Gun Control

Gun Control in the U.S.

It is not difficult to find news about incidents, where many people are killed or injured by firearms in the U.S. Some people think that the solution to the gun problem, during which many innocent people are killed or hurt, is simply making laws concerning gun control. However, they would never think that gun control is a simple problem to solve, if they knew about this issue concerning the basic right to protect oneself according to the Second Amendment in the U.S. There are always fierce debates about gun control between supporters and opponents of regulation of firearms. As a result, the key of debates can be summarized into two subjects; ‘personal right to have guns for protecting oneself’, and ‘government’s right to control gun possession for protecting our society from violent crimes’. Supporters of gun control argue that there have been many crimes and murders by firearms and if we make a strong gun control law, the crime rate will be lowered and we can save many lives including young students. On the other hand, opponents argue that they need to carry firearms because gun possession is the basic right to protect themselves from violent crimes according to the Second Amendment. They claim that if there are strong gun control laws, many people will suffer from crimes because they can’t possess firearms. Although some people believe that being able to carry a gun is one of the basic rights according to the constitution, guns should be strictly controlled because they are necessary to reduce the number of violent crimes and save the people, including young students from gun incidents

National Comparison Related Gun Control

Although there were a lot of efforts to control guns, many people still suffer from gun incidents in the U.S. The U.S. is not the only country to permit gun possession. Therefore, if we want any improvements for reducing gun incidents, it would be a useful opportunity for gun control. Some countries such...