hey guys, this is one of the papers i had to write this term and i wanted to know what yall think. any suggestions would be appriciated. keep in mind im only 14 years old so it might not sound too prfetional. thanx
Gun Control
When you hear the word “gun” does it make you fear the people around you? Do you wonder if the person next to you has a gun? Do they know how to use it? Or more importantly, would they use it to hurt someone? Gun laws attempt to solve this problem by ridding all firearms from the country. Sounds like a good idea… right? Well the truth is guns are apart of our life weather you agree with them or not. Three hundred thousand people defend themselves and their families each year with a firearm. The second amendment of the United States Constitution says “A well-regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms and shall not be infringed.” This means everyone has the right to own and handle a firearm. Plus criminals will not respond to these laws of firearms being illegal. They will still be able to get position of a gun no matter what anybody does. Great Britain’s crime rate actually rose 10% when all firearms were ban from the country. So of coarse we don’t need gun laws we just need to be lees careless. These are the reasons why I am against gun control in the United States. Everyone has the right to own a gun and should be able to practice there rights because defend, the constitution permits it, and gun laws will not work anyways.
Self-defense is becoming a growing fear all around the world. More and more crime is occurring and criminals are not going to stop willingly. People need a way to defend themselves and there families and a gun would do just that People feel safer with protection and therefore people lead more relaxed lives. However some people believe guns could fall into the hands of a child and cause an accident. Well this is a result of carelessness and there would be no one to blame but the owner. The accident could have been simply avoided by putting the weapon into a safe place. Endless amounts of home robberies occur every year. These crimes might not have not taken place if there was a gun present. If a criminal thinks there is a weapon of some sort in the house they would not even attempt the crime. So the gun stopped the crime before it even happened.
Our bill of rights does not grant rights, it preserves and guarantees pre-existing individual rights. How do I know this? The ninth amendment states: "The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people." This means we have other rights beyond what the constitution says and the government cannot take them away from us. So if gun laws take place the government would be going against the words of our fore fathers. Plus if the government takes guns away they would have to take away weapons from the armed forces to make it fair and to keep citizens from taking over the government, which the second amendment also states is legal. Then how would we defend ourselves under attack? So it is silly to think that only the armed forces should have guns.
A shot rings out through the projects. A man lies there screaming in agony as death comes near. No one comes to help for they fear they shall be in the same position. As the man with the gun runs away with regret the police catch him head on and was brought to justice but it was too late for the victim. Now do you think that either of these two men benefited from gun laws? I didn’t think so. It would be absolutely impossible to get rid of every single gun in the U.S. Criminals would still get guns one way or another. It’s always nice to think gun laws work and make the world a better place but they really don’t. There is one to two million unregistered guns just in the state New York even know they have a law that you have to register any firearm sold in that state. Why do you think France was invaded in World War 2? Its because gun laws were In affect. So gun laws obviously don’t work.
In conclusion I think people should be taught how to use weapons and should take classes on safety. I think criminals using guns unlawfully should be penalized more however everyone has the right to own and handle a gun and should practice their rights because guns defend, the constitution permits it, and gun laws will not work anyway.
So I leave you with only one question, is it guns that kill people or is it people that kill people?
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