The Pros And Cons Of Gun Control

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In 1986 Ronald Reagan explained that while guns exist criminals will use them for their own gains but, in the same interview he also said that the only people who will be penalized will with heavy gun control are law abiding citizens. I believe gun control will solve some of America’s problems but an outright ban on assault weapons or firearms, in general, will make a bigger problem than it solved. Our forefathers believed that law-abiding citizens should have the right to bear arms to defend themselves against criminals and a tyrannical government. Mass shootings have killed hundreds in this country but a national prohibition on firearms won’t decrease murders in America. No one can deny that firearms are used to hurt or kill innocent people.