Wilson presents convincing statistics to support his statements. He shows that only a fraction of the guns used by criminals are purchased at a gun shop. He points out that many would-be burglars are scared away because a home owner displayed or used a gun. He also presented statistics that disprove the assertion of gun control advocates that “the cost of self-defense is self injury: Handgun owners are more likely to shoot themselves or their loved ones than a criminal” (Barnet and Bedau 125). These statements are very true and should definitely be taken into consideration when dealing with gun…
Citizens have an equal right to guns as well as the right to gun safety. In James Q Wilson’s excerpt “Just Take Away Their Guns”, Mr. Wilson disputes against the critical notion to ban individual’s right to arms, and instead pleads for the reduction of illicit gun abuse. Expanding upon his article he vouches for lawful frisking, acted out by an officer with reasonable suspicion. If in such occasion an illegal gun is found, the suspect will be arrested.…
The article “JUST TAKE AWAY THEIR GUNS” written by James Q. Wilson gives a detailed look of why people may take an anti-gun control stance. Reading the title, you may expect this article to be for gun control, but in the first paragraph it’s clear what side the author is on. Furthermore, he continues that getting guns out of the hands of Americans would be an impossible task. Providing evidence for that claim he states that “There are some 200 million guns in private ownership” (Wilson 1). Knowing this information, it gives us an insight on how large America’s gun collection is, and how hard it will be to retrieve all those guns.…
Wilson states that there are too many guns in the country and it will be impossible to remove them all. However, the main issue is not to try to remove all guns but working to reduce the distribution of them. Why is it that people from lower economical statuses have easy access to militant rifles? If there is a reduced distribution of guns there will be a difference in homicide rates even if Wilson disagrees. Wilson states that having gun serves as self defense. (Wilson 2007) Even though he may seem right but many people always claim self defense when it really isn't. For example, Trayvon Martin and George Zimmerman case was one of the biggest we ever seen. George followed Trayvon home one night which lead to a scuffle between the two and resulted into Trayvon being shot to death while George claimed self…
I have noticed a quote on the article stating, “Nothing is easier than disarming the law-abiding and peaceful”, I am very curious to what does this really mean. I think that a lot of people are getting the whole issue with guns with not having the right to protect the “home”. No, nothing is wrong with this but giving the history of violence there should be some stricter guideline to go through such as: having certain gun available for homes, taking away the privilege of being able to carry a gun outside the home.…
He inspires change in this article, in hope of extending that to his readers. His use of facts, and a well structured essay make for an overall convincing argument. He does not appear to use much of his own voice or opinions in the paper, helping to make it seem unbiased and more so a speculation and analysis of gun control.…
By taking away the citizen’s guns, the government is slowly starting to take away citizens’ rights (E). That’s something that the country's forefathers wouldn’t want, and something most citizens don’t want…
Government assumes that if society confines gun control that criminal activity will be reduced, however, offenders generally aim for victims who are unarmed. This would make it effortless for the criminal to assault a bystander while it leaves the victim vulnerable.Controlling weapons will not keep them out of felon’s hands. Each individual has the entitlement to protect themselves against unjustified acts. Righteous residents would have a sense of security knowing that firearms could be carried legally for his or her own protection and safety. A decrease in rifle sales, along with ammunition, will damage a state’s economy. Aside from criminal abuse, firearms are valued for friendly competitions and hunting purposes. Individuals who possess guns are put to a challenge to see if they can handle true responsibility. Besides regulating firearms completely, there are other alternatives to resolve gun…
The view on this paper will be from a pro-gun stand point providing valid points of view from the individual’s right to own guns to protect themselves and how instilling strict gun laws actually do not lessen gun crimes as anti-gun advocates proclaim.…
In response to an article titled (Gun Debate: Where Is the Middle Ground?) written by Mallory Simon, writer and senior producer of online presentations for the Cable News Network (CNN) on January 31, 2013, the argument can be presented that “Guns don’t kill people, people do.” The article highlighted the common topic of gun control. In that phrase alone it is proposed that somehow guns have a mind of their own and can somehow control themselves. The author presents the proposal that somehow there may be a common ground in maintaining the use and sanction of guns in our country by creating a medium of strict public policy in the form of background checks and security. It is with strong supported evidence that an attempt will be made to argue that the power to control the illegal, malicious and careless use of guns is to limit the power of people to obtain them with a…
Gun Safety has been a big topic that people are speaking of all the time. The Second Amendment says that citizens have the right to bear arms. That amendment was created for militias as America had become free and they didn’t want any surprise attacks from Britain incase they tried to take America back, now America and Britain are close allies. Everyday on the news there’s always a shooting and maybe it’s because guns are easy to access. I do not think that civilians need guns. Now some might argue that the police are corrupt and that they don’t want to rely on the police to do something that they can handle but that is their job. If guns are banned than their needs to be higher protection against smuggling as criminals will obviously not…
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, as stated in the Second Amendment U.S. Constitution. Squeezing the trigger on a gun to take someone’s life will be second nature if it prevents innocent people or loved ones from being shot by an intruder. To some people gun control is a crime issue, to others it a right issue. So is a society without guns a safer place or is it? Let’s take the UK for example, in 1997 the UK banned hand guns and crimes doubled in the decade as said in The Times August 24, 2007. The cartoon picture above was found through Google on “how gun control works” by Vicki McClure Davidson posted on July 3, 2012. What is being depicted from the cartoon picture is how we will defend our safety, family’s safety, and be able to prevent acts of rage from a mass murders and crime. The person without a gun in his hand would represent any person who is for control in the United States of America. Instead of pointing a gun back he uses his fingers as a gun and holds an orange in his other hand as his second line of defense. The person holding the gun is a criminal who has bought his gun from the black market or didn’t surrender his guns that were not registered. The message in this picture is take away our rights to bear arms and the option we are left with is throw an orange at a criminal that’s pointing a gun at you. This picture employs the patho angle to imply that society would benefit from firearms in the hands of responsible citizens, but attempts to keep firearms away from these citizens do more harm than good.…
”Nearly three weeks after the latest mass shooting claimed the lives of nine people, 52% of Americans now oppose stricter gun control laws, 6 percentage points more than the 46% of Americans who support such laws.”(diamond,2015).In the past year, there has been many shootings. If the guns are taken away, some of these could have been solved but that’s only solving one problem. Taking them isn’t helping the helpless people that can’t defend themselves without them.…
There is no doubt that guns are an integral part of American history. Throughout the years there have been numerous debates over whether gun control is a respectable solution for the United States. Therefore, two extremely evident sides have shaped: one for weapon control and one against it. The people for weapon control have contended that the numerous school shootings were mostly a consequence of our nation's insignificant firearm control. To several this may appear like a sensible argument, yet it is an over-speculation; there are numerous different components that have resulted in awful tragedies like school shootings. Those against firearm control have contended that weapon control laws are an infringement of constitutional established rights. In any case, which side is correct? Numerous individuals might say that neither one of the sides is totally right, yet when the certainties are displayed it is clear that firearm control is not a legitimate arrangement on the facts that weapons do not murder individuals, individuals murder individuals; self-defense is the most obvious explanation behind owning a firearm, and on the details that the…
The ‘Spiritual Baptist Movement’ still common in the West Indies in places such as: St Vincent & The Grenadines, Barbados, Guyana and primarily Trinidad. Its origin though not Caribbean based was very influential towards the religion itself. Its development and its practices were also important in its recognition. The effect of the religion was also attached to social and political backgrounds.…