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The Pros And Cons Of Gun Control

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Throughout history, terrorism has occurred and progressively gotten worse. As new weapons are made terroristic acts become more dangerous. Among these weapons are guns. Guns play a role in many terrorist efforts and these efforts keep happening continually. Stricter gun control is needed because it lead to fewer suicides and lead to fewer mass shootings.
First, one reason stricter gun control is needed, is because it will lead to fewer suicides. To start with, according to Emily F. Rothman, a Professor in the Department of Community Health Sciences at Boston University and Michael Siegel, a public health researcher “the number of annual firearm suicides is almost twice as high as the number of firearm homicides, In 2013, there were 21 …show more content…

First, according to The Washington Post, from 2018-1966, 1, 091 people were killed in mass shootings. “The people who were killed came from nearly every imaginable race, religion and socioeconomic background. Their ages range from the unborn to the elderly; 184 were children and teenagers” ( Alcantara, Berkowitz, Lu 1). 1,091 is a lot people and it is clear to see that this is an issue that needs to be controlled. Next, according to CNN, in 2017 there were “307 mass shootings from January 1 to November 5”(Ahmed, Willingham 1). 307 shootings in 11 months is extremely excessive, losing all of these lives is not okay. Despite this, some may argue that the issue isn’t gun based and rather a mental health problem. However, according to the New York Times, “If mental health made the difference, then data would show that Americans have more mental health problems than do people in other countries with fewer mass shootings. But the mental health care spending rate in the United States, the number of mental health professionals per capita and the rate of severe mental disorders are all in line with those of other wealthy countries”(Fisher,Keller 1). Overall, it is clear to see that stricter gun control is needed because of the excessive amount of mass shootings our country experiences, and the extreme amount of lives we

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294 days in the past year have had one specific theme in common. Each of them has been the setting for a mass shooting, on campuses or in public places that resulted in the injury or death of multiple bystanders. Through social media, the most gruesome details are often the only information to ever reach the public, causing issues such as gun-control policy and tighter security in public places to rise to the top of the list on political agendas. This has forced mass shootings to become the backdrop for constant ideological media battles. In addition, the consideration of other issues found in shootings, such as mental and social disorders, become smothered by the debate of gun control and similar measures.

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