Gun Control Laws Will NOT Reduce Crime

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“I have a very strict gun control policy: if there's a gun around, I want to be in control of it”. -- Clint Eastwood This nation was built on the right to bear arms, but this freedom is more controversial than ever. With all the school shootings and gun violence in America today at some point it may seem that just too take away all guns may be the answer to this problem. In defense, this is not the answer. If someone wants to commit a crime, gun laws will not stop them from obtaining the weapon. It is like a drug. Drugs are illegal, but every day you see someone either with, on, or recovering from a drug habit. What about for defense right to own guns to protect your family if part of your constitutional rights. Rights that are supposed to be unalienable rights. Although in this day in time, they are always trying to take away guns either by trying to pass laws or taxing guns and ammo which almost makes guns unaffordable for middle class normal American families. One of the first documents of the ownership of weapons was King Henry’s II of England law the English Assize of Arms of 1181 which allowed every non slave or non- imprisoned man access to a weapon (Alters 1). Even back in those times, they were given the right by the king to protect themself in time of emergency. This right has been important since guns were made back in the black powder times. In 1783 the Revolutionary War ended; this called for the country to have its set of rules after separating from England. In 1787, thirty-nine leaders of the nation gathered in Philadelphia to sign the Constitution. The second amendment says four main facts: the right to the individual possession of arms, the fear of a professional army, the dependence on militias regulat... ... middle of paper ... ...n guns and will still be long after now. Works Cited Cothran, Helen. Gun Control. San Diego, California: Greenhaven INC, 2003. Print. "Gun Control." Just Facts. Just Facts., 11 7 13. Web. 13 Nov 2013. Jones, Neven, and Neven Jones. "Professors gives pros, cons ofgun laws at weekly Hot Potato." 10 17 13: n. page. Print. ‘The History of the right to bear arms.’ “Gun Control: Restricting Rights or Protecting People? Sandra M. Altters. 2009 ed. Detroit: Gale, 2009. Information Plus Reference Series. Opposing Viewpoints In Context. Web. Nov. 2013. “An Updated Background Check System Will Prevent Gun Violence.” Guns and Crime” Ed. Christine Watkins. Detroit: Greenhaven Press, 2012. At issue. Rpt. From “ A Plan to Prevent Future Tragedies.” MayorsAgainstIllegalGuns.org. 2011. Opposing Viewpoints in Contex. Web.8Nov.2013

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