Essay On Gun Control And Gun Violence
Gun Control and Gun Violence
Gun Control and Gun Violence
“The Federal Bureau Investigation Uniform Crime Report involving firearms showed to be at sixty-seven point seven percent of the nation’s murders, forty-one point three percent of robberies, and twenty-one point two percent of aggravated assaults…From January 2012 to June 2012 there was an increase of one point nine percent violent crimes reported.” (FBI) There should be a balance between Gun Control and Gun Violence. Gun Violence will never go away as long as there are guns. Guns will never go away as long as Americans hold their right to the Second Amendment. Balance is needed in a world filled with the good and bad. With the rise of mass murders, homicides and aggravated assaults involving firearms, a desperate time for gun control is needed for order in this country. Gun Control needs a higher standard for law abiding citizens. …show more content…
The Second Amendment states, “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.” (1791)With emphasis on the word “regulated”, it seems regulations did not restrict Jason Holmes from attacking Aurora Movie Theater in Colorado (CNN). What a coincidence that this mass killer may escape the death penalty simply because he may plead INSANITY. People do not have standards with guns, as they do with a driver’s license. There are regulations for those who are impaired while driving. They have consequences when innocent lives have been taken or are at risk. A drunk driver is held accountable and so should a gun owner. It is as easy as having a renewable license every four to five years, that a person can confirm his sanity still intact or a threat to society as non-existent. There is no hassle in proving the right to bear arms by going through a simple renewal
Gun Control and Gun Violence
“The Federal Bureau Investigation Uniform Crime Report involving firearms showed to be at sixty-seven point seven percent of the nation’s murders, forty-one point three percent of robberies, and twenty-one point two percent of aggravated assaults…From January 2012 to June 2012 there was an increase of one point nine percent violent crimes reported.” (FBI) There should be a balance between Gun Control and Gun Violence. Gun Violence will never go away as long as there are guns. Guns will never go away as long as Americans hold their right to the Second Amendment. Balance is needed in a world filled with the good and bad. With the rise of mass murders, homicides and aggravated assaults involving firearms, a desperate time for gun control is needed for order in this country. Gun Control needs a higher standard for law abiding citizens. …show more content…
The Second Amendment states, “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.” (1791)With emphasis on the word “regulated”, it seems regulations did not restrict Jason Holmes from attacking Aurora Movie Theater in Colorado (CNN). What a coincidence that this mass killer may escape the death penalty simply because he may plead INSANITY. People do not have standards with guns, as they do with a driver’s license. There are regulations for those who are impaired while driving. They have consequences when innocent lives have been taken or are at risk. A drunk driver is held accountable and so should a gun owner. It is as easy as having a renewable license every four to five years, that a person can confirm his sanity still intact or a threat to society as non-existent. There is no hassle in proving the right to bear arms by going through a simple renewal