“Gun control means control. It means control for the government and government start controlling the people”, according to Luke Scott. Gun control is a set of laws or policies that regulate the manufacture, sale, transfer, possession, modification, or use of firearms by civilians. Citizens should have the rights to gun ownership with some strict restrictions. The Second Amendment of the United States Constitution states: “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 or violated.” The Founding Fathers of our country included gun control in the Bill of Rights because they feared that the Federal Government might have control over the citizens, an …show more content…
22% of Americans own one or more guns( 35% of men and 12% of women). 52% of American say it is important to protect the rights of American to own guns, while 46% says it is more important to control gun ownership. Guns were common in the American Colonies, first for hunting and general self-protection and later as a weapons Americans used to fight in the Revolutionary war. The Second Amendment was added to the Constitution in December 1791.As mentioned earlier, crime is not the only issue related to firearms ownership. Hunting is a sport in some countries and it is also played on the Olympic. On the surface, it might appear that hunting is harmful to wildlife and the environment. The fact is that the opposite is true. Hunting is a tool used by these officials to manage the wildlife under their care, to hunt for animals. Firearms is also a sport many people play. There are also many competitions throughout the country. Men, women, older children, and even individuals with certain disabilities can enjoy these sports since shooting does not require much agility or physical