Argumentative Essay: Is Gun Control The Answer?

For hundreds of years, the United States has debated to what extent the 2nd amendment has really applied to the citizens of the nation. Concealed weapons licenses have almost always been an option for the people to feel safe knowing they are protected, but many think that this is the reason for such crime this world sees, and have tried to take that power from “We the People.” Concealed weapons availability should not be tinkered with, and the 2nd amendment shall stand as it has for the last 224 years.

“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.” These are the famous words drafted by the founding fathers into the Bill of Rights. This particular amendment has since then been a major part of American culture. Through the second amendment it has given American citizens freedom to buy firearms of any sort: AR-15s, AK-47s, handguns, and the like for self-defense. However, in light of the most recent mass shootings, people have felt that it is time to change if not regulate the freedom the second amendment grants. That is to say that some believe that there needs to be a solution to reduce if not end the gun violence in America by regulating and restricting the access to weapons meant for the police and military by American civilians. Ultimately, the solution to this social problem of gun violence in America is gun control. What is gun control exactly? From an extreme conservative's perspective, gun control is a means of disarming the public and infringing the right the second amendment grants Americans. What this point of view fails to take into account is that gun control is not about infringing on any right or disarming American civilians. It is about restricting the access and sales of deadly firearms to potential felons who have the capability of using them to commit mass murder. Furthermore, what some do not realize is that the second amendment was written in

In light of many recent mass shootings, like the shooting in San Bernardino, the topic of gun control and gun violence have been highly debated in the United States. Many state and local government have taken the responsibility into their own hands, placing bans on certain types of guns deemed most dangerous. This has sparked controversy in the U.S. because of the fact that the right to ?bear arms? is a 2nd Amendment right found in the constitution. The Supreme Court has only heard one case involving individual gun rights, District of Columbia v. Heller (2008), in which they ruled that the state and local government could not take away the individual right to own a gun. Despite the contradicting laws barring guns in certain locations and allowing guns in

The Second Amendment of the United States Constitution was founded under the philosophy of protecting an individual’s liberties and freedoms. Liberties each person possess and that are guaranteed, not granted by government, framed with in the first ten amendments of the United States Constitution. Individuals have the natural right to defend their freedom, their families, communities and nation from immediate threat and government incursion. In the wake of present day events, mass shootings involving gun violence, supporters of gun control have called for stricter laws restricting legal firearm ownership. They believe there are no individual rights to own firearms, giving complete power to the national government. On the opposing side, gun

v. Heller and McDonald v. Chicago highlight the importance of preserving our individual rights and liberties to bear arms. Justice Alito’s interpretation and reasoning behind his ruling holds strong, against other arguments. His reasoning balances the idea that while the Second Amendment provides us with a fundamental right, it is not unlimited, just like the Freedom of Speech and Press. The holdings in earlier Supreme Court cases like United States v. Cruikshank, Presser v. Illinois and U.S. v. Miller, all highlight different parts of the Second Amendment, but place an incorrect emphasis on the singular meaning of the militia. As Justice Alito, in his majority opinion in D.C. v. Heller, that the history and context of the Second Amendment illuminates the idea that the argument was not over whether it was desirable but over whether it needed to be codified in the Constitution. While there are still some issues seen ambiguously through the Court’s decisions, it is evident that from their holdings that some standard of review was used. Recent Court holdings stand by the acceptance and relevance of the Second Amendment’s fundamental right to bear

Throughout the years there has been an ongoing debate over the Second Amendment and how it should be interpreted. The issue that is being debated is whether our government has the right to regulate guns. The answer of who has which rights lies within how one interprets the Second Amendment. With this being the case, one must also think about what circumstances the Framers were under when this Amendment was written. There are two major sides to this debate, one being the collective side, which feels that the right was given for collective purposes only. This side is in favor of having stricter gun control laws, as they feel that by having stricter laws the number of crimes that are being

