Will stricter gun control of guns really reduce crime? Gun control laws are designed to restrict, control, and license gun ownership to the general public. It has been a controversial topic for many years with two extreme sides. The side for stricter gun laws would argue that guns are the biggest threat to people and directly result in increased crime. They blame guns for increased crime and they believe the easiest way to solve that problem is to enforce more restrictive gun laws to cut down on murders, robberies, and other crimes. The other side which supports the right to own guns would argue that guns are a normal and important part of American life, and that people must be held personally responsible for crimes and not the tools they use to commit them. The only role that government should play in gun control is who should be allowed to own them. Only citizens who contribute to the community, those who have jobs, and are legal citizens should be allowed to own guns. It is not those people that are responsible for gun crime and should not be restricted because of it. We shouldn't have stricter gun laws because they will only result in more crime, not less. Everyone's heard the expression “Fight fire with fire”; the same is true when considering guns and the issue of gun control. Imagine the following event for example. Late at night, a couple that just finished dinner in a downtown urban area is on their way home. A man approaches them and pulls a gun on the couple, demanding their personal belongings such as a purse, wallet, cell phone, etc. This is a life threatening situation where the only thing they can do is surrender their belongings. Unless one of the couple has a gun of their own that they are capable of using. If this was the case they could ward off the assailant prevent them from robbing them. In this situation everyone gets out alive and no one loses anything of value which is the best possible outcome. This is because a law abiding citizen had a firearm to defend themselves from their attacker. This is only one of countless examples where everyday people defend themselves using guns because they are an effective means of self-defense. Citizens that can show proof of citizenship and employment and that are willing to go through a background check should be allowed to purchase firearms and to acquire concealed carry permits for them. Stricter gun control laws could lengthen this process or prevent people from purchasing a gun to defend themselves with. Supporters of gun control would argue that people guns are not needed because of today’s police forces and abilities. Even with today's technology, however, police cannot always be there when the trouble starts and in the moment the trouble starts you won't be able to call the police while the criminal waits for you to do so. Someone’s best bet is to have their own form of protection and ward of the criminal or subdue them and wait for the police to arrive. In some cases the weapon may not even need to be drawn because of a physiological effect it causes on people. For example is a bank robber knew that half the people in the bank could have a gun ,besides the security guard, that may cause him to rethink his decision to rob that bank. If some school teachers were allowed to carry a concealed weapon it might prevent the deadly occurrences of school shootings just by causing the gunman to rethink his attack because he knows there will be someone to fight back. Allowing some teachers to carry guns could also be a way by which a shooting could be ended early if it was necessary. Signs displayed outside of schools and other buildings stating that “This is a weapons free area” may only invite someone who plans to cause harm to others because they know that no one in that area has a weapon to fight against them. When you examine a situation such as these the only way to prevent them is to be prepared for them. Stricter gun control
how the president ties this into his approach to why gun control is needed, but also the consequences of not acting. Research is needed to allow the reader to see Chicago, and Newtown as only one part of the issue, and allow them to reference every aspect, impact, and alternatives to the president’s proposal. To give a fair assessment issue of gun control the article must face the challenges, and find challenges, and consequences of gun control. Using the strategies to promote curiosity toward…
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…
Crime and guns. The two seem to go hand in hand with one another. But are the two really associated? Do guns necessarily lead to crime? And if so do laws placing restrictions on firearm ownership and use stop the crime or protect the citizens? These are the questions many citizens and lawmakers are asking themselves when setting about to create gun control laws. My personal opinion is, we should have them to protect ourselves and from dangerous people that have bad intentions with firearms. People…
2014 The Debate over Gun Control Crime and guns. The two seem to go hand in hand with one another. But are the two really associated? A question that society should ask themselves is do guns necessarily lead to crime? Another question is if so do laws placing restrictions on firearm ownership and use stop the crime or protect the citizens? These are the issues many citizens and lawmakers are asking themselves when setting about to create gun control laws. The debate over gun control, however, is nothing…
Guns Under Fire: Something Needs to be Done “Do you believe in God?” This was the bone chilling question that many students heard as Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold stalked the eerie halls of Columbine High School gunning down their fellow classmates and teachers on April 20, 1999 (Johnson 4). There have been around forty incidents of school shootings in United States history. This does not take into consideration the number of murders, mass shootings, and massacres. There are those people…
caused by lack of Gun Control Gun control has been a political issue for many years. This is an issue that America seems to have a problem with finding a solution to. What can be stopped to prevent this issue? Will congress and the president challenge this difficult process of identifying the main cause of gun violence? The best way to have stricter gun control is to have more thorough background checks of those people who wish to buy guns. The United States has the most cases of gun violence, there…
Since 1980, forty-four states have passed laws allowing gun owners to carry concealed weapons outside their houses for personal protections. There is still an ongoing debate from two contrary positions on this constitutional issue. On one side, Liberal constitutional scholars hold a Collective Rights position, AKA the Common Good, that the Second Amendment only protects the collective right of the states to maintain armed militias. One another side, Conservative scholars hold an Individual Rights…
The Pros of Gun Control Over the past decade gun control in America has become quite the topic in most households. “In 2011, over 400,000 people were victims of crimes that involved firearms in the United States”(National Institute of Justice).You would think that most people would support regulations or state mandates that would bring more order to gun control, but our society shows mixed reviews on how to approach the issue. Our country has bred a culture of people who believe that guns are essential…
adults that had mental health issues. Even though there was evidence of these mental health issues long before the shooting happened they were young adults that had mental health issues. Even though there was evidence of these mental health issues long before the shooting happened they were 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…
Abstract This paper outlines the central issues surrounding stakeholder engagement in the gun control issued in the state of West Virginia. It will explore the background to the topic by reviewing the literature on stakeholder, Federal government, State government, NRA, and anti-gun control groups. Introduction This article outlines the central issues surrounding stakeholders engagement in legal gun control. This article approaches the topic from government and civilians points of view.…