You could be in the wrong place at the wrong time and have no control over losing your life. Here in the United States sadly there has been a continuous problem when it comes to firearms. There have been mass shootings all around in different states; the process to buy a gun is not difficult at all. Compare the United States to another country and you will see a major difference. The requirements for purchasing or caring a firearm need to be revised and fixed.
First let me give you some events on gun control that influences why I believe we need stricter gun control in the United States. For instance, all the mass shootings there have been in different states and the many that were killed and injured in a month due to firearms. In the month of January of 2017 there were 62 people killed and 138 injured. After
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that, in the month of June of 2017 there were 60 people killed and 149 injured, and next, the most recent event; October 01, 2017 in Nevada, Las Vegas there was a mass shooting, that incident alone there were 59 people killed and 542 injured. Those are examples within only three months of 2017. If you do the math for the year, there have been a total of 472 killed people and over 1,700 injured and that’s just examples of incidents in 2017 alone. What has led to all those casualties?
Well, the actuality of how easy it is to possess a firearm legally. According to 2014 annual report by Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms; we have more than 54,026 federally licensed firearms dealers here in the United States. In addition, there are also pawn shops that are licensed to buy and sell firearms. Not just that, but the law does allow us to sell firearms online or neighbor to neighbor. Although, all states have different requirements, it doesn’t defeat the fact that in all states there is some type of license to carry a concealed weapon. This means we have people who are allowed to just roam around our streets with a licensed weapon in public and the minimum age for purchasing a firearm is only 18 years old. They do give the requester background checks that they need to pass but how in debt do they go with those background checks? Just because someone has a clean background doesn’t mean they don’t have a negative thought on how to use there weapon. Another fact is that someone who can’t pass the background check could ask a friend or family member to purchase the weapon for
them. Now, let’s compare a few facts from the United States to Japan. Japan has been known to nearly get firearms eradicated. The United States has over ten deaths per 100,000 people while Japan only has 0.004 deaths per 100,000 people. In Japan the requirements to purchasing a gun are more difficult than in the United States; for example, handguns are completely banned from purchase in Japan. In Japan registers are required to complete certain courses, background checks, and test. Whereas in the United States to purchase a firearm all you need to do is register. The Japanese police will check your firearms yearly and will not allow you to purchase more ammunition without returning the old cartridge unlike here in the United States. All the deaths and wounded people we’ve had here in the United States aren’t from police officers taking down the criminals. Instead it is from registered or nonregistered firearm taking innocent lives away. Instead of thinking of a bill to allow guns to be carried in places they’ve never been before, as in government buildings, college campuses, and even airports. We need to be thinking on how to enforce a bill for stricter gun control. With a stricter gun control we can prevent a firearm from falling into the wrong hands and save various lives.
Right now, the U.S. has a National Instant Background Check System; however, it contains many flaws. This system is meant to act as a filter to stop the wrong people from having guns. In 2007, the Bipartisan legislation was passed to strengthen this system. It relies on data supplied by the states, but the data is often incomplete and inadequate (Merino 104). Unlicensed gun sellers have also created a dangerous loophole. The law makes an exception for gun sellers who aren’t federally licensed gun dealers. These sellers sell guns informally through venues such as gun shows, and are not required to run background checks. This is a dangerous loophole where people who should not have guns can get them (“Gun”). Senator Frank R. Lautenberg once stated, commenting on the gun sh...
Analysis/Warrant (2+ sentences) and transition: So some people may think that background checks wont necessarily stop criminals from getting weapons. Also they might think that it is easy for criminals to get guns through family or friends.
“Carrying a concealed handgun in public is permitted in all 50 states as of 2013. Some states have “unrestricted carry” and do not require permits” (ProCon.org 1). Law abiding citizens can apply for a “concealed carry permit” if they have no record of mental illness and no criminal record. The permit allows them to carry handguns not only at home, but almost everywhere they go. More women are buying handguns than ever before and going through the training to get a license to carry(The Economist 1). Before, you had to prove you had a need to get such a permit. In 1989 the National Rifle Association (NRA) started a nationwide campaign to get laws passed that made it legal for law abiding citizens to carry a concealed handgun. Their argument was that criminals who knew that their victims were armed would be less likely to attack (New York Times 1).
In conclusion, enabling stricter gun control laws will help to keep guns out of the hands of the mentally ill, criminals, and children and teens. With these laws put into place there will be more assurance of the safety of American citizens. It is not necessary to strip citizens of their right to own a gun, but we should be able to make it harder to get guns. If you are someone with a clear record and using a gun for recreation use, you will have no trouble obtaining a gun. In the long run increase the laws on gun control hurts nobody. Despite historic events where governments seized firearms and killed millions of citizens, today we have a different problem, which is making sure guns are in the right hands.
