Gun Control in America

The debate over gun control has been raging through the American political systems for years. On one side, there is the National Rifle Association (NRA) and 2nd Amendment-citing citizens who use their firearms for hunting and self-defense. On the other, there is Handgun Control Inc. (HCI) and followers of the Brady Campaign who want to ban guns on the basis that they are dangerous. Both sides have strong arguments, anchored in historical precedent and statistical analysis. Anti-gun control lobbyists’ arguments include the guarantee of the 2nd Amendment, the definition of “militia” as any adult male, self-defense, the relative uselessness of permits and regulations, and court cases in favor of firearm possession. Pro-gun control activists

People and organisions like the NRA fights for our gun rights every time they try to pass laws on gun control. Once they begin banning one type of gun they will start banning other types of guns. In California they have ban assault weapons (the ultimate assault weapon). They are now trying to ban the .50 cal. Rifle in the assault weapon ban because they say it is a sniper rifle (the ultimate assault weapon). Although bills like these do not pass it does not prevent law makers from trying to slip them in.

For many years, people have been pushing the American government to implement new laws that deal with gun control. Supporters of the argument claim that increased gun control will drastically reduce the crime rate in America. Nevertheless, a majority of gun control arguments are formed from strict control of data and emotional appeal. The mainstream media picks up these stories and broadcasts them to viewers without providing any context to them. While gun control activists assert that gun control is necessary, the American government should not ban guns because of the following reasons: potential vulnerability of innocent people being shot at by criminals and the inability for people to defend themselves against their own government.

One strong point for gun owners is the shootings in schools against numerous victims. One shooting was in Pearl, Miss., and another in Edinboro, Pa. Each of those states is allowed open carry. In both of those shootings, the killer came to a halt because citizens had guns. If citizens didn’t have guns more killers could have continued to murder people because they would have had no way to protect themselves. These gun supporters will be the firsts to say that because those people had guns, those killings didn’t become mass murders.

According to the NRA, the Second Amendment of the Constitution guarantees individuals the right to own and carry guns. As stated by the supreme court, in District of Columbia v. Heller, the Second Amendment protects "the individual right to posses and carry weapons in case of confrontation” (NRA-ILA). Lastly, the NRA believes if everyone was capable of owning guns, they would be safer from criminals and bring the crime rate down. These are all understandable reasons for why people wish for guns to be made available to everyone, but there are other reasons that demonstrate the need for regulation.

To begin with, the NRA ( National Rifle Association) is an organization that is very powerful controlling gun policy and the freedom of having guns. The NRA’s evolution is crazy. It went from being a gun safety organization in the 1960s into a strong and powerful political organization up to no good. Newer members gained and won control over the NRA and it did nothing but make them feel as if they were more powerful than before. They started halting gun control and making it to be this big thing. The NRA even started to criticize president Barack Obama. Obama was already not a huge fan of the organization and wasn’t feeling what they had going on before being elected to be president. I guess the NRA president noticed that and made it be a bigger problem than it already was.

There are many special interest groups that associate themselves specifically with gun control. Each stance people take on the issue has some sort of interest group to defend the people and their beliefs. Simply, people that think that there should be more restrictions on who has the ability to carry a weapon and the controls on accessing weapons or those who feel there are too many restrictions on weapons. The NRA, or National Rifle Association, is one of the largest proponents of the right for individuals to protect themselves and bear Arms (NRA). Whereas, the Brady Campaign is a group that pushes for tighter restrictions on gun control and their goal is to help reduce the amount of deaths caused by guns each year (Brady Campaign). The overall objective of special interest groups is establishing some sort of platform that many local citizens can associate themselves with in

The exact number of gun owners in America is unknown. There are approximately 44 million firearms owners in the US, according to a National Institute of Justice survey conducted in 1994. Looking at firearm production data from 2010, various gun manufactures state the figure is as high as 300 million people. (Agresti and Smith, justfacts.com, 02/12/12). Regardless of the precise number of guns in America they are an everyday reality. For the gun enthusiast there are a number of activities which in some families, have taken on an almost religious reverence. Hunting is engaged in by 23 to 43.7 million Americans, according to a national survey in 2001, conducted by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service. Generations of families , fathers , grandfathers and sons have enjoyed the great outdoors, refining and taking pleasure in hunting.Target shooting, collecting and self protection constitutes the remainder of “legal gun owners in the U.S. Groups such as the National Rifle Association are the most outspoken and self proclaimed defender of gun owner’s rights. In 2011 the N.R.A. joined a lawsuit to continue its primary role in America. In a court update Chris Cox writes (2011), “The NRA fights to enforce--and extend--gun owners' rights.” Cox’s writing on this case illustrates the divide between state and federal government restrictions, and

