At least tens of thousands of the deaths that have been recorded in America are affiliated with gun violence. According to 2013 statistics, at least 23.2 injuries were recorded per 100,000 citizens while 33,636 deaths are related to injuries resulting from the use of firearms (Statistics behind gun violence in USA). Discharge of firearms further led to at least 505 deaths which were linked to 11,208 homicide cases and 21, 175 cases that were mainly suicidal. Out of these staggering statistics of
there would be a huge protest. But gun violence research has been stopped for over 20 years,” said Mark Rosenberg, former head of CDC Injury Prevention Program. The gun violence rates in America are way higher than they should be. America’s gun violence rate is more than 25 times the average of other high-income countries. If America added sensible gun control programs and procedures we could lower that rate. The United States has one of the highest gun violence rates in the world and some of the
that gun laws will stop rising violence in America is comparable to putting a bandage on an open wound. People are so naive to think a bandaid will stop the bleeding. Sure the bandaid slows it down, but over time the blood will bleed through the bandage. The only way to completely stop the wound from bleeding is to go deep into the wound and stitch it up, often something Americans avoid. (Semicolon rule 1)For the past few years, America has been through countless demonstrations of violence; our
more gun control and assault rifle laws would reduce gun deaths. Senator Chris Murphy, a Democratic senator from Connecticut, asserted "This happens nowhere else, other than the United States of America. It only happens here, not because of coincidence, not because of bad luck, but as a consequence of our inaction. We are responsible for a level of mass atrocity that happens in this country with zero parallel anywhere else” (Lopez). Citizens can conclude, through research and data, more gun control
What’s better? More guns available to although act as protection, but also pose as a threat or less guns and higher security background checks before owners are able to obtain guns? There are about 300 millions guns owned in America - that’s about one firearm per person The U.S. government permits citizens to buy guns due to their right to bear arms. However, these guns fall into the wrong hands at times as shown in the many mass shootings that have been displayed on the media several times lately
media coverage, American gun culture, gun regulations, media inspired fear, media putting out the blame, politics, poverty, and several others to achieve a clearer goal of understanding of what happened with these two school shootings. The main objective of this documentary is the search to answer why there is so much gun violence in the United States. Moore’s approach is analyzing each and every potentially influential factor to the high number of gun related deaths in America yearly. He pushes our
Thesis 1: Charlton Heston is directly responsible for the large amount of gun ownership in America and is thus responsible for the large amount of gun related violence in America. If he stopped his rallying then gun violence would drop. Response: I disagree with this statement because Charlton Heston only promotes legal ownership of guns, and he does not support any form of violence and only encourages guns be used for self defence. Thesis 2: Musical artist like Marilyn Manson are used as a scapegoat
Gun violence is defined as causing harm with the use of a firearm. Homicide, assault, suicide and attempted suicide all fall within this definition as well as non-criminal acts of gun violence such as accidentally or unintentionally causing injury or death. Within the American constitution the second amendment protects an individual’s right to possess a firearm unconnected with service in a militia, and use that firearm for traditionally lawful purposes, such as self-defence within the home. Currently
13,286 people were killed by guns in America in 2015. These numbers haven’t gotten better- and when we look past the thoughts and prayers, nothing is being done by the government to lower the rates of gun brutality in the United States. Current legislation prioritizes the individual’s access to guns over a society’s need to reduce gun violence, often using the second amendment as justification. There is no good reason not to fix American gun laws and make them more restrictive- the second amendment
through this. Guns are devices that people use to feel safe. They are gadgets that police use to keep order and for emergencies, but guns are also killing people. The present gun laws in America are not enough to keep people from dying. Other countries, like Switzerland, have restrictive gun laws and their gun violence rates are immensely lower. The American government needs to learn from them. Isn’t all the mass shooting and gun violence enough to show the government how much America needs more restrictive