...people who want more gun control laws and the people who are against it. Gun control is where the “government policies influence the availability and the use of firearms to the general public or the distinct subsets of the population such as minors, convicted felons, and the mentally ill” (Brian Odom). It has been around for many years and it started with the first comprehensive federal gun law “Gun Control Act of 1968(GCA)” which enacted in response to the racial and other unrest of the 1960’s. It was mainly to keep a sharp restriction on the sale of guns and the ammunition across state lines. Now with a better insight and history over gun control, it will be easier to have a good understanding over it. There are also the people that want stricter gun control laws which in theory should decrease crime but also because the kids can get a hold of their parent’s guns which potentially can result in a deadly accident. Reasons for there to be less gun control is because taking guns away would just lead to the vast majority of people being unarmed when being robbed also the criminals can always get a hold of guns whether that be legally or illegally. The gun control laws should be less strict because the laws would not drop crime rates and it would make it more difficult for citizens to defend themselves. With the most deaths in the U.S having to do with guns it would make sense if you take guns out it would drop the killing ratio. Obama says that tightening gun control by banning...
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...It is time the American public hears all sides of the story. We need to make a decision. Sixteen mass murders occurred in 2012. The last straw was twenty innocent children gun down while attending school. There are many things that the public needs to look into so we can help congress make a decision on gun control. It is up to us the American public to let our congress men and women know how we feel and how we want gun control to go. While firearms have played an important part of the American life, gun control has never been an important legislative topic. Urban crime and handgun use got an increasing amount of public attention after WWI, (Beman/1926) and this period produced many local and state legislations, as well as more debate about the federal role in gun regulation. By 1924 more than a dozen federal firearms control bills, most regulating interstate commerce of handguns were before congress. The principal booster for a federal role in gun control was President Roosevelt’s first Attorney General Hommer Cummings. It was his justice department that was the moving force behind the National Firearms Act of 1934, and that attached a provision for federal registration of all hand guns to the Anti-Machinegun measure sent to congress in 1934. When the handgun registration was deleted from the bill the Justice Department continued to introduce handgun registration proposals and fight for them throughout the 1930s. The fire arms control campaign of the 1930s resulted...
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...Are Guns a Good Thing or a Bad Thing Melissa Cushman Vincennes University Jasper Campus English 102 Professor Mayfield 15 April 2013 Are Guns a Good Thing or Bad Thing? Have you ever wondered why the media never shows anything positive that happens due to guns? Guns have never gone off by themselves on purpose. There is always a living person pulling that trigger. The government keeps trying to take away our guns when the President himself has armed security guards for him and his family. People need to take a stand for what they believe in and fight for their rights! The government should perform more extensive background checks instead of just taking the guns away. Guns should not be outlawed because “guns do not kill people; people kill people”. There has been much debate in our country about gun control and whether or not it is necessary. The event that brought all of the debates to the surface was the Sandy Hook shooting that happened on December 14, 2012. Following this tragic event, the country gave political figures and the President of the United States a reason to push for more control on this issue. Some of the biggest problems facing the American people are confiscation, stricter laws, and 2nd Amendment rights (Madison, 2013). When rumors came out that the government wanted to confiscate all of the guns in the country people became outraged. The ones that do not own guns to begin with of course supported this rumor which ended up becoming...
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...Gun control, helpful or harmful? The open carry laws are reducing crime rates in the United States. Although allowing people to carry concealed weapons can be risky, they law stops a number of violent crimes. The open carry laws greatly reduce crime. Take into consideration that "in states with open carry, violent crime was 23 percent lower. . ." (Gillin and Sherman). Now twenty-three percent at first thought seems like a slim difference. Well think about it this way, twenty-five percent is one-fourth. Twenty-three percent is just about one-fourth of the American population. Now think about this, one-fourth of the American population is around eighty-million people. After wrapping your brain around that fact look back and think for yourself...
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...The topic on “Gun Safety Programs” was chosen for this paper, the reason I chose this is because I believe in not having a gun, but for those who need and have guns need to learn “Gun Safety” to use it for only good reasons. Some people like guns and some do not; it depends on people who believe in the need of having a gun or guns for protection, self-defense and/or hunting. Also, there are many people out there that have guns because it is required for work, war, peacekeeping and other reasons. Guns are often used for preventing intruders, criminal assaults, murders or suicide attempts than in self-defense since it’s available easily for people to purchase. There are some people who don’t need guns to protect themselves because we have police officers in each town, city, and state. They are there to protect and serve the community with the responsibility to take care and to protect good people from bad people. At hand are many reasons as to why they choose to have a gun to defend them in any effort to keep their themselves, families and friends safe. There are some who prefer not to have a gun at all. Therefore, I’ll expand to explain the reasons why it is important to know about “Gun Safety”. In the article, “Why Own a Gun? Protection is Now Top Reason” written by Michael Dimock, Carroll Doherty, and Leah Christian, mentioned about between pros and cons of gun owners and non-gun owners and they are concerns about the dangers of guns for safety reasons. Some people may have...
