Pros and Cons
By buffalosouljah
Jul 22, 2014
889 Words
PROS AND CONS
English Comp 1
7/17/2014
Firearms, are they good, or are they a safety hazard to everyone in this world? Are they
so dangerous that no one should be allowed to own them or are they so necessary that we
can’t live without them? Are we to strict on the laws involving firearms? This argument has
been going on for many years.
Controversial, of course. Beneficial lifesaver, definitely. Easy to control, no way. Guns
are useful. Every day, they are responsible for killing, decapitating the enemies across the
ocean that traumatized countless lives many years ago. This is what the people want to do.
Guns are helping us achieve justice. That may be true, but would that person still have killed if
not for the gun in their hand? Guns are used for hunting, target practice, protection, justice,
murders, and destruction. Guns are safe in the hands of the right person. They are also deadly
in the hands of a wrong one. Countless lives are carelessly lost every day. Where should the
line be drawn? I am not anti-gun. I am pro-Control. I believe that guns serve many useful
purposes. That in more cases they save lives, not take them. There are responsible, law abiding
citizen who should be free to own a gun no matter what the reason; that they will not use it to
harm another human being. I know that it can be a number of safeties; that if everyone could
responsibly manage a gun, fewer houses would be robbed and less cars would be stolen. But,
this is not the world we live in. Guns are used for power.
Not all guns are used by responsible adults; they are used by irresponsible teenagers,
tripped out drug abusers and, convicted felons with anger problems. Most should take a step
back and realize that there is more harm being done than good. In a study done on public
attitudes toward gun control, researchers found that gun owners are consistently and
significantly less supportive than non-gun owners of banning handguns, banning assault
weapons, and imposing a seven-day waiting period for the purchase of firearms. I understand
on many levels where they are coming from. We believe all man has the right to bear arms, but
we never really considered what if all mankind really bear arms.
Unfortunately, this is the philosophy that the United States has built the country as we
know it today. Guns have been around since the beginning of our nation’s time. Knowing this,
why would we ever think about banning the right to bear arms? In the past decade more and
more crimes are being committed involving firearms. As our world becomes more
technologically advanced, so does our weaponry. Our weapons today are the strongest and
deadliest we have ever seen. Does that mean that no one should own them? Many people
strongly believe that no one should be able to own a gun in the United States. Although the
majority of the anti-gun groups have the agreement that gun is a danger. The truth is they are
very dangerous if used incorrectly. One of their main sayings is “Guns kill people”. They’re
right, guns do kill people and if a gun is placed in the wrong hands it is almost certain that
someone will get hurt. Thirty-four Americans are murdered with guns every day, that’s 12,410
people murdered in a year with a gun. In some states in the South, homeowners have the right
to shoot anyone on site in their private property that includes a police officer, and their
arsenal are nothing short than what the Army or the Marines are carrying. We are talking M16,
M4’S, AK47, AR15 etc. These listed are not the type of weapon a homeowner would need in
order to protect their homes. They are the requirements of war. It is as easy to purchase
armored piercing rounds from the Internet the same way as it is to walk into Wal-Mart and
purchase a rifle. Wal-Mart is a family store so the question remains: what are we teaching our
kids these days? Everything they want is at the tip of their fingers so why not purchase the
violent video games and then graduate to the real thing since we can get a fire arm the same place we acquire the games.
Chicago has been among the top three cities with the most murders since 1985. After a
violent 4th of July weekend during which 11 people were killed and more than 60 others were
wounded in a shooting, Chicago Police Superintendent Garry McCarthy said Monday that
the city's gun sentencing laws aren't strict enough to help police stem city violence. “It all
comes down to these guns: there's too many guns coming in and too little punishment going
out," McCarthy said in a Monday press conference. This year alone 3,300 illegal firearms so far
have been confiscated in the state of Chicago. It has become the city’s motto to live by the gun
and die by the gun. In their case, it is imperative the government, the mayor to reinforce the
rules and regulations of acquiring a fire arms in the state of Chicago, to include extended
background check of every individual.
