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The Pros And Cons Of Gun Control

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According to an article of Cable News Network, there has been, on average, one school shooting every week within the first few months of 2018 in the United States of America (USA) where someone was hurt or killed (Ahmed and Walker, 2018). This statistic is shocking and the deadly school shooting cases in the USA have triggered hot debates on gun control. School shooting survivors are speaking out on social media to demand more actions on gun control and calling for a stricter gun law. However, people are missing the point because the guns are not the reason why teens are killing people. Guns do not cause people to kill! Therefore, guns should not be blamed for the cause of school shootings and limit gun ownership further is not the solution. …show more content…

People who are pro-gun-control argue that gun-control reduces violence and crimes but it has never been proven to be the case. Statistics show that the number of gun ownership has climbed to more than 50% since 1994 but the gun-related homicide rate has dropped by 49% over those same years (“After Las Vegas Shooting”, 2018). Besides, guns used in crimes are usually not legally registered. 65% of juvenile offenders tend to own three or more illegal weapons and firearms (“Illegal Guns Statistics”, 2017). Therefore, further gun-control will not stop these criminals who own illegal guns from committing more crimes. Furthermore, criminals will always find a way to commit crimes with or without guns. Guns are not the only weapon that hurt or kill people! Moreover, further gun-control will increase black market demand for illegal firearms which would lead to violence due to the turf wars between gun suppliers. To sum up, violence and crime will not be reduced by stricter …show more content…

There are more than 270 federal laws as well as countless state laws covering gun sales and gun ownership on the books (“After Las Vegas Shooting”, 2018). For example, Federal law blocks the sale of guns to people who are deemed a danger to society and patients involuntarily committed to mental institutions (Schuster, 2018). Besides, the amendment to the 1968 Gun Control Act requires holders of Federal Firearms License to conduct a background check before selling a firearm to citizen (Schuster, 2018). According to a study by the Department of Justice, the background check system has blocked over 3 million firearm sales to prohibited purchasers (“Gun Violence”, 2018). Therefore, guns are already kept out of the wrong hand using background checks and further gun-control will only affect the constitutional right for self-defense of responsible and law abiding

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For the past 232 years, Americans have had the right to defend themselves against crime, tyranny, and victimization through the rights given to us by our founding fathers. If these rights were restricted or even taken away from Americans, the crime rate would soar, and the safety of the people and families of America would be put in jeopardy. If these rights were restricted, the generations to come would be brought into an environment of violence and crime. (Purpose Statement) While many think that gun control can fix the rate of gun homicides and crimes and mass shootings, it will most likely have the opposite effect and will restrict our right to defend ourselves.

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Strict regulations and limitations have been pursued already and clearly do not suffice. Statics brought to attention by gun control opponents, show that gun control laws have done little to reduce crime rates. Several restrictions have been made on certain guns, considered as overly dangerous, though in the hands of an unstable criminal even a legal hunting gun can be deadly. Countless restrictions have been made, however people have still found ways around them. If people are unstable and determined enough, they will find a gun, regardless of the restrictions or regulations.

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