Argumentative Essay: Should Gun Control Laws?

Why is gun control the supposed “cure” for crime? Why is there always this need to blame guns for people’s crimes? If this theory is correct, then the belief that pencils cause grammatical errors is also true; wait, that doesn’t sound right, does it? Now, all of a sudden when the “cure” is used in this light it becomes ridiculous. In fact, Americans have a constitutional right to own handguns, and stricter laws and licensing will not effectively save lives.
Guns kill people? What gave somebody that this was a smart idea? Humans created guns to gather food and then guns evolved into defense against perplex enemies. Guns cannot load and shoot themselves; they are simply tools. Tool’s actions are completely dependent on the user, just like a computer is only as smart as it’s user. Along with the belief that guns kill people, there are a few other sayings that are as equally illogical. For instance, as stated above, pencils cause grammar mistakes. Once again a pencil is only a tool created by humans. Another saying is that spoons make people fat; once again theses are illogical expression that most people think are ridiculous, but for some reason, they’re completely viable when used in the gun debate.
Currently, school zones are a gun free zone, is this really the safest thing? No, gun free zones are a target for any criminal; in fact, it doesn’t have to be a criminal, even a mentally unstable person. This, in other words, is a defense free zone. The warning signs might as well state, “Fish in a barrel, bring a gun, and take out as many people as you can.” Is this really worth the risk? The next scientist that cures cancer is at a constant risk of being shot, by whom is the real question? Does society really want our top new work force to be at risk for their lives everyday? We shouldn’t leave them defenseless to whoever walks into the