Gun Control Cons
Gun control has sparked quite a controversy over the years. Some people believe that having strict gun control is the only way to fix the problems. While others, including myself, believe it is more a problem with the person that is behind the trigger. There has been laws about gun control as early as 1934. as citizens, we need to ask ourselves if having gun control will solve all the issues at hand. With both arguments, there is facts to support. I believe that gun control will not have the ability to make all the problems go away, there needs to be more done.
One part of the National Firearms Act of 1934, the first federal gun control law, which levies the restrictive $200 tax on the manufacture sale of machine guns and sawed-off shotguns. …show more content…
One being the Second Amendment was intended for militia. The do not find it completely necessary to have guns for the safety aspect. In the hopes of making guns harder to get, it would reduce gun violence. Another big thing that gun control will hope to control is the amount of suicides. Gun control would be used to help lower mass murders, which is easily done with automatic weapons. They choose to think that all security and their power might offer anyone is security of mind-which, to many, is not worth all the cons of unmonitored gun access and use.
Opponents of gun laws believe no matter the restriction, unstable people will do as they wish regardless of how hard it is. These laws will not prevent criminals from obtaining guns or breaking laws. The Second Amendment to these select groups of people is perceived quite differently that the proponents of gun control (Sager). They believe that the amendment protects individuals rights to own guns. Many people against these laws feel it could infringe upon the right to self defense and deny people the sense of safety, infringe upon the right to own guns for hunting and sport …show more content…
People can commit terrible crimes and not be a criminal or mentally ill. Growing up on a farm, I was around guns a lot. With that being said, I was also taught how dangerous they were. I was always directed to never play with them or use them if not instructed to do so in a safe environment. People will kill people regardless. You put a law on guns, sure it will lower the rate for awhile, but it will never rend it. They put the word “illegal: in front of many drugs and they are still used everyday. I believe we should look past the guns and see the people behind them. Banning guns is the easy way out, the problem here isn't guns, it is people losing the values of
One part of the National Firearms Act of 1934, the first federal gun control law, which levies the restrictive $200 tax on the manufacture sale of machine guns and sawed-off shotguns. …show more content…
One being the Second Amendment was intended for militia. The do not find it completely necessary to have guns for the safety aspect. In the hopes of making guns harder to get, it would reduce gun violence. Another big thing that gun control will hope to control is the amount of suicides. Gun control would be used to help lower mass murders, which is easily done with automatic weapons. They choose to think that all security and their power might offer anyone is security of mind-which, to many, is not worth all the cons of unmonitored gun access and use.
Opponents of gun laws believe no matter the restriction, unstable people will do as they wish regardless of how hard it is. These laws will not prevent criminals from obtaining guns or breaking laws. The Second Amendment to these select groups of people is perceived quite differently that the proponents of gun control (Sager). They believe that the amendment protects individuals rights to own guns. Many people against these laws feel it could infringe upon the right to self defense and deny people the sense of safety, infringe upon the right to own guns for hunting and sport …show more content…
People can commit terrible crimes and not be a criminal or mentally ill. Growing up on a farm, I was around guns a lot. With that being said, I was also taught how dangerous they were. I was always directed to never play with them or use them if not instructed to do so in a safe environment. People will kill people regardless. You put a law on guns, sure it will lower the rate for awhile, but it will never rend it. They put the word “illegal: in front of many drugs and they are still used everyday. I believe we should look past the guns and see the people behind them. Banning guns is the easy way out, the problem here isn't guns, it is people losing the values of