Why Is Gun Control Important
Jason D. Martel
PHI 105 – 21st Century Skills: Critical Thinking and Problem Solving
22 March 2015
Kristen DiCarlo
Gun Control Contradicts Logic
Gun control has been a controversial and highly contentious subject for quite some time. People against gun control feel like owning a gun is protected by their constitutional rights. They feel very strongly about their right to own a fire arm and believe strongly that gun control laws only restrict the rights of law abiding citizens. People who support gun control laws feel that guns are the primary cause of violent crime in America, and that stricter gun laws will help keep guns off the streets and prevent crime. Even though gun control laws are getting more restrictive, they have not proven …show more content…
Within the confines of this amendment are the basic rights of an individual or a group to protect themselves against violence and aggression, all of which has been widely recognized by Congress. The Second Amendment was designed to help protect our rights to own a gun and keep it in our home for protection. The government should not be given the chance to decide who will and who will not be allowed to bear arms solely on the basis of vague statistics and fallacious standards about crime prevention, especially when criminals do not adhere to gun control laws to begin …show more content…
The major issue is that gun control laws do nothing to actually prevent crime, in reality it only affects those law abiding citizens who are following the rules regarding firearms. Criminals do not take the time to register their firearms because they normally retrieve them by stealing them or purchasing them on the black market. Plus criminals have proven that if they cannot get their hands on smaller caliber guns, they will illegally obtain larger caliber shotguns or rifles instead. If we really want to prevent crime in this country, we should give more people the right to carry concealed firearms in order to protect themselves. Unlike popular belief of most gun control advocates, the police are not meant to be our personal bodyguards. Their primary job is to deter crime, and usually are acting in more of a reactive nature than a proactive one since they spend the majority of their time trying to solve crimes after they have occurred. On the other hand, the majority of criminals are not going to know who is carrying a concealed weapon and who is not, and if they start encountering more and more citizens with concealed weapons protecting themselves, they will probably become a little more leery about trying to attack them
PHI 105 – 21st Century Skills: Critical Thinking and Problem Solving
22 March 2015
Kristen DiCarlo
Gun Control Contradicts Logic
Gun control has been a controversial and highly contentious subject for quite some time. People against gun control feel like owning a gun is protected by their constitutional rights. They feel very strongly about their right to own a fire arm and believe strongly that gun control laws only restrict the rights of law abiding citizens. People who support gun control laws feel that guns are the primary cause of violent crime in America, and that stricter gun laws will help keep guns off the streets and prevent crime. Even though gun control laws are getting more restrictive, they have not proven …show more content…
Within the confines of this amendment are the basic rights of an individual or a group to protect themselves against violence and aggression, all of which has been widely recognized by Congress. The Second Amendment was designed to help protect our rights to own a gun and keep it in our home for protection. The government should not be given the chance to decide who will and who will not be allowed to bear arms solely on the basis of vague statistics and fallacious standards about crime prevention, especially when criminals do not adhere to gun control laws to begin …show more content…
The major issue is that gun control laws do nothing to actually prevent crime, in reality it only affects those law abiding citizens who are following the rules regarding firearms. Criminals do not take the time to register their firearms because they normally retrieve them by stealing them or purchasing them on the black market. Plus criminals have proven that if they cannot get their hands on smaller caliber guns, they will illegally obtain larger caliber shotguns or rifles instead. If we really want to prevent crime in this country, we should give more people the right to carry concealed firearms in order to protect themselves. Unlike popular belief of most gun control advocates, the police are not meant to be our personal bodyguards. Their primary job is to deter crime, and usually are acting in more of a reactive nature than a proactive one since they spend the majority of their time trying to solve crimes after they have occurred. On the other hand, the majority of criminals are not going to know who is carrying a concealed weapon and who is not, and if they start encountering more and more citizens with concealed weapons protecting themselves, they will probably become a little more leery about trying to attack them