The first reason for firearms to be outlawed for …show more content…
For example, about one and a few years ago, a six-year-old boy in the Beecher School District took a loaded handgun to school and shot and killed a six-year-old female classmate. This foolish boy may not have understood the concept of death. However, because he had easy access to a handgun, and he was able to hurt someone he didn't relish. This has transpired all over the country, like at Columbine High School and many other places. It is woeful that this transpires, but we shouldn't be shocked. After all, the law sanctions us to own guns, guns made simply to kill.
In conclusion, handguns create an unsafe environment and should be outlawed! Some may argue they are needed for self-defense, but if no one except police officials had handguns there would be no need for that kind of defense. If handguns were outlawed, homicides would decrease, children could not obtain guns, and our country would be less violent. Until the law is changed, innocent people will continue to die at the hands of