Argumentative Essay: Gun Violence In The United States

Gun violence is one main thing that tears families apart. Crazy, non-educated people roam the streets with dangerous weapons killing people and causing tragedies. Society would have done better if only police had the access to weapons and guns instead of civilians and criminals, although they could be confiscated. Gun violence incidents have been happening for a very long time, most of the time without a reason. Shootings, robberies, etc. all include the use of a weapon like a gun. These things happen every day. For example, if someone is trying/planning on killing someone, they won’t be able to do that without a weapon. Guns are meant for self-defense, people like gangsters don’t use them the way they’re supposed to be used, but why? Using them not the right way will get them in trouble and do nothing but get them thrown in jail, just use guns in the proper form, for self-defense, not homicidal kills. It is important to always stay cautious of your
I once had a personal experience with a drive by shooting, I was walking down the street of my block, when all of sudden some car was passing by and started shooting at a guy that was about 10-12 feet away from me, I jumped and started running and since I couldn’t run all the way home I ran into someone’s backyard and stayed there to hide for a good 5 minutes, afterwards I ran home and then my parents called the cops and if it weren’t for me running into that backyard I would’ve been shot. Also, my parents used to be friends with this guy that got shot at a park around midnight, I don't know the whole story but the guy was really drunk and was sort of part of a gang, since he had a brother that was a gangster and had some type of