what are some good points to be against gun control?

Question

this is my thesis: Gun control laws have no affect with the rates of murder or violence committed with a gun. thank you!

Answer 1

George Soros and Marin County.

I believe that should cover it.

Answer 2

You should look not just for US national statistics, but also at other countries, particularly the United Kingdom, where the police have never carried guns. You will find the per-capita rate of gun-related crimes much lower in Britain, where although you can own guns, the laws are much more stringent for purchase and registration.

Also compare with a country like France, where the police have been armed for some time.

You need to take national perspectives to get a meaningful statistical sample. Using a single region or city will not give adequate comparitive results. Taking Miami or New York out of context for example would not support or disprove your thesis.

Most of the work I've read on the subject suggests that the root cause of gun-related violence is that both the criminals and the police are armed; you have an escalation of use because criminals need to use weapons to escape arrest.

However, the illegal distribution of guns is also a problem in US. Saturday night specials and other cheap, mostly illegal gun sales put weapons casually in the hands of those not best suited to their use.

One statistic that doesn't really help you one way or the other; more home owners are hurt with their own guns during home invasions than are successful at deterring criminals.

Answer 3

Blaming guns for murder or violence is like blaming your pencil for a wrong answer.

Also, if you are going to murder someone do you care if can't legally own a gun. You will find a way.

Gun control laws only keep guns away from honest people.

Does anyone believe laws against illegal drugs keeps drug users from getting drugs? It keeps the honest people who do not want to do anything illegal from using drugs but it doesn't stop the users and sellers. In fact it makes the sellers more powerful because it raises prices.

Gun control laws have created a larger market for illegal guns and since it is very lucrative, crime syndicates are involved.

Prohibition didn't work, bans on drugs aren't working and bans on guns isn't working. We are a violent nation because of poor parenting. But that isn't PC so we keep trying to take away personal freedoms.

Nowhere in history has limited supply ever worked to stop a demand problem. If there is a demand for guns, the supply will always find a way.

Answer 4

Hard to say, I for one, am not a hunter, I owned a couple handguns when I was younger that I know longer have, but in the last year I have bought a few rifles including an assault rifle. I really do enjoy going to the gun range, they have a few of them by me and REALLY do enjoy the sport of sport shooting, there is allot of skill that goes behind it that I am just beginning to learn. I do agree with having gun control as far as gun checks and allot of the reasons I did buy my guns is because I don't know if it will be legal to in a few years. Allot depends on your definition of gun control is? Do I think they should make sure people don't have a criminal record before they buy a gun, YES, do I think they should make sure people don't have some kind of mental history, YES. Please tell me what your definition of gun control is though. I do think if anyone can just go buy a gun with no check, more guns would go into the wrong hands then do now.

Answer 5

Go to the library and look for books by Gary Kleck. He is considered one of the foremost researchers on firearms and violence in the US.

Here's a sample of what you will find;

"...Consequently, when medical journal authors report that there is little evidence on a given topic, it may often really mean only that they made no serious effort to find any or chose not to report what they found. For example, in an article published in 1996 in the Journal of the American Medical Association, Douglas Weil (research director of the Center to Prevent Handgun Violence, affiliated with Handgun Control) and a colleague claimed that "there is little published research on the effectiveness of gun laws" (Weil and Knox 1996:60). In fact, there were, at the time this article was published, at least forty-five empirical studies of the impact of gun laws on violent crime, suicide, and gun accidents (Tables 8.4 and 11.1). Weil then proceeded to inaccurately claim that "with little dissent, these studies are generally supportive of the thesis that well-tailored gun laws can have a beneficial impact" (ibid.:60), when in fact the studies have generally indicated that gun laws, whether "well-tailored" or not, have no measurable impact on violence rates (Chapter 11; PB;Chapter 10)...." Page 42, Gary Kleck, Targeting Guns, (Aldine de Gruyter, NY, 1997)

Answer 6

As a liberal, I guess I should be telling you that guns should be banned, but I don't think that guns are the problem. I really believe that the mentality of today's society has no concept of how to deal with violence, anger, and resentment. We live in a society that thrives on fear. If someone is murdered three months ago, their death is still headline news. We repeat over and over again how terrible society is. We bring the idea of individualism out and shove it down people's throats, but the reality is that community and family should be our empowering circles.
Canada has just as many, if not more, guns per capita than the US does, and yet they only have about 70 deaths per year due to guns.
You should really watch Bowling for Columbine. Even Michael Moore says it isn't about the guns.

Answer 7

Washington DC- No guns what so ever are allowed in Washington DC and yet it has the highest number of gun crimes in the US.

Gun control does not work, it keeps guns out of the hands of law abiding citizens and not criminals. Also criminals now know that their victims don't have guns!

Oh and look at the number of stabbings in the UK. Guns are just a tool.

It also takes rights granted to the individual in the Constitution away, giving too much power to the government.

Answer 8

Actually, gun control laws tend to increase the rates of violence committed with guns.

If guns are totally outlawed, the person that has one and the willingess to use it can do whatever they want to do without fear of resistance.

You can examine the statistics of cities like NYC and Washington DC and compare their murder rates to Dodge City, Kansas pre-statehood. Dodge City during the days before they had laws and lawmen was positively peaceful compared to those two cities.

Answer 9

actualy it does u have to be 21 for a hand gun 18 for a shot gun if we didnt have gun control colibine would be happning every other day if u have ever been arested u cant or r limited to no guns u cant conseal a gun so yes i think it keeps violence down and we need these laws or all hell would break lose so why would we need the cops if this was to happen

Answer 10

There is no point to be against gun control, unless you favor homicide.
Of course homicide won't stop when there's gun control, but at least its chances are smaller.
Less killings in school would be a benefit to the US, I think.

Answer 11

Since one can bypass the laws and get guns illegally, the laws have little effect against those that break laws anyway