Gun Violence Argument Essay

Many people side against the idea that guns make our society a safer place to live. Sarah Boseley, a health editor, wrote an article about a group of scientists who looked at many different countries to see if any correlation stood between guns and safety. She says that scientists have found that “... the US, with the most guns per head in the world, has the highest rate of deaths from firearms, while Japan, which has the lowest rate of gun ownership has the least. (Boseley)” This evidence shows that the scientists have found that more guns leads to a higher death rate making society a more dangerous place. A strength of this source is how the editor shows where she got her information, but a weakness is the fact that she uses a counterargument.

(Cole)” Other studies have shown that gun restriction leads to a “decline in gun-related deaths, gun-related suicides, and mass shooting. (Cole)” From the evidence shown, it seems that the restriction of guns would cause a decline in gun violence in many different aspects. A strength of the source is that we know we can trust the author due to her experience and degree. There is a weakness due to the slippery slope logical fallacy that says that the risk of suicide and homicide will increase because this is not true for all homes. Procon.org says that a reason in favor for gun control is the need to protect women from stalkers and domestic abusers. It explains that “a woman’s risk of being murdered increases by 500% if a gun is present during a dispute.(procon.org)” Statistics also show that “86% of women killed by firearms were in the United States.(procon.org)” Maybe these women would still be alive if we were to have stricter gun control laws to protect these women from harm.