Arguments Against Gun Protection

The most common reason why people argue that they need to have a gun is for safety, so they can protect themselves against burglars. If a burglar would come into your house, you would have a better chance defending yourself and your family with a gun, than if you did not have a gun. The number of concealed weapon owners is at an all time high. In comparison the number of homicides had drastically decreased alongside the growing rate of legal concealed weapons. This number had been nearly cut in half in the past 20 years(Goldberg).

Countless opinions have been broadcasted on national news media regarding what society ought to do about gun control. This controversial topic sparks many heated debates with people of either position reluctant to compromise. Gun supporters claim that the proposed gun laws infringe on their constitutional right to bear arms. Conversely, others believe that restricted gun access would cause gun violence to decrease. Regardless of what side one stands on, with the increase in gun violence, it is safe to say that something must be done.

Over two hundred years have passed since the founding fathers of the United States of America, had created the constitution, the very document that is viewed, by many, as the milestone for what has later become the most powerful country in the world, as well as, the beacon for democracy. Having derived its values from the simple, yet intrinsic principles of liberty, the constitution has played the role of a safeguard to always ensure the freedoms of the people of America will remain intact.

How can your argument for no gun laws be "protection" when its the very thing killing us? There is also an ongoing point to go against gun laws for what I believe is myth that is, "Guns don’t kill people, people kill people." If that were true how does that explain accidental death and injury with all age groups, but especially children. For the kids who are too young to know what they are doing or just figure there is no bullets in the gun when they point and shoot someone, how can we still hide behind the lie that people are the reason guns are bad. Now that brings us to what people also say to go against gun laws, "Gun control doesn’t work because criminals don’t follow laws." If we were to base every law on that reasoning, then we would

Gun control laws should regulate production, distribution, ownership and use of firearms by civilians. Gun control laws are not intended to dispossess law abiding citizens of licensed firearms but to intervene on reckless use of firearms that cause harm to the public. Gun control should also make it difficult for criminals to access firearms. Armed civilians have in many instances deterred acts of crime from being instigated by scaring away criminals. Nonetheless, gun laws can only be described as immensely lax. This essay seeks to argue for the enactment of strict gun control laws by highlighting the dangers posed by guns in the hands of members of the public.

People who are opposed to gun control laws believe they have a right to own a gun for hunting or to defend themselves from intruders who want to enter their home (“The Fight Over Guns in America” 15). They state that guns are mostly used to prevent crimes rather than to commit them (Fernandez 21). Every year firearms are used two million times by civilians to avoid

Imagine a world where you wake up with an armed robber in your house with a gun already nearby. Would you have a good feeling knowing you can protect yourself right? Now imagine a world where you wake up with an armed robber in your house and you have no weapon to use for self-defense. What would you feel then?

James Mallon once said that “Gun control is like the annoying family member you hate to see. No matter how much you disdain seeing them or talking to them, eventually a climatic event, family reunion, or holiday forces you to have interaction with them.” Gun control may be that elephant in the room given all the recent tragic events involving firearm use, but ignoring that elephant is no solution. Stricter gun laws, as well as other forms of gun control may be the final viable resort to ending the onslaught that are mass shootings.

 Gun control has become a controversial topic in the United States. It has formed the foundation of many debates, which have resulted into general arguments that either support or refute the gun control regulations. The gun control laws were first enacted by the Congress in 1930’s. The federal and state laws stipulate the groups of people who are prohibited from owning firearms. These groups include fugitives, illegal aliens, individuals who have been pronounced to have unsound mind by a court, felons, individuals who have been restricted from serving in the army, people who are no longer US citizens, persons with restraining orders for domestic violence, and people who are addicted to substance use. The gun control laws have set 21 years as the minimum age for people to buy a gun from a federally licensed gun dealer only and 18 years as the minimum legal age for owning a gun and transfers from any unlicensed firearm dealer. The main objective of these federal laws is to prevent individuals from owning guns illegally, limit handling concealed guns outside the homestead, stipulate terms and conditions that prevent people from owning guns, and control the design of guns so as to improve public safety.  Improving public safety is the most fundamental role of the gun control laws. Innocent lives being lost as a result of increased gun violence should be put to an end through gun control.

Crime and guns. The two seem to go hand in hand with one another. But are the two really associated? Do guns necessarily lead to crime? And if so do laws placing restrictions on firearm ownership and use stop the crime or protect the citizens? These are the questions many citizens and lawmakers are asking themselves when setting about to create gun control laws. The debate over gun control, however, is nothing new. In 1924, Presidential Candidate, Robert La Follete said, “our choice is not merely to support or oppose gun control but to decide who can own which guns under what conditions.” Clearly this debate still goes on today and is the very reason for the formation of gun control laws.

this thing on gun control is getting blown out of the water people are for it and people arent im one of the people who is not for gun control. The 2ed amendment of the united states was set in 1791 to give the citizens the right to bear arms for protection of them self and others around them that are not protected. yes people theses days have took it over the boarder with all the school shootings in stuff but do you people who are for gun control really think that this is gonna stop people from getting weapons i mean come on now you already have to go there all kinds of paper work to even own a gun thats resterd to you. weapons are all over the place there is no way you going to stop people getting them all you're gonna do is piss off all the hunters and people who obey the laws. theres is only one way you could ever get all guns off the streets and thats to kill all the citizens and demolish the us and i bet even then they will still be on the streets.

So gun control is a very sensitive subject at this part of time, but it really does need to be talked about. Many people have their opinions on the topic and these opinions start lots of drama, if you want to call it that.Through this essay tho we will be talking about if gun control is really need or is it something else.

Because of this, people are more scared of what will happen to them. This causes them to question the security of their safety. According to Wayne LaPierre, “The only thing that stops a bad guy with a gun is a good guy with a gun” (Shermer). What if, though, those good people go bad? The fact is that gun-owners have little to no training experience at all. Not only are criminals a risk, but having guns in a person’s home also increase the risk of suicides, homicides, and other fatal and nonfatal accidents. As of 2010, 31,672 people were killed due to gun-shot wounds and another 73,505 were treated. Of these, the majority was homicides and 61 percent were suicides. Also another risk of owning guns is the event of fight between a couple. If a fight were to occur, a gun being present in the house could escalate things quickly. Studies have shown, 54% of intimate partners have been shot by guns. 1,082 women and 267 men killed in 2010 because of this. (Shermer). This proves that with guns present in a house hold, the risk of someone getting hurt increases. As of 2013, gun related accidents were reported to be higher than car accidents. This included all gun related incidents, from suicides to homicides and everything in between. In contrast to this, the death tolls of accidents caused by motor vehicle accidents have declined while those caused by guns have escalated higher than

A highly debatable topic and serious topic that has been going on for the past couple years or so is gun control. It’s such a wide spread grouping topic some think that we should have it, others say different. Some say we shouldn’t have guns at all. I’m here to tell you that we should have guns and very minimal gun control because, the Second Amendment states that it is our right, it is a key factor in self defence, and finally taking guns away won’t solve anything.

    “The rifle itself has no moral stature, since it has no will of it’s own. Naturally, it may be used by evil men for evil purposes, but there are more good men than evil, and while the latter cannot be persuaded to the path of righteousness by propaganda, it can certainly be corrected by good men with rifles.” (Jeff Cooper, Art of the Rifle) Placing restrictions on guns is causing more violence in the United States. Americans purchase these weapons as protection for themselves and their families. Gun control will not prevent hate crimes or terrorist attacks. With that being said, how are these terrorist being equipped with such powerful weapons when they enter the states? How easy is it to obtain any firearm in the United