Gayle S. Trotter Gun Control Laws

"The problem with such [gun control] laws is that they take away guns from law-abiding citizens, while would-be criminals ignore them." Most can agree that, with gun control laws make it hard to own a gun and with such few people owning guns, criminals can’t steal guns. On the other hand, gun control laws don’t make it impossible to own a gun, therefore guns can still be stolen. “Even if the gun owner had a permit to carry a concealed weapon and would never use it in furtherance of a crime, is it likely that the same can be said for the burglar who steals the gun?”

According to a source at Smithsonian“People are more likely to feel safer in their homes if they; or someone that lives with them has a gun”, Having a gun makes you feel like you are ready for anything; it gives your self esteem a boost. Strict gun controls won 't make a big positive change because criminals don 't follow the law so whether you ban guns or not they will have a way to get to one. Like I said earlier if criminals can get to guns easier than your average person it will increase gun related violence. Not making guns available to people will just leave them defenseless in a time of terror.

An article in the National Journal dispels the belief that improving mental health treatment will combat mass shootings. It states that multiple of the mass shooters in America had “no contact with the mental-health system” (Sanger-Katz, 2013). It is also states that statistics show that violent crimes are not often committed by the mentally ill. The belief by opponents is that because guns require something or someone to trigger them, they cannot kill on their own and the answer is not to limit the access to them. Because that would limit “the good guys” from owning them also.

Gun control endangers American’s constitutional right to bear arms. Politicians and civilians alike mistakenly think that revoking our constitutional right to keep and bear arms will ensure the end of gun violence in our country. Taking away our guns by criminalizing the purchase or ownership of guns will not keep weapons out of the hands of violent criminals. If we criminalize guns the violent gun-slinging criminals we worry about would continue to purchase them illegally through the black market. Marginalizing our right to bear arms endangers civilians due to the fact that those laws only affect law abiding citizens, rendering them defenseless.

The topic has been quite tense as there have been a number protests and debates going around in the countries communities. Semi-automatic rifles should not be banned because they are used as protection, having them banned will not change the amount of gun deaths in the long run, and semi-automatic rifles are only used in a small fraction of the total amount of homicides. Generally, statistics verify that gun control will not end gun violence. The first statistic is from FOX News who took part of an article from the Chicago Tribune announced, ‘“At least 32 people were shot over the weekend. . .

The law protects the innocent from being wrongfully persecuted and is an extra layer of protection. Fear of death is the worst possible fear of all. “Fear in American society today is at levels unknown in history” says Mr. Grossman (Germani Clara). People buy guns for their reasons. The negative attitude towards the stand your ground law is often caused by a lack of knowledge and misinterpretation of important information.

It seems to be very plausible that criminals can still illegally trade firearms even under strict gun regulations, and law-abiding citizens cannot protect themselves when they don’t have access to guns. Yet, there are two logical fallacies tied to this argument. First, gun control policies do not necessarily deprive the rights to owning a gun for law-abiding citizens. For instance, under the strict background check system, people with clean criminal records are still able to acquire a permit to purchase guns and protect themselves when incidents happen. Second, as Michael Boylan wrote in his book, since a large number of gun owners do not regularly use their guns, they are not prepared enough to cope with dangerous situations (130).

It is said to prevent fraud and make the voting process more trustable. Realistically, these laws cause voter suppression, obstacles, and prevent little to no fraud. Voter ID laws are unnecessary and costly for the American people. Voter suppression is a huge problem targeting the elderly, disabled, students, black people, and Latinos all over America. Photo identification laws make it nearly impossible for these groups to vote, due to them not having a driver’s license, which could have been taken as they are

Gun laws should not be in place because guns are essential for people’s safety, guns prevent mass shootings and terrorism, and banning guns goes against the second amendment. Many people that are pro-gun control want laws because of the fear of robbery or home invasion when in reality if a burglar knows that there is a gun in the house they are targeting, chances are they will not try to rob or invade the home. In Switzerland where crime and homicide rates are some of the lowest in the world, there is a gun in nearly every house in the country. Switzerland’s citizens are

Gun rights are backed up by the Constitution which is the foundation of our country, gun control wouldn 't stop crime, and the use of background checks plays a vital role when purchasing firearms. The second amendment gives citizens of the United States right to own weapons. “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.” (United States Constitution - Bill of Rights - Amendment II ). The District of Columbia law bans gun possession by making it a crime to carry an unregistered

My personal belief on guns is that they are there to protect us as a society. Whether it be a police officer or a soldier or even your mom, guns can be used for good. I was brought up around guns and I learned how to safely handle them, but others do not have the experience I do and therefore misuse their weapon. We are protected under the second amendment right –the right to bear arms for all citizens—(US constitution) but all citizens includes criminals and mentally insane. Most crimes involving guns, the person is to later be found out to be insane, such as the movie theater killer, he obviously wasn’t in any frame of mind to own a gun.

Criminals do not usually acquire their guns through the proper channels as law-abiding citizens would. Those who would need stricter gun laws would not even be affected by the change. For instance, there are plenty of illegal drugs that are used by people every day. Just because something is outlawed does not mean that no one will take part in it. The theory that if gun laws were more strict this would cut down on crime.

There are about two hundred million gun owners in this country and only a tiny fraction of gun owners commit crimes. Gun violence is only a major issue on television because of all the

These lists do no more than collect tax dollars to support politicians and do nothing to protect wellbeing the public. The goal of the Republican party is to make this country as safe as we can, this means keeping laws like National Firearms Act of 1934 which mandates the registration of all firearms and taxes transfer of ownership and continuing to repeal laws like the Federal Assault Weapons Ban. With reasonable boundaries set in place anyone with a clean criminal record can safely and legally obtain a firearm is he or she desires to do so. With a public that is educated about gun safety and a repeal of certain restricting laws, this country could potentially become the safest place to live. Another way the Republican party will better our country is by removing the racist premises that are associated with open carry situations. "

So when government wants to take guns away from law abiding citizens all they are accomplishing is giving criminals the upper hand. There is an old saying and it goes “if you outlaw guns only outlaws will have guns” and that is exactly true. Striping the people of their right to bear arms is more of a danger to the people than keeping guns in the first place.