The National Rifle Association (NRA) is a non-profit organization that supports gun rights. Gun Control was not initially a concern but became a focus after the passage of two bills, the National Firearms Act of 1934 (first gun-control act passed in U.S.) and the Gun Control Act of 1968. Both of these bills helped to create a system to federally license gun dealers and established restrictions on particular categories and classes of firearms. The NRA’s gun rights advocates began to become concerned thus the organization began to concentrate more on politics and its lobbying arm especially with reference to gun control. They also worked to reduce the powers of the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives and to promote opposition

The NRA today has many organizations that serve and help people all across the country. The NRA is the longest standing civil rights organization in the United States and a defender of the Second Amendment rights. One of the organizations the NRA supports helps wildlife conservation. This organization tries to open lands up to managed hunting. The NRA even uses some of their proceeds to rebuild wildlife species and habitats. Other NRA organizations involve different training programs for citizens and law enforcement. These help out with their use and knowledge of a firearm. This training that they provide will fulfill the training requirement to obtain a concealed carry license. Through these training courses, the NRA has trained over 10,000 police and security firearm instructors and 55,000 certified instructors who will then in return train about 75,000 other people per year. The NRA also has gun safety programs that are used to help promote gun safety to minors. There is an organization called the Eddie Eagle Gun Safe program that has reached over 25 million kids. They teach kids a magnitude of information about firearms, from safety to what to do in certain situations. As a member of the NRA you receive a wide range of benefits. You can receive things from insurance to magazines for just being a member of the NRA. Since the NRA is a non-profit organization you are probably wondering

Let me start by saying, I detest the NRA. It is a hideous organisation that promotes violence and panders to the casual racism of the white middle classes. I also find the gun culture in America to be frankly, rather embarrassing, and the whole ‘Murica!’ rhetoric to be nothing more than nationalistic, foolish, and unearned pride. However, and it pains me to say this, but the right are right when it comes to gun control. (I use Left and Right loosely here, as both authoritarianism and libertarianism play perhaps an even greater role in people’s stance on gun control. Although, I do prefer anarchist to libertarian. It’s sexier). The Liberal Left, (not the real Left) really, really want to ban guns in America. They say it’ll stop gun crime, but this is not entirely true. For example in 1976, Washington D.C. put a law in place that banned citizens from owning guns. Following this, annual homicides rose from 188 in 1976 to 454 in 1993. Eventually the gun ban was removed, and homicides went down to 88 per year in 2012. While, there may have been other factors at play, a gun ban clearly didn’t help.

The National Rifle Association has been promoters of gun rights in the United States. It represents and promotes, shooting sports, hunters, gun owners, law enforcement, and the military. A non-profit organization founded in 1871, it has been a beacon for gun rights here in the nation. (http://home.nra.org/history/document/about) The association also promotes safety training with women and youth groups, and a long time supporter of Police and law enforcement agencies. NRA lawyers assist in lobbying to change many gun laws in the country; they assist in legally representing cases to groups or individuals in regards to gun rights.

The left-wing progressives and the NRA (National Rifle Association) have been fighting over gun control for many years. In his article, Mark Cooper addresses both sides propagating for and against guns, concluding that Gun Control Is a Misfire. Both sides of this argument are theatrically explained, leading to a never-ending war between gun controllers, and gun owners. This article raises some good points in support of gun control while at the same time gives multiple reasons why gun control will end up being ineffective.

Guns are used for many different things all throughout America. People may use guns for sport; hunting, target practice, or the like, or for violence such as mass shootings. Some people believe that stricter gun laws will lead to less gun violence. Gun-control advocates are looking at gun manufacturers, sellers, and owners and in return wants the government to clamp down on them to the point were no citizen would be allowed to carry a gun (“Does Gun Control Reduce Crime?”). While this would greatly reduce the number of people who get the right to carry a gun, not all people feel this way. The National Rifle Association (NRA) for instance, believes strongly in the

In the United States, citizens have debated over whether or not gun control is a good solution in our country for years. The debates form two sides: one side that’s in favor of gun control and one that is against gun control. As of late, individuals on the pro side pro-gun control argued that the numerous shootings in our nation were mostly because of our country’s need for gun control. People would find that answer reasonable, but in reality, it is an over-generalization; there are numerous other variables that play a portion in horrific event shootings. Those who are against gun control have claimed that gun control laws violate citizen’s constitutional rights. Numerous citizens would say that neither both in favor and against gun control is right, but when the facts are displayed it is self-evident that gun control is not a great solution since “guns don’t kill people, people kill people”. Stopping criminals and put more priority on their punishment is a better solution than restricting citizens the right to own firearms and taking them away. Gun control should be reduced in the United States because it’s our constitutional right, armed citizens prevent most crimes, and countries with high gun control have high crime rates.