Gun Violence

Enekebe Chukwunonso

En 121 Hart

Research Paper

05/01/2014

Guns should be banned

Owning or possession of Guns today in America is legal and part of the Second Amendment to the constitution of the United States of America. The US has the highest civilian gun ownership rate in the world. In 2009, gun deaths actually outraced motor vehicle deaths in 10 US states. Gun violence and gun control have been in the news a lot lately. This is because of the recent shooting in Newtown, Connecticut where 20-year-old Adam Lanza shot twenty children, six adult staff members at Sandy Hook Elementary School and his mother at their home and Later on he committed suicide. Since the mass shooting, there’s been an explosive discussion about whether the US has to tougher their laws or even ban civilians from having guns. Some say the culture of permissiveness is now so out of control, that something has to change. The gun discussion has been the Congress agenda for years now, but the opinions on gun owning are so controversial, that no one is able to take big steps.

There would be less murdering if Guns are banned.e is because most murders in the USA are done by shootings and statistics indicate that the number of people killed in mass shootings was lower during the ban, from (1994-2004). Banning military-style assault weapons are the least the government should ban, because these weapons are not made for hunting or self-defense, but for mass shooting.

I am in favor of banning guns or at least toughening the gun laws. The strongest argument is that there would be less murdering if the guns were to be banned. Somehow, it makes people feel safe if they own a gun. A lot of people argue that with the gun they are able to protect their family better, if there were to be an intruder. I think that this is true, in a way but I wonder how many times in your life you would have to grab the gun. Besides the fact that it is wasted money, it is also...