Gun violence is responsible for roughly 30,000 deaths in the United States each year. Many of these deaths could have been prevented by common sense gun laws that most countries have. It is very easy for anyone in the United States to buy a gun with very little questioning. This leniency in gun laws leads to firearms falling into the arms of criminals, terrorists, and mentally unstable people. In my essay I will be talking about how stricter gun laws have proven successful in many other countries, the true meaning of the Second Amendment, and how stricter gun laws will lead to lower homicide and suicide rates.
Of the 2,626,418 deaths in the United States each year, 30,000 of them are cause by gun violence. Stricter gun laws have proven to result in fewer homicide and suicide rates in many countries. In Australia, there were 0.16 firearm homicides in 2013. In Australia, people can only purchase a firearm if they show the actual need for one and explain why they need a firearm. There were 230 gun deaths in Australia in 2014, while there were 33,599 in America. Many of the gun laws in other countries have been put in place due to
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But I do believe that an AK47, a machine gun, is not a sporting weapon or needed for the defense of a home.” -Ronald Reagan. Assault rifles were used in 50% of mass shootings between 1982 and 2012. Some of the mass shootings that occurred between these years include the Columbine High School Massacre, The Virginia Tech Massacre, Newtown School Shooting, and the Orlando Night Club Massacre. While Americans do have the right to bear arms, there should be limits to this amendment like there are to most other amendments. Just because we have freedom of speech, that doesn’t mean that we should say whatever we want to other people. Just because we have the right to bear arms, that doesn’t mean that everybody should own assault