Essay On Gun Ownership
There is a nationwide argument about whether or not there should be limitations on gun rights and I think that there are only two situations when there should be limits on gun ownership. The first reason why someone should be unable to own a gun is if they are a convicted criminal. According to Google: A criminal is a person who has committed a crime. Criminals break laws. Why would they obey a gun law? Criminals and guns don’t mix. The National Institute of Justice says that in 2011, 414,562 non-fatal incidents occurred involving firearms. If you use a gun to commit a crime, you shouldn’t be allowed to own a gun for the rest of your life. The only other time that someone should never be able to own a firearm is if they are mentally unstable. The National Library of Medicine states, “ Reports suggest that up to 60% of perpetrators of mass shootings in the United States since 1970 displayed symptoms including acute paranoia, delusions, and depression before committing their
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crimes” For the health of both the mentally ill and the general population, they should not be able to buy guns. Another reason why they are unfit to purchase or own a firearm is because they could harm themselves. The Coalition to Stop Gun Violence says, “Psychiatric disorders such as depression are strongly implicated in suicide, which accounts for more than half of gun fatalities annually.” They might not just hurt others, but they could hurt themselves. Not everyone agrees with me. Some people think that there needs to be more gun control laws, even though all other gun laws and restrictions are unnecessary.
They say that you shouldn’t be able to own certain kinds of guns. They not only try to take away from our second amendment rights but make us tell the government when we buy guns. There are 270 million registered guns in the United States according to Google. There haven’t been 270 million shootings in the United States so that means registered gun owners are good. More people are killed by medical malpractice than guns. “More than 30,ooo people are killed by firearms each year in this country [The USA]. In 2010, the Office of Inspector General for Health and Human Services said that bad hospital care contributed to the deaths of 180,000 patients in Medicare alone in a given year. I would rather be murdered by some thug in the street and lose the $20 dollars I had in my pocket than make my family pay out the wazoo for medical bills, and still
die. There are only two instances in which gun ownership should ever be limited. Never more and never less. Work Cited
"Gun Violence." Nij.gov. National Institute of Justice, 4 Apr. 2013. Web. 18 Nov. 2015.
Snyder, Michael. "18 LITTLE-KNOWN GUN FACTS THAT PROVE THAT GUNS MAKE US SAFER." Infowars.com. 2013 Infowars.com Is a Free Speech Systems, LLC Company., 12 Aug. 2013. Web. 18 Nov. 2015.
crimes” For the health of both the mentally ill and the general population, they should not be able to buy guns. Another reason why they are unfit to purchase or own a firearm is because they could harm themselves. The Coalition to Stop Gun Violence says, “Psychiatric disorders such as depression are strongly implicated in suicide, which accounts for more than half of gun fatalities annually.” They might not just hurt others, but they could hurt themselves. Not everyone agrees with me. Some people think that there needs to be more gun control laws, even though all other gun laws and restrictions are unnecessary.
They say that you shouldn’t be able to own certain kinds of guns. They not only try to take away from our second amendment rights but make us tell the government when we buy guns. There are 270 million registered guns in the United States according to Google. There haven’t been 270 million shootings in the United States so that means registered gun owners are good. More people are killed by medical malpractice than guns. “More than 30,ooo people are killed by firearms each year in this country [The USA]. In 2010, the Office of Inspector General for Health and Human Services said that bad hospital care contributed to the deaths of 180,000 patients in Medicare alone in a given year. I would rather be murdered by some thug in the street and lose the $20 dollars I had in my pocket than make my family pay out the wazoo for medical bills, and still
die. There are only two instances in which gun ownership should ever be limited. Never more and never less. Work Cited
"Gun Violence." Nij.gov. National Institute of Justice, 4 Apr. 2013. Web. 18 Nov. 2015.
Snyder, Michael. "18 LITTLE-KNOWN GUN FACTS THAT PROVE THAT GUNS MAKE US SAFER." Infowars.com. 2013 Infowars.com Is a Free Speech Systems, LLC Company., 12 Aug. 2013. Web. 18 Nov. 2015.