to avoid the control of guns to a certain demographic. The government should require mental evaluations for anyone wanting to buy a gun because it would prevent mass shooting, decrease suicide rates, and people who aren’t in sound mind and have poor judgement shouldn’t have a deadly weapon. The earth as a whole is plagued with violence and death but the development of the gun has massively increased both by allowing a single person to kill multiple people in the matter of seconds. Gun violence in
Kendra Gallos English III H 3/21/18 Gun Control Will Not Solve Anything Guns are given a bad reputation because of the terrors that can be committed by people who want to cause harm. Those who are gun control advocates wish to ban certain weapons without basis, ban certain weapon attachments, and restrict the rights of the second amendment. Gun control supporters base their opinion on statistics about gun violence that use a portion of data that is not about gun violence just to boost the value of
really teach a violent man not to shot a gun? Do guns harm people or is it just the individual behind it?
Should More Gun Control Laws Be Enacted? Common Sense or Gun Control? We live in a reactive society whereby we wait for things to go wrong then we form arguments based on the prevailing situation. American have been owning gun since time immemorial but it is not until something in the stature of the recent Las Vegas shootings, and Orlando shooting where arguments for gun control arise. America already have enough gun control laws and I opine that enactment of more laws to control gun usage among
The Issue Of Gun Control 000 The issue of gun control is a vast controversial topic in America as citizens have different viewpoints on the controlling of firearms being privately owned. It is complex and significant as guns (especially unregistered) bring about intended and unintended violence. The two positions consist of the ones who are for gun control known as the Brady Campaign and the ones against it known as the National Rifle Association It is known that guns are being illegally
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
Many people would argue that arming school staff is a good idea. Giving an educator a weapon could potentially save children’s lives and prevent school shootings. Some opposing arguments say that police can be used as an alternative to this type of protection; however, supporters of the idea do not agree, saying that officers cannot be everywhere at once in the school. Instead of having to wait for help to arrive in their classroom, teachers can handle the situation themselves. Both children and
Gun Control on College Campus The issue of gun control in the United States is becoming a very debatable topic especially with the increasing incidences of school shootings around the country. More and more families are being affected by the tragic shootings, and there are solutions that can take place on campuses to better protect the students and faculty. One solution would be to allow students to conceal carry a firearm on campus. This could allow the crimes to be ceased before
Shooting Video Essay As the debate of whether or not to show the video subsides, new arguments arise creating a huge wave over the social media sites and news stations. Two main issues can be debated when discussing the Virginia shooting video. First, the privacy and dignity of the victims of the shooting are at stake. The second issue is criminal violence, however most news sources seem to make the subject about gun control. It’s not a matter of the video being shown or not anymore. The video has already
https://home.nra.org 2. What are the issues your organization or group is concerned? • Ammunition: Since the 1960s, firearm control groups have tried to get one or another variety of ammo banned, severely limited, prohibitively overtaxed or overly regulated, to alarm the acquisition of weapons and undercut their use. • Background checks: Federal law call for all gun traders, producers and shippers to be certified, and call for such licensees to start a background check on a non-licensee to whom