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The Pros And Cons Of Gun Control

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Gun control may seem great but the more you look into it the more it seems pointless. Gun control is pointless due to the fact that criminals will always find a way around the law. Countless times around the world they have attempted gun control with no success. This is because criminals don't follow the law therefore the responsible gun owners are getting screwed over.

Gun control may seem like a good idea but if we look at history it doesn't really work that well. In 1996 after a mass shooting Australia passed a gun control law, the country’s new gun laws prohibited private sales, required that all weapons be individually registered to their owners, and required that gun buyers present a “genuine reason” for needing the weapon at the time …show more content…

According to the Interior Department, Mexico’s homicide rate this past year equated with 20.5 murders per 100,000 residents; in 2011, that figure was 19.4.
Don't get me wrong mexico and the United States are in different situations, i know that but if we talk about gun control the U.S could do the same as mexico and make the decision of having gun control a very broad choice. According to statista: (https://www.statista.com/statistics/249740/percentage-of-households-in-the-united-states-owning-a-firearm/) Currently in the United States there are over 270 million guns how will gun control avoid one of those guns to get in the wrong hands, Sadly they cant. Gun control is pointless due to the fact that criminals will always find a way around the law. There is a correlation between Mexico the United States and Australia, criminals are the ones causing trouble and they obtain their guns illegally so let's take this step by step and Not Have Instant Gun control. The United States has been working towards a gun safe environment, lately there have been more intense background checks and they took away bump stocks these little things will help the United States even if it’s on the long

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With the event of the Port Arthur massacre in 1996, the Australian population where pushing tighter gun laws. With the quick development of one of the largest gun reforms in recent history, Australia became and remains the standard for advocates of anti-gun and gun control campaigns. As Australia being a federation, John Howard (who has only been in office six weeks) had to convince the country’s states into supporting a nationwide reform. With the ‘Australian gun buyback’ in 1996-97, 650,000 privately held guns were collected and destroyed in an incentive to minimise gun related crime.

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Australia's 1996 gun law reforms were followed by more than a decade free of fatal mass shootings, and accelerated declines in firearm deaths, particularly suicides. Total homicide rates followed the same pattern. Removing large numbers of rapid‐firing firearms from civilians may be an effective way of reducing mass shootings, firearm homicides and firearm

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There is only one legal gun store in Mexico, and owning a gun is a lengthy process and is tightly regulated. People in the US will buy guns on behalf of others who have strong ties in drug trafficking. These guns are used to kill Americans and Mexicans alike. It is my proposition with the cooperation of American border control, that we inflict stricter searches at the Mexican border for guns. The US foreign affairs committee approved a bill that gave 73.5 million dollars to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, to stop this illegal smuggling.

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Australia’s gun-related deaths dropped by 47% between 1991 and 2001. They issued another gun amnesty in 2017, ordering all unregistered or unwanted guns to be turned in over a period of 3 months. The rate at which weapons were stolen had dropped immensely and the suicide rate involving firearms fell (McMaken). Australia now experiences very few mass killings involving guns. They still have had multiple mass killings, the perpetrator usually using a blunt object, vehicle, or knife.

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Gun control is and will be beneficial to America’s security and safety. The US has been seen to be drastically more unsafe than other countries with stronger gun laws. “Gun violence is a crisis. 117,000 Americans are shot every year, a rate that outpaces our peer by order of magnitude” (Gun Laws Matter).

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With all three of these reasons, it's safe to say that the law for gun control shouldn't exist. The law will end up disputing the Second Amendment and the protection of citizens who are in dangerous situations. This would also give the government much power. No matter what, if a person has high intentions to murder a person with a gun, they’ll do whatever it takes to get one in their position and they will be able to obtain the firearm. Also, when planning to commit a crime, when has the criminal ever in history taken the law into consideration before planning and further committing the crime?

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Statistics show that in 2002 increase in gun control the crime rate involving firearms have dropped. In Australia in the course of 25 years with the strict gun laws in place the crime rate involving firearms has dropped 49%. With the idea of stricter gun laws in

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There have been many significant figures over the course of history that were born into a life of wealth and profit. These people, though may live a good life, do not understand the struggle of the everyday man and as a result oftentimes is not as successful as those who work hard for all the advancements made in their life. Martin Luther is a perfect example of someone who was born into a difficult situation, but made the best of it and is now known as one of the biggest religious reformers of his time. Martin Luther was able to make a name for himself despite his circumstances by following his passion, working hard, and staying true to himself. Martin Luther was born as the son of two peasants, and as a result his father had high expectations

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Following the 1996 Tasmania shooting in Australia, a strict gun policy was enacted banning long guns, and the Australian government started buying back guns. The effectiveness of this is analyzed by Philip Alpers, a professor at the Sydney School of Public Health. In order to possess a gun in Australia after the reform, one had to present a genuine cause, and in order to sell or transfer firearms, dealers must be licensed. In Addition to this, the government banned and bought back rapid-fire rifles and shotguns. From 1996 to 2006, 1.8 million of the 3.2 million guns in Australia were destroyed.

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There needs to be more gun control in the US. There’s no way around it. Americans need to make sure that they let the government know that we need gun control, and the government needs to act on it. The gun violence problem in America, more specifically in urban areas, is overwhelming.

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In the US specifically, studies show that the stricter gun laws are in a state, the lower the amount of deaths related to guns occur (Graham). While many believe that further restrictions on guns would not be feasible, both Australia and the United Kingdom managed to highly restrict or ban guns from their nations in order to reduce gun-related deaths and crime (Graham). Australia was able to rid the country of around 650,000 guns and their rate of robberies per 100,000 people sank from about 100 to 60 (cite later 1). This program of complete gun confiscation costed Australia $230 million. If a program of the same relative scale were to be done in the States, it would cost the government around $4 billion (Rieck).

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There are pros and cons to Gun Control and there are plenty of arguments with valid sources that prove that Gun Control would not work, and could potentially hurt the United States more than help. There are also

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26 January 1788. Centuries ago, weapons such as guns were not used to harm another, they have different purposes. Hunting, protection of persons and crops are just some of the few. From 1984 to 1996, multiple killings stirred public concern. Within the past two decades of the twentieth century, following several shootings Australia wide, the Federal Government took a stand and set restrictive firearm legislation amongst all state governments.

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Gun control is a controversial topic that has caused contentious debate during President Obama’s tenure. The debate has been at the center of attention socially and politically over the question of how much gun control is required and necessary. By terms: “Gun control laws aim to restrict or regulate the sale, purchase, or possession of firearms through licensing, registration, or identification requirements” (USLegal). Over recent years the tragic incidents involving mass public shooting have promoted advocates to push for legislative changes. Discussions have circled whether the current laws need stricter enforcement or new legislation is required.

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To add to those two, gun laws will not stop criminals from acquiring guns and neither from breaking the law. A statistic has revealed from 2001 to 2012 roughly 50,000 guns were recovered and traced back from all over the country. In the same light, people argue that gun control in Mexico does not work so why would it work in America and to add to this Mexico has some of the harshest gun control laws in the world. Statistics show that in 2012 there was about 11,000 gun homicides when the U.S. only had about 9,000. Last of all, some people are starting to point out a crucial fact that is frequently overlooked and that is the safety of gun free zones.

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