Should Handguns Be Banned

Several people postulate that handguns should be banned because they believe that the weapon is the genuine cause of any harm done. These people also argue that banning handguns has lowered the crime rate in a multitude of countries, therefore it would benefit the united states. Due to the fact that minorities are less likely to own a handgun, there if the belief that banning handguns may also stop the death of minorities in America. However, handguns should be available with certain precursors because the blame shouldn’t be put onto the weapon, and owning a gun is a second amendment right in the constitution.

An innumerable amount of gun deaths have occurred in the united states as a result of weapons being in wrong hands. Fatalities have taken place due to guns being in the hands of people ranging from terrorists to children. Another prominent issue is that people are unsettled by the idea of anyone with a mental illness owning a weapon, such a depression or schizophrenia. Overall people are troubled by the idea that “in the United States, the murder rate doubled in the ten‐

year span between the mid‐1960s and the mid 1970s. Since this rise coincided with vastly increasing gun sales, it was viewed by many as proof positive that more guns equal more death.” (Kates)
Any handgun that is used to inflict harm on others cannot be blamed for the damage done. As of 2007, “the number of firearms [was] approximately 294 million: 106 million handguns, 105 million rifles, and 83 million shotguns.” (U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives) According to the uniform crime reports published annually by the FBI, in 2007, there was approximately 11,631 estimated firearm related murder victims. It is clearly quantitatively proven that not everyone with a firearm uses it for harm. Handguns can be used for protection considering that anyone could be put in a dangerous situation where a handgun would be the only successful defense. Furthermore, “more than 19 million Americans safely participate in target shooting” (National Shooting Sports Foundation) which uses a variety of weapons, including handguns. There are over 18 organizations that surround the sport of target shooting. The aforementioned is just some of the other uses for handguns, besides to harm another.
In many instances a handgun is used by someone who, for the safety of the society, shouldn’t be in possession of a handgun, inflicts harm on others. To solve this problem, president barack obama devised a plan to create smart guns. The idea is that “if we can set it up so you can’t unlock your phone unless you’ve got the right fingerprint, why can't we do the same thing for our guns…” (White House Press Release) This may stop people who, to avoid having to go through the extensive background checks, get guns by stealing them. Additionally, smart guns stop children from operating a deadly weapon. Multiple organizations including the Department of defense and Homeland security are working on making the country safer by making and manufacturing smart guns.This just shows that steps are being taken to make sure, for the safety of the society, the right people are owning handguns.
Owning a handgun ought to be legal in the United States because it is a second amendment right in the constitution.

The bill of rights was written to protect the rights of people. “The second amendment… reads ‘a well regulated militia, being necessary to the security of the free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed’” (Cornell University Legal Information Institute) If owning a handgun became completely illegal, it would make the right to bear arms completely arbitrary. The constitution has huge meaning in the United States, “Zacharia Johnson, a delegate to the Virginia Ratifying Convention, summed up the meaning of the Second Amendment when he declared that ‘The people are not to be disarmed of their weapons. They are left in full possession of them.’” (TJ Martinell) Keeping handguns legal, maintains the true significance of this necessary

document.
Handguns should be available with precursors because any harm done, is not the guns fault and there are ways to prevent handguns from being owned by people who will use it to harm others. In the constitution, a document that governs the united states, owning a handgun is a right given to citizens. The true benefit to keeping handguns legal is that no one is restricted in any way and we still have the freedom of being able to do as we please, as long as we do not harm others. Handguns ought to be attainable to anyone if they pass a background check, just ensuring and doing as much as the government can to prevent harm to anyone. Buying a handgun isn't a necessity, but people should be able to buy anything they please to buy.