In today’s society, any involvement of the word “guns” alludes to images of horrible massacres such as Sandy Hook, Planned Parenthood, and San Bernardino. In all of these terrible incidents, it was not the gun that caused the happening, but rather the actions of these cowardly humans that were in control of the firearm. Although it is easy to blame these tragedies on the weapons that facilitated them, it is ignorant to believe that gun control will end this unneeded bloodshed. With the number of concealed-carry gun permits being at an all time high (12.8 million) (New Study para. 1) and the rate of violent crime being lower than it has been in roughly four decades, then why has the happening of seemingly random mass shootings dramatically increased? In America, guns are used by civilians for self-protection over 110,000 times each year. They are used by law abiding citizens who have gone through the process of purchasing and permitting the firearm. There are many reasons why a law-abiding citizen would want to obtain …show more content…
These laws will not decrease the amount of deaths caused by humans with guns. Criminals will always have a way of getting a gun. Either by the black market or even straw purchases where the criminal uses a family member or friend with a clean background to legally get them a gun. The laws will only hurt the ones that follow them. Criminals will not follow the laws, this is what makes them criminals. What is the point of penalizing the well behaved citizens when we know the ones who want weapons will get them no matter what the law says? The statement of saying that guns kill people is outrageous and foolish. It is like saying cars kill people. Cars do not control themselves, it is the drivers behind the wheel that determine what the car does. Should we get rid of cars? Any simple minded individual knows that will not