Should Guns Be Illegal

Should guns be illegal in the US?

The most common debate is about guns being illegal in the US like in other countries, however not all agree. Guns are usually used to protect people, but in other cases, they are also used to scare them and even cause crimes. However, all these depend on the people. The overall problem is that not everybody agrees with the usage of guns wherever and whenever. Some people think they are safer when they have guns, but they do not really think about what a gun could actually do and the consequences of it being fired. So in this way, I think that everybody having a gun doesn’t make a person safer and they can even put their lives in danger.

A large number of people do not agree with the fact that guns should

Brad Pitt has said in the past "I feel better having a gun. I don't feel the house is completely safe, if I don't have one hidden somewhere." Also, Washington DC attorney general Karl A Racine said that, “We believe that the District’s gun laws are reasonable and necessary to ensure public safety in a dense urban area.” The actual problem is not the gun, it’s the person. Guns don’t kill people, people kill people. This is a very common statement used by many people. The usage of guns depends on the person. For example, if people are normal and they do not have mental illnesses, then guns do not harm. Guns are definitely not the problem. People are the problem. However, this is not the main reason for the usage of guns? As long as the population is armed with guns, both they and their country are kept safe from invaders and terrorists. “Also, the Supreme Court has now definitively held that the Second Amendment protects an individual's right to possess a firearm unconnected with service in a militia, and to use that weapon for traditionally lawful purposes, such as self-defense within the home.” (Second Amendment - U.S. Constitution) US district court judge Richard J Leon ruled on Tuesday that a section of the city’s law that requires people who want to carry a gun in public to show a “good reason to fear injury” or another

“There have been fewer than 20 terror-related deaths on American soil since 9/11 and about 364,000 deaths caused by privately owned firearms.” (Burnett, 2015) Using a second amendment is part of an old rule. We have to start changing this. Nowadays, the police are widely spread, which means people are quite safe and there is no need for keeping guns. If guns were to be banned, criminals would have to buy weapons from black markets and illegal places, which are maybe unreachable due to their lack of knowledge. When your enemy or opponent attacks you with a gun you probably will have absolutely no chance of escaping, so you are dead. However, if the opponent comes in with a knife or any other minor tool in order to attack you, then you can either attack him with any other sharp tool or gain enough time in order to run away. Also, when you’ve been hurt with a knife, the injury will be way smaller and you can recover sooner that when you are shot. Think of it this way: without gun control, an assailant enters your house with a gun, you reach for your gun and shoot him and then you are left with the emotional and psychological trauma that will potentially scar you for life. But with gun control, if an assailant enters your house with a knife or bludgeoning weapon, you can (with some very basic training) incapacitate him, call the police and ask them to make an arrest.