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
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
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
commentator, Tammy Bruce, in her article, Why Gun Control Wont End Mass Murder, describes many statistics of gun violence. Bruce’s purpose is to make her readers aware of gun violence and the many factors contributing to it as well as how it is statistically unlikely that gun control will help. She adopts an aggressive tone in order to support those that agree with her. The main ideas expressed throughout this article are that politicians use shootings and gun violence for political gain and aren’t doing
favor of the second amendment argue that firearms are used for self protection against criminals and in sports including trapshooting and hunting. In contrast, opponents of the second amendment demand for strict gun regulations in order to decrease gun violence. Although, opponents believe that strict gun regulations should be enforced it isn’t the answer towards the decrease in gun violence. Without armed citizens, gun violence would increase because criminals would know that no-one can stop them
are fighting against the National Rifle Association (NRA), and demanding more gun control. But is demanding more control on guns really going to keep our students safe? There are really two sides to the debate on preventing school shootings, one side is pleading for
been many deaths due to guns. Many of those deaths are due to school shootings in which have left many families without their loved ones. From the Sandy Hook shooting, to the Pulse shooting in Orlando, to the Vegas shooting and to the most recent tragedy of school shooting in Florida. Kids and parents should not have to fear going to school or anywhere with the thought that their school might be the next
Gun violence and gun control are very touchy subjects. These topics are specifically two sided and no middle space. As millennials, we all have grown up knowing that school shooting happen and in high schools, middle schools and colleges all too often. We have had to practice drills for school shootings and although it may be a smart idea for us to be safe rather than sorry, should we have to worry that someone will be coming to school with the possibility of being shot. After watching the movie
Those who already owned a gun according to the law it was to be kept unloaded at all timed and be on safety, unless being used for a lawful purpose. Heller didn’t comply with the new law and filed a lawsuit against D.C. and on June 26 th of 2008, the decision of the Supreme Court ruled that the Second Amendment does protect an individual’s right to own and use guns for lawful purposes, and those purposes included self – Defense. In conclusion, the people believe that if guns have regulations crime