Essay about Gun Control Law Misconceptions

One of the main topics of debate is whether or not gun laws actually correspond with lower murder rates. “The average annual gun death rate ranged from almost 3 per 100,000 in Hawaii to 18 per 100,000 in Louisiana. Hawaii had 16 gun laws, and along with New Jersey, New York and Massachusetts was among states with the most laws and fewest deaths. States with the fewest laws and most deaths included Alaska, Kentucky, Louisiana and Oklahoma.” (CBSnews.com). These statistics can lead one to believe that more gun laws equate to lower death rates. What these numbers prove is that some gun regulations help lower death rates. However, what gun control activists would have you believe that a full on gun ban would lower these numbers more. This is not the case as evident in the following, “During the years in which the D.C. handgun ban and trigger lock law was in effect, the Washington, D.C. murder rate averaged 73% higher than it was at the outset of the law, while the U.S. murder rate averaged 11% lower” (James D.

In 1993, there were more than 18,000 firearm homicides in America. That number has been decreasing for the past two decades. In 2011, the reported number of firearm homicides was a little more than 11,000. In another part of the world, Germany was reported to have less than 200 firearm homicides, France less than 50. It is also estimated that there are around 270 million guns in America. This paper examines the possibility that if the American government put into place gun regulation laws, and made penalties more harsh for gun related crimes, the national murder rates would go down.

Hence, many would believe that gun purchases would plummet; however, the opposite has occurred. Gun manufacture has risen around 40% since then. These correlations show that the access to guns do not contribute to the violence. Another scenario many pro-Gun Control advocates dismiss is how the crime guns are obtained. In a study conducted by the Bureau of Justice Statistics, data has shown around 79% of crime guns are obtained through friends/family or street/illegal sources; thus, if the criminals wanted to acquire firearms they will find a source. In the BJS’ survey only 8.3% of the offenders bought their guns from a retail store. The government can only prevent these delinquents from obtaining guns in registered sources like retail stores, pawn shops, flea markets, and Federal Firearm License (FFL) certified gun shows. The other option is to take away the 226 year old right to “bear arms” created by our Founding Fathers. Instead of taking away prerogatives of the United States civilians, the government should target illegal selling, purchasing, and trading of

Gun control is a very controversial topic that has has a huge impact on the United States of America. One side believes that if guns were taken away as a whole, the country would see significantly less gun related crimes and death, while the other opposing side thinks that taking away guns is not only against the Second Amendment but would lead to an increase in crime and death because the government would take guns away from people who are legally registered to own and conceal guns. The ongoing debate will continue until the foreseeable future but their are plenty of reasons why more gun laws should be made. Taking away guns is not the answer, learning how to deal with gun violence is the key.

A majority of the American people feel that gun control laws will help reduce crime rates because the waiting period would allow time for a person’s temper to cool down. They also feel that gun control will prevent repeat offenders because when a person tries to purchase a handgun, he will have to fill out a lengthy questionnaire. The questionnaire will include questions about the buyer’s past, for example, if they have a criminal record or a record of any mental illness. If there is a criminal record in that person’s history, he will not be able to make the purchase. Restricting handgun ownership would also reduce crime, because guns are used most often in robberies and murders (Mayer 28). They are very easily concealed under a coat, or even in the waistband of pants.

Gun control activists have a tendency to use the mantra that more guns means more deaths. Gun control activists will also point out to the U.S. murder rate and compare it to England’s as further proof. However, the mantra that more guns means more death has been proven to be patently false when compared to multiple European countries, where there is no direct correlation between gun ownership and murder rate (Kates & Mauser, n.d., p652). Furthermore, Kates & Mauser (n.d., p653) went on to show that there is actually a negative correlation between firearm concentration and violent crimes. Ehrenfreund & Godlfarb (2015) referenced a study conducted in 2011 by an economist named Richard Florida, using a graphic he made created showing states with tighter gun laws had fewer gun related deaths per capita. This has also been refuted by the research of Kates & Mauser where it was

