Gun Control: Pros And Cons

Gun control has been a long debated issue amongst people. I chose to research the pros and cons of laws already in place. Firearms are grouped into three different categories: Handguns, Rifles, and Shotguns. Under federal law it is illegal to be given, obtain, or move any firearm or ammunition for people who have been “convicted of or under indictment for a felony punishable by more than one year in prison, someone convicted of a misdemeanor punishable by more than two years in prison, a fugitive from justice, an unlawful user of any controlled substance, someone who has been ruled as mentally defective or has been committed to any mental institution, an illegal alien, someone dishonorably discharged from the military, someone who has renounced
As I was reading the list, I was pretty amazed by the results such as the answer to the question of what is Public Opinion on Gun Control. 50% said that it is more important to control gun ownership where as 46% said that it is more important to protect the right to own. Another statistic showed the Percent who want to protect gun ownership by region, starting with East at 36%, West at 44%, South at 49% and Midwest at 52% of the public in agreement. These percentages are quite recent, which shows the public’s opinion how gun laws should possibly be handled. There are a lot of harms that are involved concerning owning guns. First of all, people getting shot would be the main issue. There are another set of statistics I found, which are causes of death in the United States. The results are quite astonishing, Tobacco: Annually- 529,000, To Date- 491,742, Medical Errors: Annually- 195,000, To Date- 181,266, Alcohol Abuse: Annually- 107,400, To Date- 99,836, Vehicle Accidents: Annually- 42,000, To Date- 39,042, Suicide: Annually- 29,350, To Date- 27,283, Drug Abuse: Annually- 25,500, To Date- 23,704, and finally Firearm Homicide: Annually- 10,828, To Date- 10,065. This was extremely surprising to me since all people ever hear on the news is how someone had been shot and killed, children getting shot, officers getting gunned down, etc. The actual statistic shows that Tobacco is
Not many people choose to look at the actual statistics of deaths or injuries caused by firearms. There was a saying that I heard once, “Guns do not fire themselves, people fire guns”. Out of all the statistics, you are most likely to get killed in a car accident, than you are getting shot by an actual gun. I have stated all the facts that I have researched, now I would like to state my opinion of this topic since that is also part of an actual discussion. Reading these articles and seeing the opinions of other people has opened my eyes a bit. I personally live with two avid hunters, and not once has there been any kind of gun related accident in or around my home. I think some of these laws are quite ridiculous, and that they are mainly there to try and control people’s right to bare arms. I do not understand why gun control is a bigger issue than trying to help children who have no home or families to care for them. The pro about having certain laws in place for guns are that it keeps people from going overboard and overdoing certain things like hunting for wild game. A con is that it intentionally make it impossible to protect yourself in certain situations. I would whole heartedly bet that if a person was being held at gun point and they did not have a gun, that they themselves would want one at their side. A gun can, yes, take a life. But it can also save lives, the