Gun Control, Pro and Con.

America is the most well armed nation in the world. The reason why Americans own so many guns is because of the second Amendment, which states “The Right to Bear Arm”. This amendment guarantees U.S. citizens the right to have firearms. In the freedictionary.com, weapon is defined as, an instrument of attack or defense in combat, as a gun, missile, or sword. There are many kinds of weapons and almost all of them are illegal to use without registration. Weapons are changing over times. Looking back from millions of years ago, Wikipedia wrote that chimpanzees are the first one to be the target of human being using those weapons such as sharp stones and spears. Since then, thousands of weapons are invented, for example, small arm guns. They are the most common tools used in conflicts, repression and crime. They kill hundreds of thousands of people every year. Since the conflicts in 1999, the United States supplied arms and military technology to parties in more than 92% of them. Including firearms, roughly two hundred million firearms are put to a variety of uses.

Against /control. Private Citizens don't need a gun for self protection because the police are there to protect them even though the Supreme Court says the police are not responsible for their protection. The right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed.” The Second Amendment guarantees the people a way to defend themselves, should the need arise. In past times, arming the population was a safeguard against possible government tyranny and dictatorship.

Today, many citizens still see their right to bear arms as an important means of self-defense; they also fear that gun control would be the first step towards the people’s rights being removed little by little. Mass shooters don’t follow the law. Studies show that most criminals come by their guns illegally, often by theft or underground purchases. This allows them to completely bypass stringent background checks