This argument also seems to be invalid because research shows that those who attempt to use their guns in self-defense are often ineffective, and are eight times more likely to be killed than those who do not make any effort to defend themselves. Additionally the corollary is that a gun in the home is 43 times more likely to be used for suicide or a murder than self-defense. Gun use is escalating out of control. There have been nearly 13,000 homicides, 17,500 suicides and 23,200 accidental shootings yearly. It is apparent from this that a higher rate of deaths caused by guns is a result of the guns being misused and not for self-defense. This reality bears the question, are guns essential for self ss=defence? The evidence seems to suggest that In support of the last point, I shall argue that
According to , in the year 2009, almost 39 percent of the population of America voted to ban guns and other firearms in the United States. The reason - the perceived view that it is the lack of gun control that has resulted is the number of firearms related deaths in the country. In fact this is one of the most stated . But the fact of the matter is that if
is clear and substantial evidence that
Furthermore, most of the robberies are committed with guns. Robberies committed with guns are more likely to result in fatalities compared to robberies where other weapons are used. if guns were less available, criminals may commit the crime anyway but with less-lethal weapons causing less damage to the people involved. Research has shown that guns intensify crime situations, and increase the likelyhood of a more violent or lethal outcome in a crime .Strict gun control is clearly the best way to solve Americas problem with crime and violence related to guns. Another fact is that in 97% gun defenses, no shot is fired which means that guns are clearly unnecessary to normal citizens. The United States has the most gun violence and therefore gun control will play a major part in the decrease of the crime and murder rate. Likelyhood and seriousness of crime increase
A significant number of homicides result as a by-product of another violent crime which escalates, with the offender going into the crime without a clear or sustained intent to kill or be killed
In the United States, a quarter of commercial robberies are committed with guns.
[47] Robberies committed with guns are three times as likely to result in fatalities compared with robberies where other weapons were used,[47][48][49] with similar patterns in cases of family violence.[50] Criminologist Philip J. Cook hypothesizes that if guns were less available, criminals may likely commit the crime anyway but with less-lethal weapons.[51] He finds that the level of gun ownership in the 50 largest U.S. cities correlates with the rate of robberies committed with guns, but not overall robbery rates.[52][53]
This pragmatic fact alone supersedes all arguments and all statistics.
Guns are a pathway to crime.
A gun is an instrument, which can causes injury and death.
I strongly believe that although prohibiting guns will not stop gun crime and the violence will not decline entirely, it will prevent many crimes from occurring, hence reduce the volume of crime and reduce serious and major crime and people will be less prone to be unsafe and less vulnerable to crime which will therefore improve reassurance among communities.
, many senseless acts of violence are committed every year with handguns.
Here are just a few examples of gruesome deaths and violence which are an upshot of by guns:
- A gunman dressed as Santa Claus killed nine guests at a Christmas Eve party before taking his own life in Los Angeles in 2008
- A gunman kills eight people and wounds five at a shopping center in Omaha before killing himself in December 2007.
- An insane incident occurred in April 2007 when a guy who was later diagnosed with severe anxiety disorder killed nearly 35 people and wounded many more at the Virginia tech college
- In October 1991 George Hennard drove his truck into a café in Texas and shot 25 people before killing himself.
In July 2002 when 21 people where killed by a 41 year old man who walked into mc Donald’s and started firing. He was shot by the police to save the remaining people.
violent crime rates are very high
a lunatic owning gun is not safe person who has no moral scruples against committing murder, assault, or robbery
- pressuraised into buying guns
Homicide and assault with a deadly weapon, as well as unintentional injury and death resulting from the misuse of firearms, sometimes by children and adolescents.
Is there a statistically significant correlation between the action (private ownership of guns) and harm (homicides, accidental deaths, suicides, armed robbery)? Sure;y we have a good reason to think More weapons, more violence
The deadly guns that are so freely available cause all this highly distressing death and violence
This is an excellent example of why strict gun regulations are needed.
Guns should be denied to anyone with a criminal record or any person deemed mentally unstable but the ‘Bill of Rights’ gives every American citizen the right to bear arms. To use the sensational language of the media, ‘a lunatic’ could go on ‘shooting sprees’ which would result in innocent people getting hurt as you can see from the real life examples I afore mentioned. From this gun culture the only result is the death or serious injury of innocent citizens which society does not benefit from. society would benefit from controlling access to guns
Human nature in its own regard is an unstable factor that cannot be formed or fit into a box. This leads to yet another common argument against gun control. “Does everyone deserve the right to bear arms?” Background checks may obliterate this right for many. Felonies, and mental health records and issues are all probable causes to deny the right to own a handgun.
It is also mandatory to register one's firearms with the federal government's national gun registry.
Those convicted of crimes involving guns face harsher penalties than they would otherwise.
people who have been convicted of serious criminal offenses should thereby loose their rights under the Second Amendment.
