Persuasive Essay On Banning Handguns
The U.S. Constitution established America's national government and fundamental laws, and guaranteed certain basic rights for its citizens. One of these fundamental laws is the second amendment which allows us to keep and bear arms. Supporters of the second amendment expect to have unlimited access to any form of gun but there needs to be certain boundaries with guns to ensure the safety of the general public while maintaining the right to carry a weapon.
First of all, banning all handguns does not allow for law-abiding citizens to protect themselves. Some people may think that banning handguns will decrease violent crime. However, that will take away the rights of the people that follow the law and use guns for self-defense. According to JustFacts.com roughly 300 million civilians in the United States own a gun, 100 million of which are hand guns. So many people own handguns that if we decided to ban them it would be extremely difficult to confiscate all of them. TheClause.org states If all …show more content…
I understand that it may be confusing to shoot a gun. Despite the fact that using an automatic gun will make it much easier, you should not own a gun unless you know a lot about guns and how to use them. President Obama called for a renewed ban on automatic and semi-automatic guns. They were used by both accused Aurora movie theater shooter James Holmes and Connecticut gunman Adam Lanza. If a child finds a gun in their house the chances of himself or someone around him would probably decrease if the gun is not automatic because the gun is more easier to shoot. If you want to protect yourself with a gun you don't need an automatic or semi-automatic gun to do so. Taking away automatic and semi-automatic guns will decrease some of the problems we have with guns without taking away citizens rights to bear
First of all, banning all handguns does not allow for law-abiding citizens to protect themselves. Some people may think that banning handguns will decrease violent crime. However, that will take away the rights of the people that follow the law and use guns for self-defense. According to JustFacts.com roughly 300 million civilians in the United States own a gun, 100 million of which are hand guns. So many people own handguns that if we decided to ban them it would be extremely difficult to confiscate all of them. TheClause.org states If all …show more content…
I understand that it may be confusing to shoot a gun. Despite the fact that using an automatic gun will make it much easier, you should not own a gun unless you know a lot about guns and how to use them. President Obama called for a renewed ban on automatic and semi-automatic guns. They were used by both accused Aurora movie theater shooter James Holmes and Connecticut gunman Adam Lanza. If a child finds a gun in their house the chances of himself or someone around him would probably decrease if the gun is not automatic because the gun is more easier to shoot. If you want to protect yourself with a gun you don't need an automatic or semi-automatic gun to do so. Taking away automatic and semi-automatic guns will decrease some of the problems we have with guns without taking away citizens rights to bear