As mentioned earlier, Washington, D.C. and the United Kingdom adopted stringent gun control laws and it literally increased crime. If laws become too tough to handle, people will work their way around the laws. Owning or not owning a gun will not make people less susceptible to experiencing crime. In 2010, across four counties, 444 domestic homicides relating to guns were recorded. In only eight of these instances, the gun involved had been kept in the home. Furthermore, the instances when the gun in the home had been used, it is safe to say that it was used in self-defense. Most homicide victims are killed by weapons carried by the intruder (Lott, pg. 26,…
The main idea of stricter gun control is to deter crime rates, but doing this could potentially increase crime rates instead. Not allowing law abiding citizens to own guns will leave them defenseless to criminals that still have access to illegal guns. If criminals know that citizens no longer have guns to protect themselves, they are more likely to attempt that crime on them thus increasing crime rates. According to the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), “Global Study on Homicide,”…
The modern day anti-gun advocate cries out that if guns were outlawed, then the violent crime rate would drop dramatically. Were this true, I would agree with them, however, this is the true myth in the situation. Were guns still outlawed, the criminal with a desire to attain a gun would still be able to get them. In the first place, most violent criminals do not buy guns legally in the first place, they usually buy them from black market dealers. (Pitman p.17) Second, the crime rate does not come from the availability of firearms but from the lack respect in today's society for other people's lives and property. Were guns make illegal, the same affect as de-legalizing narcotics and, in the 20's, alcohol had, absolutely nothing. Those individuals that wanted to get these things, would still get them without any trouble at all.…
For the last couple of years, gun control has continued to be a huge controversial debate in Congress. This argument over whether gun control laws should be strict is nothing new to the world of politics. The ideas of gun control consist of laws that either keep away firearms from people, or allow one to keep guns for personal protection. They also control who the guns are being sold to and who can own them. In America, each state government has passed many gun control laws. Many people think that gun control is right because they think keeping people away from guns will reduce the amount of deaths each year. They also think that guns cause many of the deaths that had been committed each year. Whenever people hear the word gun, the thoughts…
Researchers believe that stricter gun control laws can help curb the increasing violence in the United States. They argue that tighter control on hand gun sales and the banning of assault rifle would be beneficial to our society. Can new gun laws put an end to gun violence in the U.S., or do they infringe upon constitutional rights provided by the Second Amendment, and serve no purpose other than to take away guns from law abiding citizens?…
Gun control activists make their claims that gun control is a good idea because it has succeeded in other places, two of which we shall now examine. Britain has become a country where it is nearly impossible for a law-abiding citizen to obtain a firearm. Gun control has succeeded there -- or has it? Examining the crime in Britain, statistics show that since the banning of guns in 1997, crime has risen…
No amount of laws will ever change that. This is proven by the fact that in Singapore possession of drugs is punishable by death, yet there is still drug trafficking. This also pertains to guns. Fatalities during crimes will still occur. The crime rate will not decrease. In Virginia you have to register to purchase a gun, and the rate of crimes has stayed the same. Many people die in crimes, but there are more fatalities from everyday items, such as hammers or ice picks, than there are gun fatalities. Gun control is not the solution we need to stop crime. It is inadequate and frustrating to many people. If gun control became a reality, there would be riots and uprisings all over the United States. If there were gun control laws, the riots and uprisings would increase fatalities from guns.…
Guns do a lot of bad, but do a lot more good for society. Banning guns will not stop the problem, but will just make it worse. Guns are apart of our society as Americans they have been around since colonial years, and are not leaving anytime soon. “The number of guns in America has increased by more than 50 percent since 1993, and in that same period the gun homicide rate in the United States has dropped by half. (Kristof, The Times).” Guns offer protection for individuals. One day you could be in the wrong place at the wrong time, and a shooting breaks out, you will pray there is someone else there with a concealed firearm to help control the situation while waiting for police to arrive. They can’t do that if guns are banned. “We need to understand that we cannot stop crimes and murders. And banning guns would be a step, or two, backwards instead of moving forward in the right direction (The Times News).” The research conducted to produce this paper was drawn from a multitude of sources all with different…
