The Pros And Cons Of Gun Control

Gun control has been a hot topic with the world for a while. Many people have strong opinions on it. This whole topic comes from one of the amendments. The Second Amendment reads, “A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed” (“Second Amendment." Britannica School.Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., 2015. Web. 20 Nov. 2015.”). This amendment basically states that people have the right to keep guns in their possession.

The Second Amendment emerged after the Revolutionary War occurred. There was a group called the Militia. This was a group of boys between the age of about sixteen and sixty. They were given the right to keep guns in their homes

Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., 2015. Web. 20 Nov. 2015.”). Japan, Canada and the United Kingdom have stricter laws than most countries (“Gun control." Britannica School. Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., 2015. Web. 20 Nov. 2015.”). Some people are starting to wonder if the United States should start to act upon our gun laws like those countries have. It has more of a negative opinion that goes along with it. The reason for this is because of a lot of events that have happened throughout the years involve guns. Most of these events are school shootings. One of the biggest is Columbine. It occurred on April 20, 1999, at Columbine High School in Littleton, Colorado, leaving 15 dead, including the two students responsible for the attack(‘Columbine High School shootings." Britannica School. Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., 2015. Web. 24 Nov. 2015.). Another example is the Sandy Hook Shooting. On December 14, 2012, a man named Adam Lanza who was twenty years old found and took some guns that his mother had purchased. He shot her in her home and then went to the elementary school right down the road and left 28 people dead and 2 injured. In addition to the shooter, 18 children and 6 adults died at Sandy Hook School and 2 children died at a nearby hospital (“Newtown shootings of 2012." Britannica School. Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., 2015. Web. 20 Nov. 2015”). There are multiple opinions to this argument on this topic. One being that some people would say that this is a reason guns shouldn't be allowed to be in the arms of a citizen. Anyone could see it and pick it up just like these kids and commit this type of terrible crime. Two being that if everyone took advantage of the amendment and had a gun in the house then maybe stuff like this could be prevented. Some People after the events happened wanted the