James Q. Wilson writes in " Gun Control Isn't the Answer" about Americans having the right to own guns freely. He states that the rates of death will continue to rise even if there are gun laws. Gun control laws are laws that manage the sales, transfers, and possessions of firearms. In today's society the possessions of guns have skyrocketed through the roof, which is a great reason to have these laws. Contrary to what the author states, gun control is needed because our children are unsafe, homicide rates are rising, and the wrong people have guns.…
Gun Control laws have been discussed more and more now due to more recent tragedies because of gun violence. James Q. Wilson, previous a professor of Pepperdine University, UCLA, and an author of many public policy books, wrote and editorial letter trying to convince his intended audience that if the government passes more gun control laws it will not decrease the gun violence in America as much as society wants to believe it will. The LA Times published this editorial in 2007 and it is still a good resource.…
Gun control would not help crime or murder rates because instead it disarms the law abiding citizens, therefore putting them at a disadvantage in defending there selves against criminals. The second amendment states that citizens have the right to bear arms. Guns have also been an American sporting tradition for years, and have saved many lives from rapist, murders and innocent civilians from the hands of criminals.…
This leads me to believe that there would be less violence with stricter gun laws . These laws would include extensive background checks on the people who buy the guns, longer waiting periods, and mental health evaluations to ensure guns stay out of the wrong hands. Proponents of stricter guns laws believe mass shootings and other violent crimes would decrease with stricter gun control but opponents believe making guns harder to get will take away our second amendment right to bear arms and that if everyone had a gun they would be able to protect themselves and that in itself would reduce…
Stricter gun laws should not be put in place because people feel safer owning a gun. Since it is impossible for our government to protect every family from every break in or every assault, it is necessary to own a gun. Even walking around on the street with a concealed carry firearm would make anyone feel safer. In fact, (1) states that implemented "shall-issue" concealed carry laws reduced murders by 8.5%. So not only does it make you feel protected, it also gives criminals a reason to not go after you. This is just one of the many reasons why more strict gun control laws would not be the best idea.…
The main idea of stricter gun control is to deter crime rates, but doing this could potentially increase crime rates instead. Not allowing law abiding citizens to own guns will leave them defenseless to criminals that still have access to illegal guns. If criminals know that citizens no longer have guns to protect themselves, they are more likely to attempt that crime on them thus increasing crime rates. According to the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), “Global Study on Homicide,”…
Gun control wont affect murder rates. study's have shown if they ban guns or get stricter gun control laws they will use other weapons to substitute guns. Russia, for example has extremely tight gun control laws. Its murder rate is still quite high in fact its twice as high as our gun ridden United states. So there for banning guns wont get rid of murder. A study revealed that most of the European countries such as Norway, France, Germany, and Finland has significantly lower murder rates. Compare that to Luxembourg where handguns are totally banned and any type of gun is minimal has a murder rate nine time higher than Germany.…
Statics have shown that some advocates would like to see the government to enforce a stricter rule on the manufacturing and selling of guns. Having gun control will reduce crime a little because it would limit the availability of getting the guns. On the other hand, a lot of parents leave their guns unsecure and the kids steal them. Also, advocates feel that keeping weapons from criminals would help. Meaning, if they are caught with a concealed weapon or if they are convicted felons, they would return to prison with a more harsh punishment.…
I. Columbine, Virginia Tech, Aurora, Newtown are just a few places where mass shootings have happened that have left people forever scarred and unable to forget. Because of these and other incidents, the gun control topic has been in the spotlight. There is no question that guns are a contributor to crimes and murders. However, does restricting and putting limitations on them really help control crime and murders or will this be taking legitimate…
Gun control can be looked at from many different viewpoints from many different people. Some people believe that all crime will be stopped while others think it will only increase. Guns should not be banned in the U.S because banning them will not make the killers stop, good people need to help, and making guns illegal will just lead to people disobeying the law.…
I believe gun control laws do not stop gun violence because of the killing population. If the gun control laws stop the violence the death crime wouldn’t be so high. Criminals don't seem to care about the laws. Criminals continue to carry guns looking for trouble.…
The Second Amendment states, "A well regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed." Proponents of more gun control interpret it as being meant for the militia and that the gun laws should be stricter for the average American citizen or ban guns altogether. However, opponents of more gun control believe that the amendment is protecting an individual’s rights right to own guns and protect themselves. However, gun control laws do not deter crime; gun ownership deters crime. Guns will still exist even if it’s not legal for civilians to own them because there is always a way for criminals to get a hold of them, it has been proven in history, and don’t prevent gun related deaths.…
It has been a proven fact that the states with stricter gun control have increased the crime rate by a lot. That is happening because some people still have guns and the government are disarming everybody else which makes it easier to rob store gas stations and banks. “Although guns killed 35,957 people in 1995 the guns didn’t pull the trigger people did.”(Schmittroth 3) Most of those killings were from having gun control. If we got rid of gun control it would reduce the amount of crimes that go on in the United States. Most of the guns in the United States protect lives more than they take lives. But that only happens when there is no gun control. And handguns are perfect for women to keep in there purse to have for self-defense. But the government is trying to pass gun control which will leave most of the women defenseless. Which bad thing is that approximately 200,000 women in the United States use guns to protect themselves from sexual crimes every single year. And guns prevent more injures than they…
If we enacted more gun control laws then there wouldn't be as much problems. Gun shootings are the main reason why the kill rate is going up. That being the main cause is just something we need to stop. Gun laws are causes of violent crime in the world and it must need to be changed for people to buy guns easier to protect themselves.Gun control will help everyone in the world because it would make the world way safer.If there were more gun control laws enacted the world would be a safer place because more gun control laws would reduce gun deaths. Guns are rarely used in self defense and The presence of a gun makes a conflict more likely to become violent.…
The problem being crimes committed using fire arms. What the Government fails to recognize is that criminals do not abide by the laws, taking weapons away from law abiding citizen will only give the criminals more means to do harm. There is a law against braking and entering but criminals still do it. There is a Law against stealing, yet criminals still continue to steal. So what will taking guns away from Law abiding citizens do? Absolutely nothing other than make citizens more vulnerable to the criminals. While a study was found between 1980 and 2009, shows the States with restrictions on carrying concealed fire arms had higher gun-related murders(ProCon #2). This will also be the first and only Law that amplifies the problem rather than helping. If criminals want to have guns they will find a way to get them. Taking away legally owned guns does not get rid of the illegally owned guns. The Gun Control Law will give criminals the upper hand, they will be more likely to shoot innocent people to get why they want, expectably know there will not be bullet fired back at them. The reason Gun control has not affect on murders is because the killing is not being done people with legally owned…