It has been a proven fact that the states with stricter gun control have increased the crime rate by a lot. That is happening because some people still have guns and the government are disarming everybody else which makes it easier to rob store gas stations and banks. “Although guns killed 35,957 people in 1995 the guns didn’t pull the trigger people did.”(Schmittroth 3) Most of those killings were from having gun control. If we got rid of gun control it would reduce the amount of crimes that go on in the United States. Most of the guns in the United States protect lives more than they take lives. But that only happens when there is no gun control. And handguns are perfect for women to keep in there purse to have for self-defense. But the government is trying to pass gun control which will leave most of the women defenseless. Which bad thing is that approximately 200,000 women in the United States use guns to protect themselves from sexual crimes every single year. And guns prevent more injures than they…
Since guns were invented in 1260 ad. they have been used by almost every country in the world, mainly the United States of America. The gun assists in hunting, wars, and self defense. Some of our most fearsome battles in history, like the Revolutionary War and World Wars, have gained victory with the aid of guns. Guns not only helped us to win battles, they have helped protect us in self defense and put food on the table from hunting. Gun Control is a system that restricts guns and holds high standards for gun holders. We have trusted guns with our lives through all of our wars, depended on it to protect us and feed us, yet we seem to think that putting restrictions on guns is okay. Gun control can lead as we see by other examples to unconstitutional…
Gun control laws do not prevent crime. They simply restrict citizens from gaining easy access to a firearm. While this would make it more difficult for citizens to be in possession of a gun, it does not completely restrain their ability to have one. Guns can be accessed through a variety of methods, including through illegal means. By putting preventive measures in place, the only people who would be restrained from gaining access to a gun would…
In Kennesaw Georgia, all citizens are required to own at least one firearm and keep ammunition. As a result of this, Kennesaw has the lowest crime rate of any city its size in America. According to FBI crime statistics Kennesaw Georgia hasn’t had a fatal shooting in twenty five years since March 1982. Also another example that shows there is no need to implement gun control is in Switzerland. Every male between 20 and 42 in Switzerland is part of the national military and they are required to have their fully automatic weapons and ammunition at home, once they aren’t on duty. Switzerland has more firepower per person than any other country in the world and yet it is said to be one of the safest countries in the world. An example of how more guns equals less crime is in John Lott’s book More Guns, Less Crime. John Lott is best known for his role in the gun rights debate, in particular his arguments against restrictions on carrying and owning guns. In his book Lott shows that communities where law abiding citizens are armed usually have the lowest crime…
“Between Friday night and Sunday evening(May 2-4 2014), 28 people had been shot in Chicago. Which...shows an improvement over the previous weekend, which tacked on more than 40 gunshot victims to the city's climbing statistics.” Chicago has one of the most strict gun laws in The United States, the entire city is a gun control utopia. Chicago is proof that gun control does not work. Gun control and the number of people shot in Chicago is…
This paper will show that gun control laws in the United States have had no significant effects on reducing crime. Although the anti-gun lobby supposes that passing more stringent laws will reduce the level of crime it will be shown that this just places additional hardships on the law abiding citizens of the United States. The work of various studies and reports from the United States government and private foundations will be the mainstay supporting concepts of this paper.…
Does the lack of restrictions on being able to obtain a gun help or hurt a society? I believe that guns should be used as a last resort. The amount of deaths caused by gun control abuse is sickening. This topic intrigues me most because nonviolent resolutions to gun involved crimes opposed to problems caused by guns is more desirable to the people in today’s society. Gun control has been a reoccurring issue with people all over. Earlier this year, President Obama proposed a strategy to decrease gun violence in America. This increases the limitations based on background checks. Although this makes it harder to get a gun, it is not fully effective in preventing intentional violence as of right now. With a limitation to the access…