Argumentative Essay: Gun Control In The United States

George Washington once said, “A free people ought not only to be armed, but disciplined.” He was correct, citizens have the right to bear arms under the second amendment, but must do so with responsibility. Guns have indeed changed dramatically in the past few hundred years, so have the American people. The definition of Gun Control is laws or policies that regulate the manufacture, sale, transfer, possession, modification, or use of firearms. The issue is when we start to blame the gun instead of the person, for the result of their actions. In doing so, tension is created between two completely different people groups. One side states guns must be regulated, while the other side tends to say guns are not the issue. American citizens have the right to bear arms freely, and when an issue arises, the gun is not at fault rather the person must be held responsible. Gun Control infringes upon citizens’ rights, is often ineffective and does not prevent criminals from getting their hands on a gun.
School shootings have been a major issue in the past few years. For this reason gun control has been a major topic. Almost every time the shooter has been proven to

Of those, sixty percent were self-inflicted (or suicidal), but unfortunately people will find other ways to commit suicide if guns are not an option. Thirty-four percent were homicides and the remainder were accidental or unknown (About.com). Of the roughly 11,000 homicides, three percent are justifiable (meaning in Self-Defense). Gun Homicides are ranked at twenty-two in the top causes of death in the United States (Medical News Today). Almost all of the first ten causes of death are disease-related. America may have very little control of things such as Cancer and Heart Disease, but it does have a lot of control over guns, it simply depends on how citizens decide guns are