Gun control is a term referring to the various laws and policies that regulate everything related to the use of firearms by civilians. The topic is relevant to our society, country, state, and city because of how many mass murders have happened. It is reported that “Gun violence in the United States results in tens of thousands of deaths and injuries annually. In the constitution, the second Amendment states that people have “the right to bear arms.” This Amendment has saved many lives. However, this has taken many lives away as well. With that being said, there needs to be more restrictions on gun laws. Only certain individuals with the right credentials, should be allowed to purchase automatic guns. Guns continue to be a problem in …show more content…
Most crimes and gang wars appear in low income neighborhoods, which has rate of gun violence. Rural residents are more likely to own firearms than people living in cities, and have more opportunities to use them for lawful activities like hunting and recreational shooting. Rural residents experience the most gun crime rates due to living in poverty. The high rate on crime, gang wars, selling drug, and living in a low income neighborhood drives individuals to buy more guns due to the conditions they live in. Mostly some cities have established the country’s strictest gun control measures. This includes handgun bans, safe storage requirements , limits on public carrying prohibitions on shooting guns within city …show more content…
are at a all time high. It is easy for anyone in the United States to get their hands on a gun, but more complicated to purchase alcoholic beverages due to age restrictions. When Obama was still in office he announced that regulators would crack down on gun dealers who use these plots and twists to avoid acquiring license to citizens. This allows people not to require any background checks. Obama said, “We’ve created a system in which dangerous people are allowed to play by a different set of rules. That doesn’t make any sense” (Anthony). History always repeats itself and that’s how America is living. People are still selling firearms across their hometown and it’s spreading like a deadly virus. Citizens are losing their own lives on a daily basis due to certain people who use gun violence to solve all of their