The application of stricter gun control laws will in fact hinder law enforcement agencies across America. During the Brady Band law enforcement agencies, although approved, had complications getting what is considered to be an assault rifle for official duties. Many law enforcement agencies had to settle for a less superior weapon than the combatant they faced. This event is a far too common on street patrol across America. When our trust is put into someone else’s hands do you want these everyday hero’s to be out gunned by superior weaponry.
It will not stop people from buying guns off of the black market and using them like they always have. The federal government regulations make it very difficult for the common man in crime driven neighborhoods to buy a gun, while the thug, under any garb, continues to procure arms illegally. While a segment of the law guarantees individuals the right to own guns, another amendment makes owning a handgun difficult and many people feel that their constitutional rights are being denied (Borade). There will always be murders and killing in our world but gun control is not the answer. If they take away guns, they might as well ban knives alcohol and other dangerous things, but would also be nearly impossible to achieve.
America and the Right to Bear Arms COM323: Persuasion and Argumentation December 3, 2012 The issue of gun control and gun laws is one of great disagreement between political parties, state and federal government, and even between neighbors and family members. There are groups that believe violent crime will decrease with the passing of stricter gun laws, which would prohibit the ownership of dangerous weapons. However, the fact of the matter remains that guns do not kill people; other people are responsible for the guns they use to hurt or kill other people. Responsible gun ownership, just like responsible operation and use of any dangerous equipment, including cars, heavy machinery and even kitchen knives, is the only thing that will limit or contain the danger of using such a weapon. When the founding fathers of our young nation debated certain inalienable rights, one leading figure eloquently stated the following: “Firearms stand next in importance to the constitution itself.
There is no other country that has laws that protect an individual's right to bear arms. Everyone wants a simple answer to the controversy over gun control, but the truth is there is no simple answer. Gun control laws are ineffective at controlling crime because they only control the law abiding citizens, criminals are not concerned with gun laws. so you may ask, what do we do? Everyone thinks that the constitution has our rights protected, but what many people do not realize is that the constitution is constantly being challenged by law makers, states and individuals alike.
I agree that some control is good, but not the point where it puts us at risk and limits or puts a strangle hold on our ability to exercise our rights. For instance I don't think it necessary for the general public to be able to purchase Class 3 or National Fire Arms Title 2 type weapons. Title 2 class weapons being machine guns, sound suppressors (a.k.a. silencers), short barreled shotguns, short barreled rifles, destructive devices. In order to purchase any class 3 weapons you have to be approved by the State and Federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF) to receive a special occupational taxpayer (SOT) license.
It always says that allowing children to carry guns at school is prohibited. No state can make a law that can take away any of the second amendment right to the people of America.
But in all reality, if guns weren’t around, people would still find a way to do crazy messed up things to kill people. Yes with stricter laws on gun control there will be less shootings, but what will replace guns? President Obama’s attempt to make owning guns harder doesn’t invade your rights. Having rules to protect people is all that should matter. While some worry that they cant do what they want, the United States
We face a problem of full accountability, many owners purchase weapons without thought of receiving training for or how to secure the weapon. It is proven that “cultural orientations condition individuals’ beliefs about risk through culturally partisan forms of trust” and that “The people they trust, naturally enough, tend to be the ones who share their worldviews” (Braman and Kahan 576). Gun owners and gun controllers continually profess to the need/no need of the weapons with the many excuses but when paired down to the most basic reasoning it is “that insufficient gun control will expose to many innocent persons to deliberate of accidental shootings; and that the excessive gun control will render too many law-abiding citizens vulnerable to the violent predations” (Braman and Kahan 577). The opposition to legalized gun owner ship responds to the claims of need with their own reasoning to remove all weapons with the exceptions of government officials by reiterating with the statement that “the 2nd Amendment of the Constitution is targeted towards
Many gun control supporters expected that Littleton, in response, would increase support for stronger gun control laws, or at least to restrict youth access to guns. The Littleton shootings attracted a tremendous amount of media and public attention. That media coverage and public attention, however, did not transform into support for gun control laws. Littleton did increase the importance of crime and gun violence in everyone’s mind. Littleton motivated the majority of the American public who already support gun control laws, but did not change people's opinions about how to control the problem of crime and gun violence.
The militia was designed for self-defense. The new gun laws do not allow individuals to carry firearms on their persons. Thus eliminating the use of guns for self-defense. In The Quill, Thomas Jefferson, from The Virginia Constitution, Third Draft agrees that, “…Arms in hands of citizens [are] to be used at individual discretion…in private self-defense,” (78.2 p.28). Many people assume self-defense is protecting one’s self from loose criminals and aggressors, but self-defense is not merely about people.