Why Is Gun Control Necessary

More gun control is required in the United States. If our country has strict gun control laws, criminals cannot get in contact with a gun. Even if many people owned legal guns, they are rarely used in self-defense. More gun control is necessary because people are killed by guns very often. Private Citizens shouldn't have handguns because they don't serve any military purpose. A common person shouldn’t have their hand on a gun unless they’re serving the country or state. Guns cause violence, which is why there are so many mass killings. Not everyone has to be armed to feel safe. More gun control laws are necessary and need to be stricter for the protection of women. In the United States, at least 5 women are murdered daily. Guns shouldn’t be in people’s hands because they’re used more for killing than self-defense. 2003 studies prove that 86% of
The Second Amendment reads, “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.” The Second Amendment is referring to the protection of bands of soldiers who own guns; it isn’t talking about regular people. All of the law articles about the Second Amendment from 1888 to 1959 claimed that an individual right was not guaranteed. Legally owned guns are often thieved and used by criminals or rarely used for protection. Between 2005 and 2010, 1.4 million handguns were stolen from U.S. dwellings during property felonies. Of the 29,618,300 violent crimes committed from 2007 to 2011, only 0.79% or 235,700 of the victims tried to defend themselves using a handgun. Less than 1% of the victims try to threat or kill the felon that committed violent crimes. Plus, of 84,495,500 property crimes committed among 2007 to 2011, no more than 0.12% or 103,000 of the victims attempted to secure themselves by using a firearm to threat or kill the