Why Is Gun Control Important?
All over the country, there are men and women who have guns. Your next door neighbor very well may have a gun, but you’re not afraid to go over to their house are you? Because there is so much crime and public shootings, conceal carry laws are necessary to help keep the public safe. Without guns, there would be so much more crime and even more havoc than we already have.
“A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.” (Reuters, 2012) Many years ago some great men got together and wrote our country what we now call The Constitution. Our country was founded on beliefs such as these and many men and women gave their lives just to get us these rights and even more died protecting them. If there would have been gun control back when we were slaves to England we very well might still be slaves to a country and not be able to live the way we do today. We as Americans have the right to own a firearm if we so choose, and many take full advantage.
The United States has the highest percentages of gun ownership, and many blame that as the reason we have so many violent gun crimes. However, when you look at a country like Brazil, who has a much lower ownership rate, they have a homicide by firearm rate that is very close to ours. Many would look at the small picture and decide that Brazil must have very relaxed gun laws such as we do. Brazil actually carries a very strict and highly enforced set of laws on firearm ownership. Brazil owns about 250 million less guns and has 115 million less people than we do, yet they have one of the highest homicides by firearm rate. (Oberholtzer, 2012) The U.S. falls more towards the lower end of the spectrum, proving that just because there are guns, doesn’t mean that there will be violent gun crime. Guns in the wrong hands kill people; however, guns in the correct hands save lives.
Every single day guns are used to save lives.
“A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.” (Reuters, 2012) Many years ago some great men got together and wrote our country what we now call The Constitution. Our country was founded on beliefs such as these and many men and women gave their lives just to get us these rights and even more died protecting them. If there would have been gun control back when we were slaves to England we very well might still be slaves to a country and not be able to live the way we do today. We as Americans have the right to own a firearm if we so choose, and many take full advantage.
The United States has the highest percentages of gun ownership, and many blame that as the reason we have so many violent gun crimes. However, when you look at a country like Brazil, who has a much lower ownership rate, they have a homicide by firearm rate that is very close to ours. Many would look at the small picture and decide that Brazil must have very relaxed gun laws such as we do. Brazil actually carries a very strict and highly enforced set of laws on firearm ownership. Brazil owns about 250 million less guns and has 115 million less people than we do, yet they have one of the highest homicides by firearm rate. (Oberholtzer, 2012) The U.S. falls more towards the lower end of the spectrum, proving that just because there are guns, doesn’t mean that there will be violent gun crime. Guns in the wrong hands kill people; however, guns in the correct hands save lives.
Every single day guns are used to save lives.