The 2nd amendment is one of the most debated topics in the United States. It’s a very important topic because it concerns every citizen in the country. Many people feel that the 2nd amendment should be repelled to avoid unfortunate incidents such as a weapon landing on the hands of an irresponsible person simply by not securing the firearm appropriately, an increase of street shootings, and accidental trigger pulls. On the other hand, others believe that the right to bear arms is essential to our country because it protects us from devastating events, some of which

The second amendment supports the right to carry a concealed weapon in public. Responsible citizens should be allowed to carry a concealed weapon to defend themselves against criminals. Getting rid of it would not help us it would just disarm our law abiding citizens. Meanwhile criminals would still have their guns illegally. People get this because they it makes them feel safer when they are out in public. People have are less likely to be attached if they have protection. According to Thomson Reulers 75% of American citizens support law abiding citizens having a concealed carry permit. It is also important because police can’t always protect us. The average police response time is eleven minutes. Some take longer. In Detroit the average police response takes about 45 minutes. Richard Mack (the Sheriff of Arizona) said “police do very little to prevent crime. We invest more after the fact.” The court has also said that the police haven’t help a lot. We shouldn’t outlaw concealed carry because it would disarm our law abiding

America is the most well armed nation in the world, with American citizens owning about 270 million of the world’s 875 million firearms (Marshall). Indeed, this is more than a quarter of the world’s registered firearms. The reason why Americans own so many guns is because of the Second Amendment, which 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.” (Rauch) This amendment guarantees U.S. citizens the right to have firearms. Since this amendment is relatively vague, it is up for interpretation, and is often used by gun advocates to argue for lenient gun laws. Hence, gun control is a frequently discussed controversial topic in

The second amendment of The Constitution of the Unites States rules that “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.” In recent years this has become a highlighted and popular discussion topic throughout people and media. Typical with American media the subject of gun control is visited with broad stroked of red and the use of fear tactics while completely ignoring the complicated and underling positives and negatives of public access to firearms and the benefits and risks associated with this freedom. Most people do not carry a weapon at all and may question others who do because of the moderately low risk of being a victim of a crime. Those how carry however like to think “Better to have it and not need it, than need it and not have it.”

In recent years, there have been many stories of shootings taken place across various parts of the United States, all of which bring up the highly volatile topic of gun control. Unlike many other wealthy countries, such as the United Kingdom, Japan, Canada, and Australia, where gun ownership is strictly regulated, by in large-the US has very little universal gun control laws throughout the nation. This great controversy is based on the Constitutional right of the Second Amendment, stating, “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.” Though this is a Constitutional right, unlike many other Amendments, understanding they were written in

The United States has 270 million guns, the most in the world; consequently, this raises the question of gun control and the Second Amendment.( Should More Gun Control Be Enacted ). The Second Amendment preserves the right to individual gun ownership, banning the ownership of assault weapons would be unconstitutional. Most criminals who obtain guns do so illegally, thus putting a censorship on gun ownership would not prevent them from getting firearms. Gun control does not deter crime, the criminals that commit these crimes have no respect for the law. Citizens have the right to assault weapons because the Second Amendment safeguards individual gun ownership, banning the ownership of guns would not stop criminals from getting them illegally,

Almost 2.5 million people are robbed every year. Although that number is slowly decreasing, that number will guaranteed go up if the people are denied guns. Think on it, an armed robber breaks into your child's room. Do you sit in your room and

Nobody wants mass shootings/school shootings, but is gun control really the answer? If you look at the Bill of Rights, the 2nd 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.” While there was a debate if this actually protected the individuals’ rights to carry guns, the court case D.C vs Heller put that to rest. In that debate, they concluded that the 2nd amendment also included the individual's’ right to keep and bear arms. Also, in the second amendment, it said that this right shall not be infringed upon. So, ask yourself this question again. Is gun control the answer?

The Second Amendment of the United States Constitution reads: “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.” The constitution is clearly saying all citizens have the right to be able to own and carry a weapon or firearm. On June 26, 2008, in District of Columbia v. Heller, the United States Supreme Court held in a 5-4 decision that the Second Amendment protects an individual’s right to possess a firearm for traditionally lawful purposes, such as self-defense within the home and within federal enclaves (Cornell 1). This is showing how our founding fathers supported the right to bear arms.