Gun Ownership Should NOT Be Banned

“Despite guns being banned in Honduras it has the highest murder rate in the world, yet in Switzerland almost all people have guns and it has the lowest murder rate in the world.” (Anderson) Many people and famous politicians disagree with guns because that is what many are killed by. Gun ownership should be allowed because it is a huge protection device against deadly threats to a family and yourself. There are many logical reasons why guns shouldn’t be banned. One of the biggest being that the second amendment in the Bill of Rights states that we the people have the freedom to bare arms. Many opponents want to ban guns because they are afraid what might happen when guns fall into the wrong hands. Also when purchasing a gun people are put through many extensive background checks to make sure they have no crime history or psychological problems. “The average gun owner never uses their gun to commit a crime.” (Marshall)Many never even use a firearm unless they are hunting while others are very careful fearing what might happen if something went wrong with a gun in their possession. As well as that people rely on the fact that they have a gun in the house for protection in case of emergency knowing that they probably don’t even have to shoot if the other person is unarmed. This is sometimes the only source of comfort
and protection for people when they think of what might happen in an unlucky situation.

As someone who has guns in my house I will admit that they make me feel safer about what would happen in bad situations.
This for many is their only protection against threats that could be deadly. Also when I see someone in public with a gun I know they are to trust and will help in bad situations. Despite this many people don’t trust people carrying firearms because they think they will bust out and start shooting even though as I said early there are very extensive background checks required before getting a gun. If there is any trace of a mental problem or crime history then the person is immediately rejected and not allowed to purchase the
gun.
“Thanks to guns average people stop around 2,000,000 crimes a year” (Marshall) that could have resulted in the death of others. This could include people of all ages including children but thanks to those with guns these children can live another day. Also there are so many crimes that could be stopped if people were seen wearing guns because of criminals fearing death . This would help protect many that aren’t armed and could easily be hurt.
Gun ownership is a great thing because it helps protect many people from serious injury or tortured lives. I believe that if anything everyone in good mental state and without a criminal record should have a gun for protection making the world safer, because we all know “It is not guns killing people it is people killing people.”(Traina)