Argumentative Essay On Gun Control

“Based on production data from firearm manufacturers, there were roughly 371 million firearms owned by private citizens and domestic law enforcement in the United States in 2014. Of these, about 146 million were handguns” (7). This gives our country a lot of protection from people who could threaten us like, neighboring countries, criminals, and the people can protect themselves from the government. But the government is trying to ban guns with new gun control laws. The Federal Government should stop trying to add more gun control laws because studies show that crimes like school shootings increase in areas where restrictive gun laws exist, law abiding citizens feel like they won’t be able to protect themselves, and the second Amendment gives

Arms literally means any weapon and the phrase “shall not be infringed” needs no explanation. These rights are more important than getting rid of crime. Ask yourself what’s more important; free people or a country that has no crime? Not everybody is affected by crime, but everyone would be affected by the loss of freedom. Another right is the right to defend yourself from tyranny. Without the second amendment, the Federal government would have all the power. Their military would be the only ones with guns, and the people wouldn’t have any way to defend themselves or fight back. The right is that we have the right to use guns for hunting, and protecting oneself. Some people say that we don’t need the amendment because it doesn’t apply to our modern culture. But we do need it because we’ve seen around the world nations where the people rise up against their tyrannical government – like the Arab Spring of 2010. And as said above, If the government here were to try to take over, we could do something about it. But not if we give up our rights from the second