Arguments Against Gun Control Laws

It is clear and evident and most Americans know about about it and some have contrasting opinions and views of it. It is the ongoing heated debate of Gun Control in the states whether there should be more stricter laws on them. We have all seen and heard the stories of mass shootings throughout the country such as Sandy Hook, Aurora, Colorado and Columbine. There are multiple arguments that both support and oppose Gun Control and this paper is going to show you both sides of the ongoing dispute. Although guns are known for giving the ability for U.S. citizen to protect themselves over time and throughout history they have been also used for taking innocent lives thus there should be more stricter laws against them. More gun laws would

citizens. For example, having the right to bear arms is right given by the Bill of Rights and some people see gun control laws as infringement. They believe that bearing arms is a fundamental right to have such as freedom of speech, freedom of speech, and etc. Another good example is that the argument that gun control does not prevent crimes but owning guns does. Studies show from 1980 to 2009 that bans of assault weapons did not lower the murder rate in individual states and surprisingly that states with high numbers of gun ownership had lower violent crime rates. To add to those two, gun laws will not stop criminals from acquiring guns and neither from breaking the law. A statistic has revealed from 2001 to 2012 roughly 50,000 guns were recovered and traced back from all over the country. In the same light, people argue that gun control in Mexico does not work so why would it work in America and to add to this Mexico has some of the harshest gun control laws in the world. Statistics show that in 2012 there was about 11,000 gun homicides when the U.S. only had about 9,000. Last of all, some people are starting to point out a crucial fact that is frequently overlooked and that is the safety of gun free zones. The tragedies of Sandy Hook, Aurora, Colorado, and Columbine all have one thing in common and that is they were gun-free zones, which would have made the victims more vulnerable. This then would lead into the discussion of having an individual properly trained with a firearm being stationed at such places for example, a police officer at a high school, which some are already doing. These claims and evidence should show why that there should not any more gun control