Argumentative Essay On Gun Control

Famous comedian and actor Robin Williams commented “The Second Amendment says we have the right to bear arms, not to bear artillery” It is widely believed that under the Second Amendment bearing arms and artillery in a civil society is justifiable. It is also widely believed having the right to bear arms should be limited and heavily controlled. As gun violence rises in America, so does the question, “Should the U.S adopt stricter gun control laws?”

On one side of this popular and controversial debate, people believe that owning a gun is the “right” of an American citizen. It is not a want, it is a need.
Opponents of stronger gun control laws argue that such measures will not curb mass shootings or decrease gun violence. Gun violence, they

The purpose of this is because of many statistics that have found that the U.S has the highest number of civilian firearms per capita in the world.
Many other statistics have found shocking numbers when fronted with active shooter incidents.
We lose more than 36,000 Americans to gun violence every year in this country. That’s an average of 99 gun deaths a day. These tragedies range from accidents and suicides to horrific mass shootings … It’s estimated that Americans own more than 300 million guns.
From this viewpoint, it is shown that the U.S’s issue with gun violence stems from the availability of guns. To condense the amount of mass shootings, guns mustn’t be simple to obtain. The accessibility of firearms is the root of this issue and from this standpoint imposing stricter laws on factors such as background checks would heavily cut down on the number of firearms owned.
We’re all tired of reading stories about shooters who passed background checks and legally purchased firearms despite histories of violent behavior, severe mental illness, and substance abuse. And that’s when background checks are required. A new survey found that 22 percent of gun owners recently bought a firearm through a private sale. Such sales do not require a background check and are legal in more than 30 states. That gives dangerous people a free pass to arm

Many of these popular arguments of this debate, whether for the supporting side or the opposing side, have their pros and cons. Several of these arguments are based on the Second Amendment, the right to bear arms. The supporting side has a different view on the Amendment than the opposing side, the supporters think that the Second Amendment is not an unlimited right to own guns.
The right secured by the Second Amendment is not unlimited… Nothing in our opinion should be taken to cast doubt on longstanding prohibitions on the possession of firearms by felons and the mentally ill, or laws forbidding the carrying of firearms in sensitive places such as schools and government buildings, or laws imposing conditions and qualifications on the commercial sale of arms … the right of the general public to carry a concealed firearm in public is not, and never has been, protected by the Second