As a Gun owner, I wanted to formally write out the reasons why our country does not need more strict gun control laws. I put many ideas together and i feel that it would be best for our country to not have any more laws because not only do they take away the citizens rights to own guns, they also prevent citizens from protecting themselves and they won't stop criminals from getting guns.
Laws that restrict gun ownership do nothing to stop someone from getting a gun if they have already decided to shoot someone. According to John Lott from the article “Gun Control Misfires In Europe” in the Wall Street Journal, “The problem with gun control laws is that they take away the guns from law abiding citizens, while would-be criminals ignore them.” Basically gun control laws that restrict guns from being owned will not stop a criminal from getting a gun. These laws will only take guns away from people who buy them legally and enjoy them safely, this isn't very fair to law abiding citizens. Opponents of less gun control laws might say that background checks will help to keep guns out of the hands of people who shouldn't have them. However criminals can still take them from people who have bought guns legally and passed background checks.
In fact, restricting who can and can't own a gun is taking away the people's
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The NRA stated stated in a press conference that, “It is evident that the framers of the Constitution did not intend to limit the right to keep and bear arms to a formal military body or organized militia, but intended to provide for an 'unorganized' armed citizenry prepared to assist in the common defense against a foreign invader or a domestic tyrant.” The second amendment was meant to give individuals the right to bear arms and form a unorganised militia against invaders and domestic violence so that we can protect