Arguments Against Gun Control
Gun Control
Are you tired of not being able to go to the store and fear that maybe just one day something terrible might happen? I believe that we should not have the right to own guns. The government should not give citizens the right to obtain firearms not only so we can decrease the crime rates but to make sure the people feel safe. The only way to guarantee safety is to knock firearms out of our population as much as possible. First of all, there are more illegal guns being sold every day by citizens and criminals.This is obviously a major problem. According to the website justfacts.com/guncontrol.asp, “Although federal fire-arm laws apply to both FFI’s and private sellers at gun shows, private sellers unlike FFI’s, are under no illegal obligation to ask purchasers legal status through backround checks”. This means that besides the police and the FFI’s, criminals and citizens are selling illegal weapons to avoid a background check. These people are also finding ways to get around the system.This is important because the more guns that citizens and criminals have, the move crime. In sum, they have gun-free zones for …show more content…
According to Justfacts.com,“ Based upon surveys,the following are estimates of private firearms in 2010 there are seventy to eighty million people.” This means there are seventy to eighty million people privately owning firearms, but how are we sure that the eighty million people who are secretly owning these guns are not the ones who are actually committing the crimes. This is important because everything will get worse if we are able to obtain fire-arms. In some countries they have strict rules about guns. But if you take a look at the crime records in those countries and states that they have a gun free policy, the crime rates go up. This will be something that the government would have to
Are you tired of not being able to go to the store and fear that maybe just one day something terrible might happen? I believe that we should not have the right to own guns. The government should not give citizens the right to obtain firearms not only so we can decrease the crime rates but to make sure the people feel safe. The only way to guarantee safety is to knock firearms out of our population as much as possible. First of all, there are more illegal guns being sold every day by citizens and criminals.This is obviously a major problem. According to the website justfacts.com/guncontrol.asp, “Although federal fire-arm laws apply to both FFI’s and private sellers at gun shows, private sellers unlike FFI’s, are under no illegal obligation to ask purchasers legal status through backround checks”. This means that besides the police and the FFI’s, criminals and citizens are selling illegal weapons to avoid a background check. These people are also finding ways to get around the system.This is important because the more guns that citizens and criminals have, the move crime. In sum, they have gun-free zones for …show more content…
According to Justfacts.com,“ Based upon surveys,the following are estimates of private firearms in 2010 there are seventy to eighty million people.” This means there are seventy to eighty million people privately owning firearms, but how are we sure that the eighty million people who are secretly owning these guns are not the ones who are actually committing the crimes. This is important because everything will get worse if we are able to obtain fire-arms. In some countries they have strict rules about guns. But if you take a look at the crime records in those countries and states that they have a gun free policy, the crime rates go up. This will be something that the government would have to