How are anti-gun taxes helping lower gun violence. More than 200 years ago in 1791, the founders of the United States wrote, "A well-regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms, must not be violated." This is the Second Amendment, stating that American citizens have the right to self-protection and safety. People should be able to carry firearms because you have the right to defend your life, and guns help with that. The founding fathers understood that having to defend yourself was necessary as a free society. In 2008, the Supreme Court stated that the Second Amendment specifically protects people’s right to own a gun for protection. This means that every citizen has …show more content…
The article, Testimony of Gayle S. Trotter, says, Anti-gun legislation keeps guns away from the mentally stable and law obedient, but it does not keep guns out of the hands of criminals. This is because regulation only affects the guns of the good citizens. Criminals will not be affected with the anti-gun taxes because criminals don 't listen to the law. More than 20,000 anti-gun laws are in effect throughout the United States. But these laws don 't do anything to help lower violent crimes. Wayne Lapierre, the CEO of the N.R.A., says that, All anti-gun laws do is put the innocent at the mercy of the lawless. In addition, President Barack Obama announced in 2013,that there 's not a single law, no set of laws that can eliminate evil from the world or prevent every senseless act of violence in our society. Even the president of the United States understands that gun laws don’t affect violent criminals. Despite this, gun control advocates say the recent shootings prove that the gun laws are way too weak. However, nearly all shootings have happened in no-gun zones. This is because violent shooters know that people in gun-free zones don’t have any fire-arms , meaning they can’t protect themselves. It’s pretty obvious that guns are the most reliable means of defense, and give people the chance to protect themselves from violent attackers and not get as hurt. All anti-gun laws do is take away the protection of citizens by disarming them, putting them in