shouldn’t there be restrictions? Are we really just
caused gun control to become an extremely controversial area of American politics. Primarily, the debate is carried on by two different groups, those supporting gun control and those supporting gun rights. Often times, these groups disagree on the interpretation of these laws and court cases related to firearms. Even more specifically, they disagree about the effects of gun control on crime and the overall safety of the public. It is clearly in the interests, of all Americans, to reduce gun violence
government, and since the federal government proclaims this to be a democratic country based upon equality, then any gun control measures adopted by the government should be democratically applied. If law-abiding citizens are to have their guns taken from them then let the law-abiding police agencies of the state be disarmed also. (Those in law enforcement who are crooked can keep their guns just as the drug pushers and criminal elements in the civilian population at large will keep theirs.) Democracy
“You cannot legislate evil out of this world gentlemen. In the end you are going to have to give good men guns and set them loose” (Minuteman Militia, 2015). American Citizens see evil every single day on city streets. Examples of it are plastered on televisions by the media, as well as displayed on social media sites for the world to see. Evil is natural, it is prevalent, and it is powerful. Many legislators, as well as citizens, feel that evil can be beaten. They feel that the evil that exists
States of America does not do enough to keep citizens safe from gun related violence. Some may argue that the second amendment gives the right to bear arms for self-defense but it can also be interpreted as an opportunity for others to become criminals. Many innocent students have died due to school related shootings that have occurred in the past. Guns are one of the leading causes of death in America. Statistics have proven that without guns it would be harder to kill someone and therefore the amount
other guns from his mother’s collection. After shooting the principal and school psychologist, he walked into a first-grade classroom, where he shot and killed the teacher and fifteen of the sixteen students. Only one person in the room survived, a six-year-old girl who played dead until Lanza was gone. Lanza continued his killing spree throughout the school, killing a total of twenty children and six adults, wounding two others, and then finally shooting himself.” - Thinking Critically: Gun Control
A study from the Journal of Quantitative Criminology found that, “ U.S. civilians use guns to defend themselves and others from crime at least 989,883 times per year” ( just-facts). Gun control in America has been a popular and controversial topic since the founding of the nation. In recent years the topic of it has made a resurgence in popularity with the majority of citizens and the two main political parties, split over its effectiveness. This has caused Americans to publish studies and lobby