The debate over firearms has been polarized for too long. Gun law is a never-ending issue because there hardly is any true debate. Americans (and even gun owners) do support the governments efforts to make sure guns are less dangerous in violent hands, but that is the main problem-the guns getting in the wrong human hands. Millions of law-abiding Americans do own and do enjoy their guns. But criminals and sometimes-disconcerted kids often use firearms to kill. The use of firearms has increased tremendously. An average day in Los Angeles is four people dying in a gun related crime and the United States faces approximately 87 deaths a day. There are more than 200 million guns in circulation in the United States and if you don’t own a firearm, chances are that your neighbor or friend does (Fineman 27). Sure, the Founding Fathers incorporated the Second Amendment as “the right to keep and bear arms,” but it did not give the distinction of using guns to kill more children and people than anywhere in the world.
Although the Second Amendment prevents the federal government from completely banning guns in America, limited restrictions are allowed on the distribution and possession of firearms. Certain groups of people such as criminals, the mentally unstable, and soldiers dishonorably discharged from the military are prohibited from possessing or interacting with firearms (Flynn). These restrictions are enforced by background checks in some states on both a state and federal level. However, gun laws vary from state to state and are often not thorough enough; the background checks are flawed due to lack of information and misinformation, and guns can easily end up in the hands of criminals and malevolent individuals. The ease of obtaining a firearm in America fosters crime and a dangerous environment. Hence, the Second Amendment should be reinterpreted so that stricter gun laws can be implemented because modern citizens do not require guns, current background checks are flawed, gun...
There are gun control laws to try and reduce the number of violent shootings that occur. They are trying to put limits on weapons that Americans can own. The government is trying to take our guns away mainly because of people that are criminally insane. Most of the people who commit crimes don’t even have the weapons legally. If the government takes away the rights of people who are allowed to have firearms in their possession, it will most definitely cause an outrage. Most people believe that the people should be more capable of maintain proper use of the firearms instead of having them all taken away. Taking the firearms from Americans away would cause a lot more problems than there actually are. The people will be upset with the government taking firearms away because of the horrible people who harm innocent people using them. So they will do anything to their capabilities to keep them.
In 1982, a survey of male inmates from eleven different penitentiaries, stated that sixty-nine percent of the prisoners knew another criminal that had been scared off, wounded, or decided not to commit a crime because they thought the victim had a gun (Agresti and Smith). As The United States heads to the end of 2013, current gun control debates are striking the nation, leaving everyone to develop their own positions on which side of the debate they want to be on. Gun control is defined as efforts to regulate or control sales of guns; however, most of what we hear from other people is that Obama wants to take away every gun in the nation. That’s not entirely true. Obama’s proposal to Congress is a law that would increase background check protocols, ban assault weapons, high-capacity ammunition, and armor-piercing bullets. The proposal also provides more funding for additional police officers on the streets, first response training, mental health programs, and school emergency plans.
The United States today can be a scary place. Someone that is disgruntled, has a mental health issue, radicalized through terrorist propaganda or for any other reason can take up a firearm and mass murder innocent people. It can happen anywhere, anytime, anyplace. Anyone that pays attention to any news or newspapers has probably heard something about gun control. It’s a hot topic in this country and around the world. There are a lot of problems with gun control and regulating guns in the United States. Before you can talk about solutions you need to isolate the problems keeping the solutions from being realized. The people who are for and against guns do have common solutions but there is strong opposition
This argument can go on and on. There are many articles to find the support gun control and disagree with more gun control. The points above are my ideas and facts on why we shouldn't have more gun control. What is the real problem at hand? People killing people. Why would you take the resources out of the good guys hand and let the criminals only have
The issue of gun control has been around as an important decision opportunity for our country for a while. Many people are wondering whether or not guns really are a helpful tool that many of us have been saying they are, or whether they are the killing machines they have recently been publicized as. In my opinion, guns are a helpful tool in a time of crisis when help is too far away, or is unwilling to come. They are also a part of what makes this nation great. Instead of putting more restrictions on guns and gun owners, we should maintain the ability to protect ourselves, our families, and our friends through the use of firearms.
The importance of gun control as a health issue is a necessity. “Each year, the United States has a bit over 8,000 murders with firearms” (Wilblin 1) “The US suicide rate is 12 per 100,000, and half of those suicides are due to firearms” (Wilblin 1) Firearms have begun to take the lives of numerous people. By regulating the gun control individuals have, the government could potentially be saving many lives. Thinking of all of the recent disasters that have happened, Virginia Tech, Aurora CO, Tucson AZ, a possibility have averted all of these tragic event with a stricter gun policy. The number of lives that have been taken because of an individual using a firearm is endless. No matter the type of firearm being used, these weapons are not a necessity.
Gun laws are a big controversial topic in America, so starting off I feel like there are a lot of school, mall, or just regular shootings in general in America. Like I feel like we are seeing a new shooting every other week, And sometimes twice a week. But I don't think that changing the gun laws will change anything at all and here's why.
The question “Should there be stricter gun control laws?” has been asked more and more in the last few years. Due to all the mass shooting and other violent crimes that are being committed in the united states. A stricter gun control law wouldn’t stop violent crimes from happening, but it would actually cause more crime in the united states.
I believe that the united states of America does not need stricter gun control laws