Gun Control Argumentative Analysis

Gun Control is a huge controversy in the United States. Side B advocates for stronger gun control or just no guns at all. Side A follows the more traditional conservative beliefs. Southern states believe guns are an essential right, to protection and freedom. Thousands are killed every year because of improper use of firearms. In the U.S there are massive debates on whether or not guns need to be more regulated and restricted. President Barack Obama has even gone as far as issuing executive actions in order to regulate guns more. Obama decided to do this because of Congress’ inactions regarding the mass shootings that have recently happened. This has sparked a massive debate on guns in general which offers answers to the problem like; more

“No official figure exists but there are thought to be about 300 million guns in the U.S” ("Guns in the US: The statistics behind the violence - BBC News", 2016). That means that there is almost a gun for every single person in the United States. The gun debate is especially large in the 2016 Presidential Election. Candidates like Secretary Hillary Clinton state that gun manufacturers should be held responsible for gun violence. Donald Trump, the Republican candidate supports the right to bear arms, a common republican belief, as he states "This is about self-defense, plain and simple." And Hillary’s opponent Sen. Bernie Sanders has a middle ground solution, giving each individual state the right to create their own gun laws with the exception of instant background checks and a federal ban on assault weapons. Gun violence is a huge issue that needs to be dealt with no matter what side you’re on. The U.S government seems to think it’s appropriate though, to spend more than a trillion dollars on counter terrorism at home, which kills only a fraction of people compared to that of firearm violence. Some even say that there isn’t even a gun issue and that mass shootings happen all over the world. Yes, they do, but they’re not even as close to as common. “Of all the murders in the US in 2012, 60% were by firearm compared with 31% in Canada, 18.2% in Australia, and just 10% in

The Second Amendment states 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.” (how-to-argue-for-gun-control Bustle.com,2016). Today though, it is very uncommon to see full blown militias being formed in the states which means the amendment is interpreted quite poorly. Gun control is not a new idea either, it was originally introduced in Colonial America with laws that included “criminalizing the transfer of guns to Catholics, slaves, indentured servants, and Native Americans.” ("Gun Control - ProCon.org", 2016). Now, these aren’t exactly the definition of equal or moral laws but they do show that gun regulations are not a new