We all want to live in a safe community so that we can live happily feeling secure. However, guns threaten our community because they are deadly. Did you know that guns kill approximately 120 people daily in North America alone? I think they should be illegal or restricted since they are dangerous and can end the life of a child; there would be less crimes without guns and less people would die; you can replace them with non-lethal weapons which increases safety. Guns are dangerous; a person with a gun is more likely to kill himself than a person who does not have one. On average, 62 children die each year because of unintentional shootings. For example, a three-year-old child in played with his uncle’s gun in his grandmother’s bedroom and accidentally shot himself. Therefore, guns should be banned because they could easily get into the hands of innocent children. …show more content…
If they are banned, a psychopath cannot grab a gun and start a shooting spree, killing many innocent people. For example, when UK banned guns in 1996, the homicide rate dropped by 40% by 1997. This demonstrates a connection between homicide rates and gun control regulations. Another example is South Korea, which bans civilians from using guns, as a result, it has one of the lowest homicide rates in the world. In contrast, the the murder rate involving guns in the US is one of the highest. Vivid examples of the destructive capabilities of guns include the mass killings at Columbine High School and Sandy Hook Elementary School where many innocent teenagers and children were viciously