The Gun laws today make it incredibly easy to purchase a gun. At a licensed gun store,all someone has to do is walk in and fill out some paperwork, then wait for a background check to be ran on themselves.(4). Accorrding to Money.cnn.com this backround check denies less than 1% of people who take it. This means that out of one hundred million gun buyers only seven hundred thousand people are denied(4). Another way to purchase a gun is through a gun show. Gun shows occur almost weekly around the U.S. At a gun show, no background check is required to purchase a gun(4). This takes away the one true element of protection we have from criminals buying guns. Pbs.org says that “almost all guns used in criminal acts enter circulation

In light of recent events, you'd think that people in the United States would be scrambling to put a gun control law in place. But of course not! Conservatives are still stuck on the fact that it's a violation of their rights. I don't know about them, but I think being killed is a worse violation of my rights than not being able to own a gun. This is what I found most interesting this week.

Perhaps gun control is one of the most controversial topics in America, appealing to the emotions of those who support, as well as those who oppose the regulation of firearms. Although people take various stance on the issue, supporting some aspects for control and rejecting others, the more rigid individuals tend to split into pro gun and anti gun control. The pro gun group express themselves as the supporters of constitutional right to bear arms according to the Second Amendment. Advocates of gun control distinguish themselves as struggling for a more civilized society against gun nuts and profit driven firearms manufacturers. The issue of gun control is a political question that each side has tremendous interest in the outcome. Hence, positions tend to solidify and supporters of one position tend to deny any merit in the place taken by others, each side detracts those who they disagree with. Researchers who are meticulous in presenting research results can become ardent in their argumentation as the most supporters of a enthusiastic political position. Nevertheless, data indicate that numerous nations that have more stringent gun controls does not necessarily show the correlations with lower rate of violent crimes, leading to the conclusion that the United States ' current gun regulation requires comprehensive revisions. Until then, Gun regulation of the United

On October 1, 2017 58 people died and 422 were people seriously injured. Almost 500 people were injured that night on the Vegas strip, the gun the perpetrator was using was a legal gun, but he added slide fire to his gun which made it an automatic weapon, which is illegal.

One of many controversial topics in the United States is gun control. It is clearly written in the Second Amendment of the Constitution that the people will have the right to bear arms. Recently; however, people have been misusing those firearms and have been harming others with them. The government is trying to regulate the sale, distribution, and ownership of guns because of this reason. Some of the arguments being made by the politicians is simply if the government has the right to be able to control, and if it does, the effectiveness of the public policy to regulate guns.

The only problem with this argument being that a significant portion of criminals obtain their weapons from places other than conventional retailers. This is due to the laws that we currently have in place for the sale of firearms. If a convicted felon were to try to obtain a weapon through a law-abiding retailer,, they would be turned down. Because of this, most criminals obtain weapons from friends, family, or even blackmarket retailers, and no gun laws are going to keep this from happening.

The most developed country with the highest amounts of gun related deaths is the United States. This is understandable due to the amount of shootings that occur in the country ranging from local miniscule headlines to massacres. However the public agrees, the reason for most of these shootings is due to lack of control on the gun buying process that our government enacted. Governments should have stricter and more controlled gun laws to diminish the amount of yearly homicides.

We begin with one of the biggest misconceptions on how more gun control actually affects both the United States and other countries. It may seem odd at first but stats and data about other countries and cities in the United States prove that the more gun laws and regulations they have, the more gun homicides there are in the area. The United States has the highest gun ownership percentage than any other country at 1.45 guns per person but our homicide rate is 103rd in the world at only 3.6 per 100,000 residents. Credit Data taken from the years 1994-2014 shows that American gun ownership rates have increased from .94 to 1.45 respectively and that gun homicide rates have greatly decreased during the same time period from 7.0 to 3.6 per 100,000 people. Credit

Some people believe that gun laws in the U.S. should be stricter. Should they? Yes, they should… for three reasons: mass shootings, hunting that kills and wounds too many animals, and accidents. Here are the following arguments.