In the United States crime has begun to increase in the past few years. It is mostly due to the increase of people joining gangs. If somebody asks any person on the street they will say that crime is a serious crime by itself. Gang members more than likely not buy a gun from a gun store but rather buy from a personal seller or a gun show seller. These people provoke dramatic effects to the crime rates in the US. Every day a person dies from a gun which does not need to happen. Over the last 15 years of this new millennium, half of the United States crime has been a gang related crime (Willis, Tiffany). Over ninety percent of the people that own a gun would like to enforce stricter gun laws so the people who do not need a weapon will be banned from getting one. While most people want to have stricter laws on people owning a gun, they also want it mandatory that a person wanting to buy a gun should have a background check and for that person to register the weapon ("Stronger Gun Control Laws”). If we can cut the amount of people being able to accommodate weapons, gang members will have a harder time to getting their hands on a weapon. This will cut down the amount of crime that the US has such a problem …show more content…
People of the US live in a great place, but within this beautiful country, there are many problems dealing with people arguing whether gun control should be put into effect. The two sides argue over whether the constitution says guns should be allowed since it is in the constitution while other tends to say that it does not say that guns are allowed. James Madison said that the United States should not worry about the government being to the point where citizens need to arm themselves. For many years this has been an issue. Dating back to John Locke being a start to people who want guns to be free. Each side interprets the constitution in different opinions ("Gun