The Argument For Gun Control In America

Gun-control in America Gun control has been a very debated topic in America for as long as the county has been a country. Some believe that there is no reason to have personally owned guns because of the danger and violence associated with them. Others believe that guns are the backbone of American society and without them chaos would ensue and the country would no longer function. There are also many in the middle that believe that there should be regulations on the types of firearms and the number of them and individual may be allowed to own. Arguments have been made on both sides of the gun-control controversy. “A recent study published by the Harvard Journal of Law and Public Policy concluded that there is a negative correlation between
The interpretation of the second amendment has been the backbone to the arguments on both political sides of the gun control argument.The Second Amendment reads that ”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(Pro Con).” Additionally “America's pervasive gun culture stems in part from its colonial history, revolutionary roots, frontier expansion, and the Second Amendment(Pro Con).” “Marco Rubio has commented that the 2nd Amendment is “a cornerstone of our democracy,” and GOP frontrunner Donald Trump called Obama’s plan “no good” and promised to “unsign” it if elected president(Financial
He also made it a point that he would “Fix our broken mental health system. All of the tragic mass murders that occurred in the past several years have something in common – there were red flags that were ignored. We can’t allow that to continue. We must expand treatment programs, and reform the laws to make it easier to take preventive action to save innocent lives. Most people with mental health problems are not violent, but just need help, and these reforms will help everyone.(DonaldJTrump)” In addition, he exclaimed that he would “Expand and bring back programs like Project Exile and get gang members and drug dealers off the street. When we do, crime will go down and our cities and communities will be safer places to