Credibility Gun Violence is known as a complicated, controversial issue of firearms in America.…
Gun violence dates back many years, around the time gun powder was first being produced in the 13th century. The first handgun was created in 1364 and was named the “hand cannon” (Hallowell 1), the name was self-explanatory. Nowadays hand guns are being produced that are smaller than the average persons’ palm, which is named the Swiss mini guns, these guns are being banned due to their extreme concealment capabilities. Guns revolutionized the world and brought high praises, until citizens started seeing the bad side of the guns. The fact that something so small can be so deadly can be frightening to people. Of course, I can see why people would not want guns to be banned since the constitution even allows the citizens to own a weapon. Just…
Gun control is one of the most debatable topics in present day. Gun control refers to laws or policies that regulate the manufacture, sale, transfer, possession, modification, or use of firearms. These firearms include handguns, machine guns, rifles etc. People use these weapons for multiple reasons. Some use it for sport, for example: hunting or practicing at the gun range. Others buy it for protection while others use it for violence. Having a firearm requires responsibility. The person that wields a gun is responsible for his safety or others. They are also responsible for using a weapon against someone. According to procon.org, ''The United States has 88.8 guns per 100 people, or about 270,000,000 guns, which is the highest total and…
We are given the right to bear arms so we should be able to adequately arm ourselves in a fashion that best protects us from today’s modern-day threats. There has already been an attack on U.S. soil lest we forget 9/11. The Boston Marathon bombing, the terrorists running through neighborhoods hiding in perhaps your backyard. The government officials who do not listen to the public voice, militarizing the police force, decides what we can or cannot own. We have seen a lot lately of police brutality, Ferguson MO, and here at home in Cleveland OH, L.A. riots over Rodney King. These examples of civil unrest and governmental backlash are unnerving to me and should be to you. With Uncle Sam flexing its political muscle in Ferguson to disarm the people, is that not a sign of governmental tyranny? De Facto Martial law? How do you protect yourself if in fact one day, and perhaps sooner than you think, there is a new Revolution we face. The government is failing to listen to the people, America is not popular in the world, and there is an underground movement already started against the government. Gun Control is the government’s way to hide the dissarment of the American people and cloak it in the name of violence prevention. Don’t believe that your government would ever turn on you? Neither did Japanese Americans the night after Pearl Harbor when they were rounded up and forced into governmental camps.…
II. Gun Control simply wouldn’t be a good idea and is not the answer to this ongoing problem. Our right to bear arms should not be taken away. The only thing this would accomplish is taking away the right and protection for those who do make good choices. Criminals have and will find other ways to commit their crimes. So, I hope that the next time the gun control debate comes up; you will take a stand and be able to voice why gun control will not work.…
I think that gun laws should be stricter. Ways they could be stricter is by making all people who have or own guns go through a class that teaches gun safety. I think that we could also make getting a gun harder by more…
Gun control can be looked at from many different viewpoints from many different people. Some people believe that all crime will be stopped while others think it will only increase. Guns should not be banned in the U.S because banning them will not make the killers stop, good people need to help, and making guns illegal will just lead to people disobeying the law.…
Imagine you are enjoying lunch at school, you're by your friends talking about how your day is going. It is as normal as any day at school, but little do you know that it would soon become the scariest day of your life. Just five short minutes before you are dismissed to fourth hour you hear two loud booms echo across the cafeteria. Everyone looks at eachother, confusion covering their face like a thick blanket. More books are sounded, and everyone soon realizes that the sounds are indeed gunshots. Everyone scatters, and soon, an announcement is sounded. “Attention all teachers, we are now in lockdown mode, I repeat, we are now in lockdown mode.” Students run through the hallways, desperately trying to find an exit. Students run into the gym. Students run outside into the cold air. You hear the gunshots booming behind you as you run; you hear blazing sirens approaching from the street. Soon, everyone is evacuated and the police take down the shooter, but the amount of people hurt is still unknown. Gun laws should be stricter because guns can be easily accessible, they can be dangerous, and violence can be easily prevented.…
There is a old saying that guns dont kill people, people kill people. This is a known saying that comes out all the time when this conversation pops up.The media portrays gun control in a positive light, they believe that this is something that would work; I believe that gun control will never work and giving people guns to protect themselves and taking guns from people the public judges or deems unfit is a terrible idea. It is unsafe, and also endangering people's lives and is unfair, plus it is going against the second amendment which many have died to protect.…
Tacoma, the city I grew up in, was a nice and peaceful place until recently, the last couple of months before 2015 ended, was covered in news of mad mass shootings. Young lives were taken away, leaving only wounded hearts, sadness, and the question: What has gone wrong with society? Mass shootings have always been an issue. Studies show that mass shootings and gun ownerships have a direct relationship, that means, the more guns people own, the more likely for us to experience these incidents. Studies also show that the United States had nearly double the number of mass shootings than most of the developed countries combined.…
Gun control has sparked quite a controversy over the years. Some people believe that having strict gun control is the only way to fix the problems. While others, including myself, believe it is more a problem with the person that is behind the trigger. There has been laws about gun control as early as 1934. as citizens, we need to ask ourselves if having gun control will solve all the issues at hand. With both arguments, there is facts to support. I believe that gun control will not have the ability to make all the problems go away, there needs to be more done.…
April 16th 2007, Virginia, a 23 years old student plans two attacks with the only purpose to kills inoffensive campus students. He shoots 49 persons, killing 32 of them, he included.…
I believe that the United States gun control laws are way too lax. Guns are available to almost any citizen above the age of 18, with minor or no background checks. “The United States is one of the greatest nations in the world. But compared to our peers, we’re one of the worst when it comes to gun violence.…
Do people want their children to grow up in an unsafe world? The world that their children will grow up in will not be safe at all. This is because assault weapons can be placed in the hand of mentally unstable people. Their children could be in school one day and a school shooting may happen and their child could possibly die. People could be walking around in a store and somebody with an assault weapon could come in and kill a ton of those people. That can all be changed by putting a ban on assault weapons. Assault weapons should be banned in the United States.…
Gun Control is a huge issue in the United States. It was declared in our constitution in the 2nd amendment that we have the right to bear arms. Every person is entitled through the second amendment to legally own and use fire arms. There are many issues that have come up with gun control: conceal and carry, semi-automatic weapons, and gang violence. Many people in this beautiful country we call the United States, feel like they need to take away the right to bear arms. To me I believe this is wrong. I believe you should be able to legally own and operate a weapon in a safe and secure manner. Anyone that is a law abiding citizen should be able to own a firearm.…