10 Arguments Against Gun Control

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Even guns were used in illegal way, first, guns can be used self-defence as same time as harming other people. In the United States Constitution, there is an amendment that states “A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.” This allows people to own guns to protect themselves and gun control movement is anti-fundamental because it is against Constitution which is primary law in the United States. The guns are used not only for self-defence but also hobby such as hunting. According to the Statisticbrain.com, total people who are hunting annually is 12.5 million, and these people will be taken their hobby due to gun control movement. Also hunting …show more content…

Accoding to the article “10 Arguments Against Gun Control”, it states that gun contorl movement in United Kingdom did not worked. In the 1997, the United Kingdom passed a gun control act called Firearm Act to ban owning handguns. However, after 1997, the murder rate increased in 2002 which is 2.1 per 100,000. The murder rate went back to original rate in 2010, but the muders happen in same rate without guns. These murderer uses knives instead of guns to kill people. Also in Japan, the law bans not only any kind of guns but also any kind of knives and swords. Accoding to Japanese article “,銃刀法・軽犯罪法による刃物規制について” it state that people are not allowed to own weapons especially guns and knvies. Therefore, the gun control in United States and Japan are not easily compared because Japanese government banned all of weapons, and Japanese people are less familier with guns becasue these people used katana, Japanese sword, as their main weapon in past. Guns can kill people, but they can protect people at same time. Gun control argument is one of the argument that is discussed right now. From 1776, when this nation was founded, American people have been using the guns for many reasons such as hunting, self-defence, and killing. At this time American people are facing both danger and advantage of guns. Not only governors , but also all American people have to deal with this problem for their

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