Arguments Against Gun Regulation
Gun control has been a much-debated topic since the Second Amendment was ratified in 1791. In the Constitution it states: “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” (Murphy, p. 1656). Although we have a split opinion on whether or not guns should be regulated we can argue that gun regulation hasn’t had a steady increase or decline. Factors such as violence, lobbyist, and Constitutional rights have had both positive and negative impacts on gun regulation. While mass shootings continue to increase, the fight for gun regulation has seen an increase as well. Definitions for mass shootings have changed within the past 10 years; according
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Within the topic of mass murder, the question that presents itself is whether or not guns being used to kill people are being bought legally or illegally. Whatever the outcome may be for the legality of purchased guns used in violent acts, people will demand stricter gun regulations. If the purchased gun was bought legally then the argument would be “requirements for purchasing guns should be stricter in order to try and keep bad people from purchasing them.” Had the gun been bought illegally the argument would be “we need to have tougher gun regulations in order to keep gun purchasing legal and strict.” Over the past three decades it has been found that 82 percent of weapons involved in mass shootings were purchases legally (Chuck). On December 2, 2015 a shooting in San Bernardino, California occurred which took the lives of fourteen people (Buchanam). The culprits were Syed Rizwan Farook, and Tashfeen Malik who had legally purchased the guns used in the shooting (Buchanam). On October 1, 2015 Christopher Harper-Mercer went into a community college in Oregon and killed nine people with guns he had purchased legally through a federally licensed firearm dealer (Buchanam). Dylan Roof stepped inside a historically black church in Charleston, South Caroline on June 17, 2015 and
Within the topic of mass murder, the question that presents itself is whether or not guns being used to kill people are being bought legally or illegally. Whatever the outcome may be for the legality of purchased guns used in violent acts, people will demand stricter gun regulations. If the purchased gun was bought legally then the argument would be “requirements for purchasing guns should be stricter in order to try and keep bad people from purchasing them.” Had the gun been bought illegally the argument would be “we need to have tougher gun regulations in order to keep gun purchasing legal and strict.” Over the past three decades it has been found that 82 percent of weapons involved in mass shootings were purchases legally (Chuck). On December 2, 2015 a shooting in San Bernardino, California occurred which took the lives of fourteen people (Buchanam). The culprits were Syed Rizwan Farook, and Tashfeen Malik who had legally purchased the guns used in the shooting (Buchanam). On October 1, 2015 Christopher Harper-Mercer went into a community college in Oregon and killed nine people with guns he had purchased legally through a federally licensed firearm dealer (Buchanam). Dylan Roof stepped inside a historically black church in Charleston, South Caroline on June 17, 2015 and