Gun Safety and Control Paper

When one hears the phrase gun control and safety in the United States, they are haunted with the devastating stories of this past year. Guns and violence have reached a dangerous peak in the views of many Americans. In my opinion this heated debate reached its most recent popularity with the shooting at the Dark Knight premiere and the Newtown shooting. Our president and government have been under the pressure to decide what steps should be taken to protect the citizens of this country…but also they have to realize are guns just weapons to inflict pain or are they also tools for protection? And this is where the controversy of gun control and safety begins. In this paper, I will base my arguments on the philosophical concentration of moral dilemma. In moral dilemma, the motives of people are put before results or actions. In this philosophical issue of guns I will be putting the moral obligations of the government to abide by the citizens’ rights, and the stereotyping of gun owners to provide premises of why my approach to this issue is a strong, liable one.
The history of gun control has been a long, complicated one. Both sides of the issue are passionate and hungry for results. According to the United States government, a firearm is classified into three broad types which are handguns, rifles and shotguns.1 As of right now the law or regulations of gun control are as follows… President Barack Obama introduced proposals to tighten gun-control laws. His plan included universal background checks for gun sales, the reinstatement and strengthening of the assault weapons ban, limiting ammunition magazines to a 10-round capacity, and other measures.2
My approach on this very sensitive issue is that I believe that the government view point on the federal gun legislation shouldn’t be about as restrictive as it currently is. To be honest, when I first received this assignment I was on the other side of the argument but after outlining my paper and researching the