Is Greater Gun Control A Good Idea ?
Between 1999 and 2013 guns have been a huge impact in homicides and suicides. It has been proved that guns have been part of 66.6% of homicides and 52.2% of suicides. Greater gun control is a good idea that should be looked into.
More gun control laws would reduce gun deaths and would lead to fewer gun suicides. Countries with restrictive gun control laws have lower homicides and suicide rates than the U.S. In countries where guns are more available there have been more homicides. The United States gun rate has increased by 25.3 times. The 2nd Amendment was intended to protect the right of militias to own guns not the right of individuals. Nothing has ever been written in the 2nd Amendment about individuals rights to own guns. As stated, laws on gun control should be made.
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It’s true that gun control will not prevent criminals from obtaining guns or breaking laws. Many people may think that gun control won’t make any difference since anyone can easily access guns just by stealing them. Some people claim that laws for gun control can infringe upon the right to self defense. For instance, the police cannot protect everyone all the time and make them feel protected. Although gun control infringes the right to self defense, it is been proved that guns are rarely used as self defense. Between the years of 2007 and 2011 .79% of victims used a firearm as protection or self defense. As you can see, laws for better gun control should be effective as it will decrease the violence within