Why Is Gun Control Bad
Troy Bowdish
P.6
4/11/18
Argumentative Essay Gun Control Gun control is an extremely controversial topic that really came into play in 2018. Some people say gun control is going to be the only way to stop mass shootings in the U.S., while others disagree and think gun control is considered unconstitutional because it would be voiding our 2nd Amendment right, “The right to bear arms.” Americans should have stricter gun control laws because gun control should become institutionalized which would lower crime rate, limit the ways felons can get ahold of guns, and decrease the amount of mass shootings across the US drastically; however, some people might disagree because they think it’s unconstitutional or that it would violate our …show more content…
At the moment some felonies can be expunged and a felon can possibly get their gun rights back (Gerbis, P. 1.), if gun control happens then it would hopefully make that possibility irrelevant and no felon will be able to get their gun rights back. The old saying “if it’s not broke then don’t fix it”, does not apply in this epidemic, if we take away guns, it will limit felons being able to get guns in the U.S. drastically. Should gun control be instituted in the U.S.? It should, not only because it will make people feel more safe out in public and at home, but because gun control would make the U.S. more safe to other people outside the U.S. welcoming others into our country. The main issue people have with gun control is, “if we take away guns, killers will just use other weapons to kill” (Kirk, P. 1). The reason gun control may not work is because if we take away guns, people will find ways to smuggle them from other states and countries, but it will also give killers more choices on what weapons they can use; whether that be a baseball bat, a sledgehammer, or a
P.6
4/11/18
Argumentative Essay Gun Control Gun control is an extremely controversial topic that really came into play in 2018. Some people say gun control is going to be the only way to stop mass shootings in the U.S., while others disagree and think gun control is considered unconstitutional because it would be voiding our 2nd Amendment right, “The right to bear arms.” Americans should have stricter gun control laws because gun control should become institutionalized which would lower crime rate, limit the ways felons can get ahold of guns, and decrease the amount of mass shootings across the US drastically; however, some people might disagree because they think it’s unconstitutional or that it would violate our …show more content…
At the moment some felonies can be expunged and a felon can possibly get their gun rights back (Gerbis, P. 1.), if gun control happens then it would hopefully make that possibility irrelevant and no felon will be able to get their gun rights back. The old saying “if it’s not broke then don’t fix it”, does not apply in this epidemic, if we take away guns, it will limit felons being able to get guns in the U.S. drastically. Should gun control be instituted in the U.S.? It should, not only because it will make people feel more safe out in public and at home, but because gun control would make the U.S. more safe to other people outside the U.S. welcoming others into our country. The main issue people have with gun control is, “if we take away guns, killers will just use other weapons to kill” (Kirk, P. 1). The reason gun control may not work is because if we take away guns, people will find ways to smuggle them from other states and countries, but it will also give killers more choices on what weapons they can use; whether that be a baseball bat, a sledgehammer, or a