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...Proponents of gun control seem to pop out of the wood works each and every time some major school shooting gets amplified by the media. They will give notice that it is an unfortunate accident but then they'll just as quickly turn the issue into a Christmas tree for which to hang their own causes. "If we have had more gun control in this country, this sort of thing would not have had happened." This kind of overshadowing occurs much in liberal media for which they have to intertwine politics into such events as a means to promote their own agendas. Mass shootings is still something that needs to be solved and given the right people to think long and hard on solutions to the problems, the problem can't just be solved by a panacea law to end all shootings. Gun control is complicated and requires thorough analysis and planning. Should more gun control laws be enacted? Would it help to solve this problem facing the nation? Given the type of track record gun control laws have had, more of these gun control laws should not be enacted. Gun control laws give way too much reasons for why more of them shouldn't be enacted, reason...
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...The Great Gun Debate Introduction Among the more diverse issues in an already polarized society is a national perspective of guns (Hargrove & Perdue, 2015). The gun debate in the U.S. dates back to the 18th century, when the nation’s founders were crafting the Bill of Rights—the first ten amendments to the Constitution, adopted in 1791 (Smith & Ross, 2013). All gun control debates turn on interpretations of the Second Amendment, the worst written and most bizarre part of the constitution (Eichenwald, 2015). The Second Amendment gave Americans the right to “bear arms;” however, for more than 200 years, people have disagreed over how to interpret the amendment (Smith & Ross, 2013). Heated debates over guns have created division among “we the people.” On one end of the divide are pro-gun extremists. On the opposite end of the divide are anti-gun extremists. Then, there is the rational middle—the group that is often left out of the debate. This group typically consists of average law-abiding citizens who do not believe that Americans should be stripped of their rights to bear arms, but, rather, that some laws should be tightened up to ensure that guns and deadly accessories, such as high-capacity magazines, stay out of the wrong hands. Over the years, numerous mass shootings in schools have forced lawmakers to assess and tighten gun-control laws, which has also reignited the fiery gun debate. This assessment will attempt to uncover a proper course of action via a rigorous...
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...A Rebuttal of Gun Control What would be going through your mind if you were at your barber and a deranged man came in and began pointing a gun at others and you. You have your 5 year old son with you? Would you be thinking if they would ban guns this would have never happened? Probably not! What you were probably thinking is if I had a gun on me I could protect not only my own lift but also my sons life and the people around me. People are starting to see a gun as an object of death and destruction, and not what they are intended to be. There is a major debate going on in the U.S. on gun control. Should people have the right to carry a concealed weapon or should they only be allowed to have a gun in their home? Another question is if the government were to ban guns would that be doing us law-abiding citizens more harm than good? Or maybe they should only allow guns in the hands of people that have had background checks and our licensed to handle them. “Guns are a part of America’s way of life. Today many people are under the impression that guns are the root of all that is evil.” (Patton, 2011). Who would be the person that would save a lady that was being raped? Probably someone who owns a gun and its use is not intended for evil, or what about someone that is breaking into your home? Who is the person that will save the day? Once again probably someone who owns a gun and it is not intended for the use of evil but more for the purposes of eliminating the evil. Those people...
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...About Guns in the Home Recently the discussion on the radio was about pediatricians asking parents about firearms in the household. I found an article with basic pros and cons to this subject. Law are put into place to keep the public safe, but sometimes those law start to step on the toes of Americans’ rights. Is it really necessary for my pediatrician to ask me about my gun collection or if I even have one? The Second Amendment is a powerful one, but people are making it difficult for any ordinary citizen to enjoy this right. According to (Constitution.org, 10/1), the Second Amendment to the Bill of Rights says, “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.” (Constitution.org, 11/2) says “The militia, when properly formed, is in fact the people themselves….all men capable of bearing arms.” The Second Amendment was ultimately formed so that the government cannot become too strong and overpower the people. This means anyone in America has the right to bear arms. Now I understand the need to put some regulation on this right for obvious reasons. But what I do not understand is what having a gun has to do with my children’s well baby check-ups. When reading this article Kids and Guns: Why Doctors Have a Right to Know, it say how a pediatrician told the mother of his patient the if she did not provide the information about whether or not she had any guns in the...
