gun control. are you for it? or against it?

Question

i'm writing an argument paper. and i need some ideas. please let me know. thanks.

Answer 1

It is better to have a gun and not need it then to need it and not have it.

The government has proven that it can NOT protect it
s citizens. It can only react AFTER a crime is committed.

If someone claims citizens should not have guns, suggest that they prove their commitment by putting a "Gun Free Home" sign in front of their house. I doubt if they will because then criminals will target them since the possibility of an armed home owner is one of the best deterients.

Answer 2

I'm in favor of gun control. You use both hands when you fire, locking your wrists (forget the gangsta movies), and make sure you hit what you aim at. That's "gun control."

Other than that?

Gun control is useless. There are now so many guns out there that no laws will stop anyone from getting any type of gun, up to and including RPGs. Unless someone wants to do house-to-house gun searches, gun laws will do nothing to lower the number of guns on the streets.

What will lower the number of guns on the streets is long jail sentences for people convicted of using guns in crimes. If someone is in jail, chances are pretty good that they won't have a gun. Sadly, those who propose gun laws are usually the same ones arguing for short jail times while refusing to build more prisons.

Answer 3

Absolutely not! The Constitution of the United States says that the right to bear arms "will not be infringed". That is one of the most important parts of the document because it was put in there in the case that The United States becomes a government like the Colonists were trying to escape.

In addition, it is a viable means for self-defense. The people who would kill other people would not care about the laws and get guns anyway while people defending themselves would be left with nothing.

Answer 4

possession of guns should be expanded and maybe even required, do you think the monsters that crashed into the world trade center and the pentagon would have succeeded if everyone on board the planes had been armed I don't think so. If you outlaw guns, its a little unlikely that the criminals will voluntarily turn in their guns so we'll have hundreds of millions of unarmed civilians being preyed upon by an armed criminal element and no way to defend themselves, bad idea, that's pretty much the way it is in Washington DC today one of the most dangerous cities in the world.

Answer 5

Basically against it. But I favor education and training as a requirement to own a gun, just like you would need to drive a car, or operate dangerous equipment.

For you paper, check this link out, written about John Lott's book, "More Guns = Less Crime":
http://www.junkscience.com/news2/moreguns.htm

Answer 6

The Second Amendment had nothing to do with hunting or self defense. It is for two purposes, the first being that every able bodied male (and I believe that now in the 21st century, we should include females) should be in possession of a working firearm that they know how to use in order to defend their town, state, or nation in time of crises, especially against foreign invasion. The second but more important purpose of the second ammendment is that we the people can be ready to defend ourselves against a tyranical government (if our own becomes tyranical).

Answer 7

The problem is that the bad guys are going to get guns no matter what controls are in place. Unless the Admenment is repealed, the right to bear arms is just that, a right. I personally have no desire to own one (even as an Army vet), but should be able to get one I choose to do so.

Answer 8

Funny. Wyoming has one of the highest per-capita gun ownership rates.

Guns are illegal in Washington DC.

Guess which has the highest amount of gun crimes and violent crimes?

Check the NRA website. (And yes they are a pro-gun control organization. Law-abiding citizens have a right to bear arms, and they have the responsibility to control them.)

You might also check the stats for the increase in violent crime in Australia, Canada and Great Britain since they've ramped up their laws prohibiting law-abiding citizens from defending themselves.

Answer 9

Go to National Rifle association NRA for reasons we do not need gun control. Then find a site for gun control. you will have lots of ideas

Answer 10

first let me start by saying that i am a democrat who will never own a gun.

however, i think people should have the right to own a gun if they choose.

my problems with guns is that more guns equals more killings.... animals, humans, etc... Americans shouldn't be allowed to hunt any animal that they aren't eating!!!!!!!

our society doesn't benefit from more and bigger guns.... our country is violent by nature already...... guns just makes things worse..... also, many victims of accidental shootings are children who find dads gun or rifle and decide to show it to little brother!!!!!! i find this sickening!!!!!