Gun Control Stricter
Gun Control Once every thirteen seconds an American uses a gun to protect themselves (Harris). Americans using guns this frequently is clearly an issue, but making gun control stricter is not the answer. Gun control should not be stricter in the United States because guns are an excellent source of protection, guns can lower crime rates, and gun control laws only affect law abiding citizens.
According to Jeffery Goldberg, guns are responsible for 30,000 deaths a year. These statics only show people the harm guns can cause, but often guns are what saves a victims life. Sharon Harris cited leading criminologist Gary Kleck in her article “Guns Protect People.” Kleck discovered that gun owners, collectively, use their guns two and half million …show more content…
Dr. John Lott and David Mustard from the University of Chicago did a study dealing with the “Shall Issue Laws.” These laws state that any adult without a criminal record or mental illness may own a gun. In 1977 to 1992, the thirty-one states that passed these laws were examined county by county. They found that murder rates went down by eight and a half percent, rapes down by fifteen percent, aggravated assaults by seven percent and robberies by three percent (Harris). This study also showed that if the states that didn’t have “shall issue laws” would have adopted them in 1992, it could have prevented 12,000 robberies, 60,000 aggravated assaults, 4,177 rapes, and 1,570 murders per year. These statistics are not only lives that could have been saved with the help of guns, but examples of why America needs to allow more civilians to have guns, and why gun control laws do not need to be made …show more content…
from major threats, the people need to be able to protect themselves from the criminals down the street. Gun control laws are preventing people from having that right. By passing gun control laws, criminals will have the majority of guns, people will be left defenseless during any attacks that may occur, which will ultimately leading to higher crime rates and more fear in America. Gun controls laws are a good idea, and come from a good place, but they will not benefit the United States and could lead to a violent society –the exact opposite of their purpose. Gun control laws, which are only followed by law abiding citizens, are preventing many people from having guns, which should not be the case, because guns can lower crime rates and protect the American
According to Jeffery Goldberg, guns are responsible for 30,000 deaths a year. These statics only show people the harm guns can cause, but often guns are what saves a victims life. Sharon Harris cited leading criminologist Gary Kleck in her article “Guns Protect People.” Kleck discovered that gun owners, collectively, use their guns two and half million …show more content…
Dr. John Lott and David Mustard from the University of Chicago did a study dealing with the “Shall Issue Laws.” These laws state that any adult without a criminal record or mental illness may own a gun. In 1977 to 1992, the thirty-one states that passed these laws were examined county by county. They found that murder rates went down by eight and a half percent, rapes down by fifteen percent, aggravated assaults by seven percent and robberies by three percent (Harris). This study also showed that if the states that didn’t have “shall issue laws” would have adopted them in 1992, it could have prevented 12,000 robberies, 60,000 aggravated assaults, 4,177 rapes, and 1,570 murders per year. These statistics are not only lives that could have been saved with the help of guns, but examples of why America needs to allow more civilians to have guns, and why gun control laws do not need to be made …show more content…
from major threats, the people need to be able to protect themselves from the criminals down the street. Gun control laws are preventing people from having that right. By passing gun control laws, criminals will have the majority of guns, people will be left defenseless during any attacks that may occur, which will ultimately leading to higher crime rates and more fear in America. Gun controls laws are a good idea, and come from a good place, but they will not benefit the United States and could lead to a violent society –the exact opposite of their purpose. Gun control laws, which are only followed by law abiding citizens, are preventing many people from having guns, which should not be the case, because guns can lower crime rates and protect the American