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...This AD has a clear visual, by using the background, good position of the objects in the images, the author made this advertisement(see Figure 1) in order to make a change in gun control and take action, about gun violence in how guns can get into the wrong hands. The “Moms Demand Action” It’s an organization that promotes, encourage people to act against gun control. This organization makes campaigns against gun violence and try to encourage the government to help change the law a realize that they should make a background check before buying a gun, because it could bring dangerous consequences against innocent citizens, this campaign started as a Facebook page in 2012 and now it’s not only just in America but around the world, it successfully shows citizens that they’re not only harmful but also deadly if is in the wrong hands....
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...right to carry a gun is an opinion. Some Americans feel the need to be able to practice their rights and carry guns either on them or in their house for safety. To some being able to own a gun is more of a hobby but for most it is for security. With all the bad events going on in this country, we as Americans should ask ourselves; are guns more harmful or are they more helpful? Since the beginning of time, humans have always had weapons of some sort to protect themselves and their families and it should stay the same now of days. Taking gun rights away would put our country and the people in it in more danger than if we are to keep our rights. If gun rights are taken away, people with bad intentions will still find a way to either get guns and kill or find some kind of weapon and do it (Musgraves, 2012). Americans will be helpless in situations where a gun or weapon is being used. With nothing to defend ourselves, we take a chance on being killed. In other ways, not being able to have guns or weapons could put Americans in danger because some Americans will feel the need to make a riot and protest about this which can lead to mast destruction (Musgraves, 2012). Americans that are able to carry a gun or keep one with them or at their house is able to provide themselves and their family security that the government cannot. If someone decides to rob someone at their house, having a gun will help eliminate the robber to go forward. Being able to carry a gun when someone is...
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...Yes carrying a gun is her only choice because in her story about the woman who had called on a cb and got a rapist. She was also in a camp where she could not have mace. A gun would also be good because it is an amendment and that cannot be taken away as quickly as a non-amendment. Guns are also a good investment they will always be worth something. Such as with President Bill Clinton with the ar-15 ban the price of ar-15s skyrocketed and have yet to come down. They are also easy to find ammunition for because I can go with my uncle to a place 30 miles from my house and buy ammo for all of my guns and for good prices to. A box of 9mm ammo is 1$ for hollow point ammo and .50$ for a regular bullet per bullet. Bearing arms is the Christian thing...
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...believe that putting guns in classrooms will solve the issue of school shootings. That by putting the object that is causing this issue into the hands of someone who is not able to handle a gun adequately will stop the shootings from happening. The teachers for whom it is legal to carry guns are usually undereducated about using the weapon in a crisis. By putting guns in classrooms, administrators are making it that much easier for a gun related incident to occur in school. Arming teachers has become a widely known controversial topic. Whether or not the government will agree to arm teachers is a mystery, but that does not stop parents all around the country from voicing their opinions. Having guns...
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...Gun Control is very active in today's world. In the second amendment, it gives you the right to bear arms. People use this amendment to the best of it advantages. Whether it's good or bad, gun control have its pros and cons. Lately there has been to many shooting in the US. The amendment should have put an age limit on when you can buy a gun or be able to handle one. There should be more punishments behind the action of gun control. Letting people off to easy is not showing the consequences a gun carry with them, or the family that hurt behind this. Don’t get me wrong having a gun could be good, just the way people use them. Using a gun in a good way, is having it for a sense of protection. If, you live alone or have a family you are willing...
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...“There are hundreds of millions of gun owners in this country, and not one of them will have an accident today. The only misuse of guns comes in environments where there are drugs, alcohol, bad parents, and undisciplined children. Period” (Nugent). There are millions and millions of people who owns guns. That does not mean that guns are bad. Many people argue that guns are too harmful and people should not have the right to own them. However, there are many cases where guns have saved peoples’ lives. It can be argued that they are dangerous or are good devices to have. I believe that guns are beneficial to have because they can help save people’s lives, put food on the table, and they can stop a crime before it happens. My first issue I will talk about to prove my point is a little history about guns. How many people own guns, how many people have them registered, etc. In 2009, in the United States, Americans owned roughly 310 million firearms. The United States population is around 315 million people (Curry). With these numbers, it means that statistically just about every American owns a gun. That is not the case, however, because many Americans own more than only one gun and some own none. They have handguns, rifles, shotguns, etc. and there are many different purposes for each type of gun. While there are a high number of gun owners in America, there were “approximately 8 million active concealed-carry permits in the United States as of the end of 2011” (Curry). Many people...
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