Argumentative Essay On Gun Control

Gun Control Thomas Jefferson once wrote “Our liberty depends on the freedom of the press, and that cannot be limited without being lost.” Gun enthusiasts often couple this with a quote from Ben Franklin, “Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for lunch. Liberty is a well-armed lamb contesting the vote.”Guns are one of the most dangerous inventions created by man, it is also one of the top killers of the world. But guns are not accountable for what they have been used for, it is the people that use them who are to be held accountable. Looking at society all around the world and my personal experiences I believe gun control is not going to help the people. In America, there are approximately 270 million firearms possessed
The second amendment if the United states reads as follows: “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”. It is unconstitutional to have gun control; the four fathers of the United states always wanted small government regulations on gun control. The government would have changed the amendment or added new laws if the country was safe enough for people not to have a weapon. Guns have become important but they also need to be controlled all over the world. The combination of violence on the television, video games and music today has made guns a “cool” thing to have. Trigger locks are used to make a firearm more difficult to discharge and act as a safety precaution in carrying and owning guns. However, only 9 states in America (NY, NJ, CA, OH, MI, RI, MD, PA, MA) have trigger lock laws that enforce this precautionary measure.(2) Facts like these force you to think if gun control is even being taken seriously, and if it is that big of a problem in the United States. Agreed that there have been a lot of incidents in the united states in the past 10 years but maybe gun control is not the
One day I was sitting in my car next to a small street cart. I was with a few friends sipping tea, It was day time and the second day of Eid (a major Muslim celebration). Out of nowhere two men come up and stand near us, one on each side of the car. Me thinking it was the waiter from the food cart, I told him I didn’t need anything else. I repeated myself a few time but the men didn’t move, when I made eye contact he shook his head telling me to look at my friend and when I did I saw there was a gun pointed at him. At a time like this the first thing that happens is you are in shock, I felt my face going white, I could feel the blood drain down my body as they loaded on my neck and asked me for all my things. Even after giving them everything we had they still scared us smacked us around, asking us if we had a gun many times. At that time if I had a gun I might have been able to protect myself maybe by shooting some bullets in the air. Points being you don’t even have to have a gun everyone benefits, because everyone could potentially have a gun so muggers are less likely to risk trying to mug