Argumentative Essay On Gun Ownership

Gun Ownership: Is it really a problem?

The gun ownership statistics are fairly high in our time today. Approximately 270 American civilians own firearms. A gun is used for numerous things. Within just one year, women are said to use a firearm 200,000 times to defend their selves from sexual abuse. Out of all the continents on this planet, the USA has a rising gun ownership rate of 88.8%. Arkansas has the 2nd largest gun ownership rate, at 57.9%. Yet Alaska holds 1st place with a 61.7% rate.

Within the last year, many women have used a firearm to protect themselves. I for one, believe this to be a great reason to own a gun. Simply for protection. Some studies have shown, that since more women are carrying guns, the sexual crime rate has taken a decrease. Many people argue against women having guns, due to it being apparently “Unsafe.” I would have to disagree with this, simply because a gun can protect anyone who owns it. If a woman knows how to properly handle the gun and the right time to use it, there will not be any problems.

In fact, the European countries with the lowest gun ownership rate have a combined total equivalent to three times that of the nine European countries with the highest gun ownership rates. Take the United Kingdom for an example. In the UK, gun ownership is illegal. For every 100,00 people there are 2,034 violent crimes. As in the USA, where gun ownership is legal, there are only 466 violent crimes per 100,000 people. In the UK, ever since the band of guns in 1997 their violent attack rates sky rocketed by 77% To 1.2 million in ’07. At this rate, it can be compared to 2 attacks every