Argumentative Essay: Gun Violence In America
Those who make peaceful revolution impossible, make violent revolution inevitable.”
Good Morning Mrs Arnold and fellow classmates today I'm here to talk to you about a very serious problem that has been going on for far too long and that issue is American gun violence.
When I investigated this issue I was appalled by how poorly the American government have addressed this serious issue. My main reasons for addressing this point is the Private sale loophole, The large amount of gun related deaths and the Nation Rifle Association.
Even though it states in the second amendment that it is “The right of the people to bear arms…” the American constitution has been amended 17 times since it establishment in 1791. At one point the constitution protected the rights of slaves owners so to appease the southern states that continued to use slaves for farming up until 1865. There was also the eighteenth …show more content…
This Organization is one of the most powerful political powers in America and also the biggest hurdle for any kind of law passing to stop guns from being used inappropriately. The NRA receives millions of dollars in donations every year and is extremely radical when it comes to guns. Because of their influence they have been able to cause a 96% fall in gun related statistics since the mid-1990’s making it extremely hard for pro-gun control activists to use any facts or statistics in there arguments against the NRA. By using their wealth and power the gun lobby has been able to prevent many acts of gun control and has made frequent jabs at how the gun laws in Australia have caused us to become soft and victims to our government. Yet Australia is seen as one of the most livable countries in the world with extremely low gun related crimes. It is easy to see that Americans still value property over lives which has lead the American people into a false sent of
Good Morning Mrs Arnold and fellow classmates today I'm here to talk to you about a very serious problem that has been going on for far too long and that issue is American gun violence.
When I investigated this issue I was appalled by how poorly the American government have addressed this serious issue. My main reasons for addressing this point is the Private sale loophole, The large amount of gun related deaths and the Nation Rifle Association.
Even though it states in the second amendment that it is “The right of the people to bear arms…” the American constitution has been amended 17 times since it establishment in 1791. At one point the constitution protected the rights of slaves owners so to appease the southern states that continued to use slaves for farming up until 1865. There was also the eighteenth …show more content…
This Organization is one of the most powerful political powers in America and also the biggest hurdle for any kind of law passing to stop guns from being used inappropriately. The NRA receives millions of dollars in donations every year and is extremely radical when it comes to guns. Because of their influence they have been able to cause a 96% fall in gun related statistics since the mid-1990’s making it extremely hard for pro-gun control activists to use any facts or statistics in there arguments against the NRA. By using their wealth and power the gun lobby has been able to prevent many acts of gun control and has made frequent jabs at how the gun laws in Australia have caused us to become soft and victims to our government. Yet Australia is seen as one of the most livable countries in the world with extremely low gun related crimes. It is easy to see that Americans still value property over lives which has lead the American people into a false sent of