ProCon.org recently featured an article that studied gun control. “Stricter state gun laws associated with fewer gun deaths, study finds.” The article discussed gun control laws in states with stricter laws tend to have lower rates of gun related homicides, and a suicide (ProCon para. 1) Gun control in the United States is becoming a wide spread issue and is becoming a problem everywhere. Although I am living in a city with uprising crime that has been skyrocketing over the years, I wasn’t aware of this being an issue all over the United States. I decided to do some research to find out whether I am in favor of Gun control laws or not. After reviewing many articles for and against gun control, I found out that I do in fact agree with gun control Would household, street corner, and schoolyard disputes are less lethal if firearms were more difficult and expensive to acquire? Would more restrictive gun control policies have the unintended effect of impairing citizens’ means of self-defense?” (Gun para. 2) This article provided a lot of questions that I asked myself and I answered “yes” to more than half of the previous questions. I had not considered these questions until I read the Congressional Digest. I think that if the government really cracked down on gun control laws, people would actually see a change in gun related crimes. I feel like yes, more restrictive gun control policies have unintended effect of impairing citizens’, and yes different cultural differences have nothing to do with gun control issues. After reading these articles on gun control laws, I am now more informed and can still say that gun control laws still should be enforced. I am surprised at the different views this issue has received. I found out that I do in fact agree with gun control laws. It became difficult to determine my side of the controversy due to there being a lot of negative and positive opinions about the issue. I feel like gun laws should be in place to restore our countries gun related crime rates and fatalities in the
argue that gun control should be severely tightened, and in some cases, completely abolished. After looking past the surface; however, I cannot agree. There are near innumerable reasons for why inhibiting gun control would be a terrible decision. The fact that - statistically speaking - more good than harm comes from the second amendment, that irresponsibility of certain gun holders…
Gun Possession Nathan Tomilonus POS 2041 American National Government Essay Number One September 8, 2014 Word Count 711 Gun control is a major controversial issue throughout the United States and even throughout the world. Gun control is a major controversial issue throughout the United States and even throughout the world. No matter what the government decides to accomplish with the decision on gun control some civilians will be unhappy and others very ecstatic. There is multiple valid arguments…
Preparing for a Win-Win with gun control controversy Based on the article and the two parties’ (for gun control and against gun control) target and reservation points, a win-win may not be possible nor a BATNA (best alternative to a negotiated agreement). Although a win-win may not be possible, the two parties must prepare with their critical factors. In addition, the worksheet for negotiations is also a great preparation tool. The critical factors for the party for gun control are banning assault weapons…
intended for the average citizen to be able to own firearms, particularly firearms that historically were the purview of a state’s military. Through historical perspective, social, and economic arguments from both sides we will examine this question thoroughly. One of the biggest issues in this argument seems to be what is meant by the word “militia”. The drafters of the constitution had experience of the use of something called a standing army to oppress the people. A standing Army “is a tool…
still able to purchase their guns legally. Although I am a huge advocate for guns I still believe that broader gun policy is necessary to contain the violence associated with guns. This topic is creditable because it has been the hottest topic in the news for what seems like forever. People have been talking about gun control ever since the first ever identified mass shooting in 1983. Since I am a gun advocate I have been keeping up with the gun control debates over the years and I…
Pro Gun Control Debate: Our Right to Safety Many arguments for and against gun control in our country revolve around the second amendment. Unfortunately the majority of those arguments are based on an individual’s perception of what the second amendment means. The second amendment was adopted into the United States Bill of Rights in 1791, which was 222 years ago. The second amendment states, “A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of free State, the right of the people to keep…
Increased gun control in America has been a hot topic that has been widely debated for some time now, and gun control is a term referring to the broad spectrum of restrictions in place that decides what types of firearms can be sold and purchased, as well as who can and who can not buy and or sell these firearms. Laws today prohibit people with certain mental illnesses, felonies, illegal immigrants, and drug addicts from owning guns. As of late, gun control has focused on background checks for buyers…
Jeevan Lekkala Professor Gregory Shows English 1302 5th march 2013 Sides of Gun Control Gun control has been surrounded by controversy since The Bill of Rights, including the Second amendment was passed in the congress. "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," the founders wrote. Today there is considerable argument over just what the founders intended by their words. Did they mean to provide…
Gun control is a delicate and controversial subject that Americans have been arguing about for years. Gun control is a potential law that is aimed at diversifying the Second Amendment. It would restrict and prohibit private citizens in the United States to own and use certain firearms. The issue of gun control varies differently from country to country. For example, the United Kingdom has implemented much stricter gun control laws than what the United States has currently. Massacres on two separate…
Louisiana Gun Control Newspapers, both online and printed, are accessed by a reader to become informed on current events and issues occurring within the global, national, and local worlds. Newspapers are written to present the information that the public desires; however, the author sometimes tend, to present the information with a biased view, whether it is intentional or not. If one is not careful when he reads an article, he, can be unknowingly, swayed by the author’s views. Generally, the…