With all the mass shootings going on across the US it's shocking that the US, hasn't banned Assault weapons. Although some people argue that it violates the second amendment, banning Assault weapons keeps the streets clean and keeps mass shootings to a minimum.
How different are Assault weapons vs normal weapons? Who do we blame for the crime the gun or the person using it? People believe that Assault weapons are automatic fire guns, However there actually completely different. Even the such popular ar-15 the best-selling semi- automatic rifle in the us are not machine guns or automatic fire firearms (” James B. Jacobs Why ban Assault weapons”)
Yes, not all Assault weapons are automatic fire weapons. However, even semi automatic weapons shouldn’t go in the wrong hands. On January 17, 1989, a disturbed drifter with a king history of criminality and mental instability, used a semiautomatic weapon to …show more content…
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Many people are killed by assault weapons. Assault weapons account up to 6% of murders, 16% of killing law enforcement and 42% of mass shootings (“Parloff, Roger”).
This Statistic shows that 62% of people with Assault weapons use them for murder. This proves that nearly 62% of people will use Assault weapons for bad intentions like mass shootings over non Assault weapons. At sandy hooks elementary, The shooter responsible for the attack killed 20 children and six educators (Parloff, Roger). The is important because this shows that how easy it is for a mass shooter to shoot up a school. if we ban Assault weapon, this would lead to less of that.
The Orlando nightclub shooter killed at least 50 people, this is important because this shows that how easy it is for a mass shooter to shoot up a nightclub, if we ban Assault weapon this would lead to less of that (“Parloff,