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The Pros And Cons Of Gun Control

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Laws, taxes, and bans on guns or ammunition are called gun control and the need for more or less of these regulations are a heated topic in politics today. Everyone is asking if more laws about guns will benefit our country, well the answer is no. There should not be more laws about gun control because more legislation will open a window to take away all of our rights, make our personal lives more dangers, and reduce the country’s national security. If politicians can slowly remove the 2nd Amendment to the Constitution, without people realizing it, they can take away all of our rights, like freedom of speech, religion and press, in the same fashion. Gun sellers have to record a video of every person buying a gun or ammunition, their storage …show more content…

For example, in the United Kingdom guns are illegal and the violent crime rate per 100,000 people there is 2,034 while the United States has 446 people per 100,000 (“A Factual Look”). Also, once Kennesaw, Georgia established a law stating you must carry a gun, burglaries dropped by 89% and the city’s violent crime rate in 85% lower than the national average (cityrating.com). Australia and England have nearly banned guns and have the highest rates of robbery, sexual assault, and assault with force in the top seventeen industrialized countries. Canada, a neighboring country, doesn’t allow firearms and has a 66% higher crime rate in four provinces than in all the states across the northern border of the United States. Moreover, the top ten countries with the highest violence rates have almost or have completely banned firearms (gunfacts.info). In many instances, countries with the strictest gun laws have the highest crime rates. So, why would you want to make our country a more dangerous place to

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