Gun control is the controlling of firearms in the United States. It has been irritating people for years and it needs to get settled with the right people. Is gun control good? Yes it is good. In my research I have found that the more gun control we have the fewer casualties we have. The background checks were a great addition to the gun control movement. When the U.S. started requiring background checks death from firearms went down. After background checks were required the deaths of firearms went down by 57%.
People don’t want guns at all, but there will always be firearms weather they like it or not. The problem we have is the people who have the guns.
“Gun control laws are just as old or older than the second amendment, the gun control wasn’t as strict as they are now. There still were laws, people were imprisoned if they were doing something illegal with firearms.” (Should more gun control laws be enacted) Mentally ill people are not allowed to own or purchase firearms. These people can be mentally unstable and end up doing something tragic and not even care. There are many types of mental illnesses, not all of them can be harmful or a dangerous illness. Policeman are able to take a firearm from a mentally ill person, they can also test the person to see if they qualify to me mentally
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Gun control has decreases the amount of gun violence in the United States. But if you think about it, if there is gun control or not criminals will always find a way to get a gun. The problem is that criminals can get guns. Everyone else can have gun and be fine as long as they know to use it properly and safely. All it takes is a little knowledge in firearms and then people will be smarter about everything. There is no problem with owning a firearm, The problem is the person who owns the firearm. Schools should have a required gun safety class every year to teach the younger generation about gun safety and what a gun is capable