Gun Control Argumentative Essay

Nearly every US citizen has an emotional opinion about gun control with politicians, the media, community leaders and school administrators leading the charge. The debate over gun control is actually misguided. How can a law be controlled? It can only be enforced. The Constitution legally established the right for any law abiding citizen to keep and bear arms, yet proponents of gun control wish to steadily erode this law through regulation and legislation. The term gun control is just that, a steady relentless effort to seize control by chipping away at the edges of the law until is gone entirely. Gun control advocates commonly resort to emotional arguments presented out of context rather than rational examination. An honest debate depends on citing the facts
Blaming guns, and those who support gun ownership, is a way to transfer the blame. Our schools, such an integral part of community, have seen a staggering onslaught of violence. Ever since Columbine, would-be criminals understand that schools are an easy target for launching an attack. Whatever the motive of the criminal is, he can easily achieve it in a “gun free zone” full of vulnerable children and unprepared administrators.
Gene Hoffman, the chairman of the Calguns Foundation, argues that gun control is not the answer to providing safety in schools and preventing school massacres. Citing a school massacre in 1927, involving explosives instead of firearms, Hoffman suggests that teachers should be allowed to arm themselves, to receive training or opt for less lethal weapons in order to protect themselves and students. Dr. Michael Brown, a member of Doctors for Sensible Gun Laws would also like to see teachers better prepared. Like Hoffman, Dr. Brown is sensitive to the fact that many school administrators are pacifists. He proposes a concealed carry law for