If I was provided the authority to reduce gun violence I would make it an appoint to make everyone who were trying to purchase a gun complete a background check. This way you have a track record of the person who’s attempting to purchase some of the most dangerous weapons. I would also make sure anyone who is suffering from mental illness also become flagged in my background system. Make sure that all gun stores and licensed weapons are passed on to law enforcement when lost or stolen. These mass shooting are occurring mainly due to mental illnesses of the deranged suspects. People who were war veterans and came home mentally ill and unstable have snapped. These type of individuals have easy access to dangerous weapons.…
Gun Control Gun control has been a major issue in the past few years, and many journalists have written columns and essays in newspapers that are expressing their opinions on the subject. Nicholas Kristof, whom has been writing for newspapers for over ten years, took it upon himself to write Our Blind Spot about Guns for the New York Times in 2014. In his essay, Nicholas argued that if we set laws and regulations on guns the same way that we have done to cars, the amount of deaths caused by guns would decrease dramatically. He uses various statistics and discusses multiple ways that regulations and laws have decreased the amount of deaths caused by cars, and he relates it back to guns in his very well written essay. Nicholas seems to be addressing politicians in his essay, but his overall audience are those who are reading the newspaper.…
Between 2000 and 2010, a total of 335,609 people died from guns -- more than the population of St. Louis, Mo. (318,069), Pittsburgh (307,484), Cincinnati, Ohio (296,223), Newark, N.J. (277,540), and Orlando, Fla. (243,195) (sources: CDF, U.S. Census; CDC)…
Per an editorial by Margaret A. Winker, the dangers of those who own firearms are becoming a prominent public health concern. Winker urges a release of funds, previously frozen, that are meant to be allocated to gun control. Further, she reports that one person is killed every 17 minutes by a firearm, 609 people a week on average. In 2014, 35, 599 people were killed because of guns, of these, 63% were…
Over 129 people died after The Islamic state of Iraq attack on Paris. AK-47s were used, but France is one of the toughest gun control countries in the world. We should not implement stricter gun laws because The 2nd Amendment in the U.S. Constitution guarantees the right to bear arms and criminals don't abide by the laws.…
New media are reporting a shooting some place. Whether the shootings are coincidental or deliberate; they are occurring over the United States. In today's times, firearm viciousness is starting a civil argument and discussion on the best way to control weapon brutality. All through the nation, a great many laws and directions have been made to help in the control of weapons. Through much study, the firearm laws and controls set up have almost no impact on the quantity of weapon related wounds and deaths. All the more should be done to build up a successful approach to control weapon brutality. An author claims, “At the federal level, one of the measures that was considered in the post-Newtown era was a revival of the 1994 federal ban on assault weapons. This law expired in 2004” (Gius 7). Shootings in the United States have turned into an immoderate illicit relationship. The assessed expense could be in the billions every year. There has been an expansion in burglaries in numerous areas, school shootings, and even suicide that includes the utilization of…
Firearm injuries are one of the top ten causes of death in the United States (“Statistics”). Firearms are the second leading cause of traumatic death related to consumer product in the U.S. and are the second most frequent cause of death overall for Americans ages 15 to 25 (Violence Policy Center para.4). Every two years more Americans die from firearm injuries than the total number of American soldiers killed during the eight year Vietnam War (Violence Prevention Institute). In 2005, 11,346 people were killed by firearm violence and 477,040 were victims of a crime involving a firearm. In 2006, firearms were used in 68 percent of murders, 42 percent of robbery offenses and 22 percent of aggravated assaults nationwide (National Institute of Justice). “Homicides committed with firearms peaked in 1993 at 17,075, after which the figure steadily fell, leveling off in 1999 at 10, 11. Gun-related homicides have increased each year since 2002”(National Institute of Justice). The federal government needs to take action to prevent similar tragedies from happening in the future. In an effort to stabilize and decrease firearm related injuries and deaths in the U.S. a strong federal law to control guns is…
One day, you could be one person who gets injured or get killed by a gun. We should always prevent accidents to happening by not allowing guns to be used by people. Guns could save you from getting killed by it could allow more humans to be killed in the future. Preventing guns can also reduce mass shootings to occur and gang members to use guns. Hunting is an unfair sport. While the hunters have powerful weapons, the animal can be easily harmed because it unarmed and helpless. From now on, we should try to reduce the amount of guns used in private homes.…
Subject 1: Impact of laws on gun control in reducing gun violence in the United States.…
It has always proven true that dealing with the root of a problem is the most effective way possible. When examining and addressing gun violence, it is pertinent to focus on the guns themselves and those who own them. Gun violence has been a major issue in the world for quite some time. The most catastrophic examples are mass shootings that devastate numerous families and citizens nationwide. Although these events are leaving a scar in America and around the world, there are not many current implementations that are addressing these issues.…
Columbine, Sandy Hook, and Virginia Tech, all have something in common. When you hear these, you probably think “mass shooting.” You may even remember where you were when you heard the news, or, when you were told the story. Many people claim that guns are not the issue and mental issues are the only reason these tragedies occur. However, when you take an unstable person with psychological issues and combine that with a weapon, the outcome cannot be anything short from disastrous.…
Guns should not be used in such ways where others could be harmed or killed. They should be used only for self-defense to protect themselves and their valuables, not as weapons to take other 's lives. As of 2009, the United States has a population of 307 million people. Based on production data from firearm manufacturers, there are roughly 300 million firearms owned by civilians in the United States as of 2010. Of these, about 100 million are handguns. Based on survey data from the U.S. Department of Justice, roughly 5,340,000 violent crimes were committed in the United States during 2008. These include simple/aggravated assaults, robberies, sexual assaults, rapes, and murders. Of these, about 436,000 or 8% were committed by offenders visibly armed with a…
In recent years, gun violence has become an increasingly controversial topic. There are occasionally news stories about how someone was shot and killed, or news about a mass shooting. Statistics from the website Gun Violence Archive show that in 2016 so far, there have been 13,288 deaths caused by gun violence, 27,376 injuries, and 348 mass shootings,…
A way to do that would be making all gun sales have to go through a background check. We make it so that company to person or private sales all have mandatory background checks. For the private sales they would have to go to someone who could do the background checks. They wouldn’t have to pay as they would be free since they are mandatory by law. This allows civilians to acquire weapons but makes it more difficult for criminals and terrorists to get firearms.…
America should have better gun control for many reasons, people don’t feel safe with others having guns because they believe criminals have a higher advantage of killing innocent people and could cause more trouble. Even if it is the police’s job to protect us from this happening, there are others that take the advantage from using their gun and they make big mistakes with it. America must have a different way to control gun safety and gun laws should be stricter.…