Evaluation of Gun Control in the U.S.

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Gun Control in the United States Gun control is not one issue, but many, some people think gun control is a gun issue, and to others it is an issue of rights. Gun control is an issue of safety, education, and politics. In each of these issues there are those who want more gun control and those who want less. Both sides of this issue have opinions from the moderate to the extreme, let’s face the facts, guns are not for everyone. Many individuals cannot handle a firearm safely, and many choose to use them inappropriately. Society has passed laws restricting ownership and the use of some firearms, and more is being considered. Most legislation restricts to some degree, the rights of individuals to use or sometimes even possess a firearm. In some cases these restrictions may be necessary, but some have gone too far. Society benefits from firearms in the hands of responsible, and law abiding people. Attempts to keep firearms away from these people do more harm than good. To begin lets define a “responsible person”. According to a definition from the School of Champions web-site, “a person who is able to act without guidance or supervision, because this person is accountable and responsible for their own actions Such a person can be trusted, and depended on to do things on their own”. These people must be law-abiding, have no criminal offences, not be mentally ill, and not known to abuse alcohol or drugs. They also must not have renounced U.S. citizenship, not have been dishonorably discharged from the military, and must be in the U.S. legally” (10). This definition was taken from the Federal Gun Control Act of 1968. The Second Amendment to the United States Constitution states: “A well-regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the free people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed.” The Founding Fathers included this in

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