English Comp 1
7/17/2014
Firearms, are they good, or are they a safety hazard to everyone in this world? Are they
so dangerous that no one should be allowed to own them or are they so necessary that we
can’t live without them? Are we to strict on the laws involving firearms? This argument has
been going on for many years.
Controversial, of course. Beneficial lifesaver, definitely. Easy to control, no way. Guns
are useful. Every day, they are responsible for killing, decapitating the enemies across the
ocean that traumatized countless lives many years ago. This is what the people want to do.
Guns are helping us achieve justice. That may be true, but would that person still have killed if
not for the gun in their hand? Guns are used for hunting, target practice, protection, justice,
murders, and destruction. Guns are safe in the hands of the right person. They are also deadly
in the hands of a wrong one. Countless lives are carelessly lost every day. Where should the
line be drawn? I am not anti-gun. I am pro-Control. I believe that guns serve many useful
purposes. That in more cases they save lives, not take them. There are responsible, law abiding
citizen who should be free to own a gun no matter what the reason; that they will not use it to
harm another human being. I know that it can be a number of safeties; that if everyone could
responsibly manage a gun, fewer houses would be robbed and less cars would be stolen. But,
this is not the world we live in. Guns are used for power.
Not all guns are used by responsible adults; they are used by irresponsible teenagers,
tripped out drug abusers and, convicted felons with anger problems. Most should take a step
back and realize that there is more harm being done than good. In a study done on public
attitudes toward gun control, researchers found that gun owners are consistently and
significantly less supportive than non-gun owners of banning handguns, banning assault
weapons, and imposing a seven-day waiting period for the purchase of firearms. I understand
on many levels where they are coming from. We believe all man has the right to bear arms, but
we never really considered what if all mankind really bear arms.
Unfortunately, this is the philosophy that the United States has built the country as we
know it today. Guns have been around since the beginning of our nation’s time. Knowing this,
why would we ever think about banning the right to bear arms? In the past decade more and
more crimes are being committed involving firearms. As our world becomes more
technologically advanced, so does our weaponry. Our weapons today are the strongest and
deadliest we have ever seen. Does that mean that no one should own them? Many people
strongly believe that no one should be able to own a gun in the United States. Although the
majority of the anti-gun groups have the agreement that gun is a danger. The truth is they are
very dangerous if used incorrectly. One of their main sayings is “Guns kill people”. They’re
right, guns do kill people and if a gun is placed in the wrong hands it is almost certain that
someone will get hurt. Thirty-four Americans are murdered with guns every day, that’s 12,410
people murdered in a year with a gun. In some states in the South, homeowners have the right
to shoot anyone on site in their private property that includes a police officer, and their
arsenal are nothing short than what the Army or the Marines are carrying. We are talking M16,
M4’S, AK47, AR15 etc. These listed are not the type of weapon a homeowner would need in
order to protect their homes. They are the requirements of war. It is as easy to purchase
armored piercing rounds from the Internet the same way as it is to walk into Wal-Mart and
purchase a rifle. Wal-Mart is a family store so the question remains: what are we teaching our
kids these days? Everything they want is at the tip of their fingers so why not purchase the
violent video games and then graduate to the real thing since we can get a fire arm the same place we acquire the games.
Chicago has been among the top three cities with the most murders since 1985. After a
violent 4th of July weekend during which 11 people were killed and more than 60 others were
wounded in a shooting, Chicago Police Superintendent Garry McCarthy said Monday that
the city's gun sentencing laws aren't strict enough to help police stem city violence. “It all
comes down to these guns: there's too many guns coming in and too little punishment going
out," McCarthy said in a Monday press conference. This year alone 3,300 illegal firearms so far
have been confiscated in the state of Chicago. It has become the city’s motto to live by the gun
and die by the gun. In their case, it is imperative the government, the mayor to reinforce the
rules and regulations of acquiring a fire arms in the state of Chicago, to include extended
background check of every individual.