Though stopping gun violence would be wonderful, it’s an ideal that America can no longer conquer. Too many citizens would disobey new laws to ban guns from our citizens’ grasp. Riots would arise, and illegal trades would become all the more frequent. But, there are solutions that could decrease the amount of gun violence within our country. Many agree that no law can prevent gun violence as a whole, but some suggested bills seemingly may be very helpful. One of the more popular suggestions would be to expand background checks (obviously). This one would be fairly simple to place, and the only ones complaining would be to-be criminals. Extreme universal checks would be very beneficial, and prevent the more-so disordered minds from attempting to buy their violent toys. Another possibly effective bill would be to demand an increase of mental health treatment. Before purchasing a gun, citizens would need to take a test in order to see if they’re “in the right place”. I’m quite surprised that neither of these proposals haven’t already been …show more content…
If you’re insane enough to shoot dozens of innocent civilians, laws can’t stop you. If I were the criminal at Las Vegas’s shooting, I doubt any laws placed would've stopped me from having those guns. I had a wonderful past record, and my family couldn’t even tell that I was insane. Hilariously easy. But wait, I have an idea! Take away all the guns. No, that wouldn’t work as many would hide guns or purchase guns from the black market, ya know? My point is, nothing can stop insane minds from doing insane activities. It’s impractical. I’d also like to make the statement that our country has already been doing quite well with gun violence. In fact, gun violence has continued to steadily decrease over the many years. Though Las Vegas was a terrifying event, it was a very rare one that won’t happen anytime soon (according to
Respecting the Bill of Rights, but protecting the people from others who want to do bad with weapons seems like a hard task, but if the people come together, above all things gun violence will hopefully decrease. Though we can make new laws, and strict laws, again, there will always be bad apples on the tree and when we can accept that and move past it preparing for those bad apples, progress will
What’s missing from the typical kindergartener’s backpack? A gun. The ultimate solution to gun violence is more guns, isn’t that obvious? We are in need of guns everywhere to the point where our nation needs armed guards in every school. They say the more guns we have, the more gun violence there is, but in fact it does the complete opposite and solves gun violence.
Everyone wants a safer community to live in, and keeping guns out of the hands of dangerous people is the number one goal. The policies that have been proposed to accomplish this have been diverse and debated. Two sides have formed on a specific procedure to lower the gun violence: those who want age restrictions on guns to keep them out of the hands of the younger generation
The shooting in Parkland, Florida has been the talk in the news, newspaper and in schools. The shooter was mentally ill, and he bought a rifle legally, which should not have been allowed to happen. Many people such as the FBI, the president, the parents of Cruz, and Cruz himself are in the wrong for what happened. There needs to be more precautions so things like the school shootings and massacres can come to an end. Things such as gun laws, more FBI involvement and more security at schools can keep the schools safe because the government can keep stopping bad people from getting through all the “loop holes” and causing harm to innocent people.
Gun Violence In America Gun violence in america accounted for 33,636 deaths in 2015 alone and that number is only rising. If every american was able to obtain a firearm imagine what the numbers of gun related deaths. Even gun related injuries caused many more hospital visits in america what many other common incidents. That is why america needs to implement tighter gun laws to reduce the amount of gun violence in America. Without this we will continue to see shooting, gun death, gun injuries resulting in more and more gun related violence.
with many indications to stopping people from gun violence will help the world. we should also prevent a child from watching violence as it can lead to aggression and problems as they do not really understand what is happening so it is very easy for them to make wrong actions and that’s how gun violence happens so often. finally, to end this off we can all contribute to the solution by helping everyone. stopping bullying at school doing fun activities and staying away from violence, if the world can eliminate most of the gun violence am sure any problems can be fixed if the world knows and
Another, law could be to implement mental health screenings to detect any mental illnesses with the future gun holder, that would be most useful, because it is essential to know the mental state of a future gun holder. Lastly, regulating illegal gun sales would also help, along with gun safety and protection. In today’s society, there are gun laws and specific things that must be done, to be able to own a handgun or assault rifle. For example, there is an age limit that differs in some states, those age limits are eighteen years old in some states and twenty-one in other states.
I think it is clear that America’s lenient Gun Laws have no doubt been a huge factor on the staggering amount of gun violence for a long time. I do believe, however, in people’s rights to defend and arm themselves, it is part of their constitution, I just feel that it is necessary that the laws regarding the 2nd amendment need to be reinforced and should introduce some restrictions to ensure that only the people who are mentally capable of wielding a firearm, without causing harm to society, should be allowed to acquire one. I do also recognise that there are already a staggering number of guns in the possession of the general public, and I feel that the only way to tackle this issue is cultural change in America, changing the views of individuals on the idea of guns, but change is always
Strict regulations and limitations have been pursued already and clearly do not suffice. Statics brought to attention by gun control opponents, show that gun control laws have done little to reduce crime rates. Several restrictions have been made on certain guns, considered as overly dangerous, though in the hands of an unstable criminal even a legal hunting gun can be deadly. Countless restrictions have been made, however people have still found ways around them. If people are unstable and determined enough, they will find a gun, regardless of the restrictions or regulations.
Alexis Clarke Professor Frank English 110 29 October 2015 Gun Control Will Not Eliminate Crime The big issue of gun control in the United States, is that many people believe that it takes away the 2nd Amendment rights, which is the right to bear arms. Citizens of the United States are promised the the right to bear arms in the Constitution, and by applying gun control laws takes away that same right. Crime is high enough in cities with very few laws pertaining to gun control, but taking guns away from people who are registered with license will not solve the problem either. Placing more limitations on gun owners, particularly responsible gun owners, will not reduce gun violence.
How to reduce gun violence " In the 1960's, there was one school shooting. In the 1980's, there were 27. In the 1990's, there were 58. In the past decade, there have been over 120" (Hoehn).
My fellow Americans, I would like to thank you all for coming out today to listen to me speak on behalf of the future. America, the future is now. I want to strive in making a major impact on our country. Being President of the United States comes with a lot of responsibility. With all this responsibility, I want to make certain that America is the best it can be.
This paper also provides an interesting solution to gun violence; instead of already proven ineffective gun control laws, these authors suggest looking at why these laws are ineffective. Planty, Michael, and Jennifer
The number of incidents of gun violence last year in the United States was about 60,000. In recent years, the number of mass shooting has risen to about one mass shooting per day in the United States. The country is divided with some wanting to reevaluate our gun control laws and either ban or add additional regulations to the purchase of guns. Others say it is our right for Americans to own guns and something the founding fathers considered important to put in the Bill of Rights. The number of firearm sales has risen with the number of mass shooting many Americans question if banning guns or certain guns could help decrease the number of gun violence deaths.
The Case for Gun Policy Reforms in America. Baltimore, MD: John Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, 2012.