But the ban is not the answer. It’s not the assault weapons fault. The Bushmaster .223-caliber model XM15 rifle did not walk onto the property of Sandy Hook and kill those innocent children and people, the person did. There are other logical ways to prevent and stop violence. Gun control may be an issue on streets with minors, or people with criminal backgrounds, but it starts with people.
Illinois is the only state with no form of the newly issued law surrounding the subject of Conceal and Carry. The main reason this Midwest state does not have a newly amended constitution is primarily due to Governor Pat Quinn and his fellow democrat Mayor of Chicago Richard Daley. Quinn said he fears letting people carry guns would only escalate tense situations and lead to shootings that might otherwise be avoided (Garcia par. 2). He said he is also concerned that Illinois’ gun licensing system would not be able to handle an increased workload and said there are concerns that the current screening process is not thorough enough to keep guns out of the hands of the mentally ill (Garcia
With criminals buying guns nearly exclusively from the black market, stricter gun control policies might, in fact, encourage crime. Citizens legally having guns for defensive purposes discourage criminals from committing violent crimes; and with this right to gun ownership taken away, criminals will be more violent and reckless. Citizens having guns and using them for self-defense keeps down the death rate because 98% of the time all that is needed to scare off an attacker is the presence of a gun. The right of citizens to keep and bear arms is enumerated in The Constitution and should not be infringed by any governing body. The second amendment states that “the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed" (greenhouse1).
What we are asking for is more background checks and more laws to make it harder for guns to end up in the wrong hands and the people that want to cause harm to others. One key item that studies have found that gun control laws affect the use of specific guns in violent crimes, but do not affect the crime rate itself. This is true to some extent, and what we want is mass shootings to end. This will not stop criminals and mentally ill people from buying guns on the streets. Yes, true but if we gun owners are responsible gun owner, and we do the right thing we can stop guns from reaching the streets.
That is a part of our freedom. But at what point does a citizen deserve to lose that freedom? Criminals have such easy access to firearms just based on the fact that it is so easy to buy one. Gary Kleck, author of “Point Blank: Handgun Violence In America” states “Probably fewer than two percent of handguns and well under one percent of all guns will ever be involved in a violent crime. Thus, the problem of criminal gun violence is concentrated within a very small subset of gun owners, indicating that gun control aimed at the general population faces a serious needle-in-the-haystack problem.” The vast majority of citizens buying firearms are only doing it merely for their own protection.
The statistics show that the fear of the public having guns makes it hard for criminals to know when to commit their crime. The fact of the matter is, you cannot stop all crime whether you'll low guns or not, but the goal is to lessen the crime rates and keep the public safe. When a citizen knows that a gun is by their side bin case they need to use it for protection it puts their mind at ease. Crime has dropped as the law has raised and there is a definite reason to that, and that is the criminals are just as scared of guns as we are. A crime prevention officer said “When you allow people to carry concealed handguns, you see changes in the behavior of criminals.
If you do the research, Adam Lanza, (the shooter) was not legally permitted to use the Bushmaster XM15-E2S, Glock 20SF and a Sig Sauer P226. Since the guns were stolen, Senator Joe Manchin's failed gun control bill would have done nothing to prevent the crime at Sandy Hook Elementary. That will fall under the category if guns being illegally obtained and used to conduct heinous crimes. The United States government should not just quickly pass absurd laws strictly out of fear. The same day as the Sandy Hook shooting, in Central China, a man wielding a knife stabbed 22 children and 1 adult, which shows guns are not needed to conduct a mass murder and banning guns will not solve anything.
National gun control will work if given a chance BYLINE: ARTHUR C. HAYHOE SECTION: BRANDON TIMES; GUEST COLUMN; Pg. 2 LENGTH: 941 words According to the National Rifle Association (NRA) gun control has been tried and failed, and the passage of any fur-ther gun control legislation is a waste of time and just further diminishes the rights of law abiding citizens. The most frequent argument offered by the NRA about the failure of gun control is the skyrocketing crime rate in exactly those places that have the most strict gun control, New York City and Washington, D.C., to name but two. The issue is not whether gun control works, but whether it ever has been tried. The idea that this country has had a set of uniform
Taking Stand for Gun Control The issue of guns and gun control is largely debated topic. Gun crimes are a major issue, yet no one has a solution to the problem. As for me taking stand for gun control is something I believe in. Guns can fall in the wrong hand if the government is not enforcing stricter laws. What I believe is who can have guns which should only be for military and law enforcement.
If there were stricter gun laws in place how are people suppose to feel safe in their homes. Criminals are called criminals for a reason they do not live their life with respect to laws, they always find a loop hole to get what they want. “Gun free zones do little to protect law-abiding citizens, law abiding citizens do not carry guns in these areas, but criminals do; this will only make soft targets for criminals and increase the chance of violent crimes” (2010). Everyone has a constitutional right to bear arms, and legislation will only be taking away the rights of people to protect themselves. Everything can be posed as a threat not just gun, “In 2013 there have been killing sprees with knives and bombs at the Boston Marathon; three people were killed and 264 were injured when the Tsarnaev brothers set two bombs and a student in Houston