Most of the gun related violence affects children Almost twelve kids lose their lives every single day because of guns. There are restrictions on selling guns anyone who is under 18 but this is not the case bescause the two boys in the Columbine high school massacre were under 18. Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold, embarked on a massacre, killing 12 students and a teacher, as well as wounding 23 others, before committing suicide. This incident alone should end all arguments against gun control. The gun control issues take a heated debate, because now kids are targets of gun violence.
gun crime among children is abounding
loopholes in the regulations.
disregard for the current laws which make these items illegal.
The Columbine High School massacre occurred on Tuesday, April 20, 1999, at Columbine High School in Columbine devastated the nation. Two students, Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold, embarked on a massacre, killing 12 students and a teacher, as well as wounding 23 others, before committing suicide. It is the fourth-deadliest school shooting in United States history, after the 1927 Bath School disaster, 2007 Virginia Tech massacre and the 1966 University of Texas massacre, and the deadliest for an American high school.
"Fight or become a victim:
guns are very widespread
In the USA in 1995 Decker & Pennell found that among arrestees there is a connection between gun possession and gang membership
Survival of a gang requires them to use force against other gangs who threaten their territory.
"Gangs then, become a collective engine of violence
usa is rife with gang rivalry
amid the gang wars of thousands are murdered annually
, people are often reluctant to give evidence, fearing reprisals.
because of the ability of the gun men to threaten and intimidate witnesses
We need to introduce tougher laws that make it harder for these people to operate,
This is the source of the alarm about guns and “children,” in which category
The six-year-old boy who shot a schoolmate to death with a stolen handgun lived in his uncle’s crack house.
Research shows that among children under 18 almost 86% owned a gun at some point, with 66% acquiring their first gun by age 14 and more than 65% own three or more guns . they often get hold of guns from family, friends, drug dealers, and street contacts. Youth suggest that self protection from their enemies is one of the top resons for keeping a gun and using it. Guns are one of the top reason why gang violence is so bad in America. Young people might also relate it to the violent fantasy video games they play and movies they watch and might decide to try it out in real life. There should be tougher penalties on kids using guns so that the youth of America can grow up in a caring non-violent environment. Guns are the gangs’ means of resolving disputes between“Gang activity and violence, which have increased greatly over the past decade, have been directly associated curerently many innocent kids are susceptible Guns are prominent in contemporary U.S. popular culture as well, appearing frequently in movies, television, music, books, and magazines.
horrific shootings by teenagers
bloodthirsty lunatics.
rampant crime.
bloodshed in the
streets
shootouts on every street corner.
The greater irony is that to the extent that The willingness to use a gun to settle scores and gain respect can become part of a subculture’s way of life. The six-year-old boy who shot a schoolmate to death with a stolen handgun lived in his uncle’s crack house. unwittingly helped advance
affluent gang members with fancy cars and flashy firearms are objects of admiration and role models for boys
Accentuate gun control is integral
Additionally, three quarters of the people who own the gun are untrained and can’t operate a gun properly. Over 80 million people own more than 200 million firearms. A bigger percentage of the guns are complex guns with over 14 controls. This explains dramatic increases
of accidental shootings that happen every day. Guns are just given out to anyone without any safety checks or training. A frightening thought ladies and gentlemen, don’t you agree?
. Firearms in the new world were used initially
for hunting, and occasionally for self- Ultimately, I do not feel guns should be banned altogether. Hunting is a popular sport in American culture and, in some parts of the country an important source of food. Responsible hunting also favors the environment in a lot of ways as it helps to keep the population of wild animals under control. Guns are also used in The Olympic Games and other competitive sports. This is why I think guns shouldn’t be banned altogether rehabilitate firearms as a reasonable tool of self-defense. firearms for sport, hunting, and target practice The importance of guns also derives from the role of hunting in American culture, the number of firearms available in the US was 223 million. About 25% of the adults in the United States personally own a gun, the vast majority of them men. About half of the adult U.S. population lived in households with guns.Less than half of gun owners say that the primary reason they own a gun is for self-protection against crime, reflecting a popularity of hunting and sport-shooting among gun owners. As hunting and sport-shooting tends to
this is a sufficently compelling argument
The more difficult you make it for someone to buy a gun, the fewer people will probably own guns. At the moment it is so easy to get a gun, that people with criminal records and mentally unstable individuals can gain access to a gun easily. In Bowling for Columbine, which is a real life documentary by Michael Moore shows how gun control rules in America are a mess and buying a gun for anyone is as easy as anything and how this resulted in a major tragedy in columbine high school and also when a primary school kid got hold of a gun and accidentally killed one of his classmates.
impoverished and harsh environment characterized by wide spread crime and violence where the very real threat of assault and death is felt on a daily basis? Gun control is a safety issue, an educational issue, a political issue and also a major crime issue and the rate of gun crime in America has got to a point where something must be done about it. People seem to own guns for the only reason that the law says they can but you can clearly see that this does more harm than good. The government needs to wake up to reality and enforce stricter gun control rules in America before it’s too late. Ladies and Gentleman, I believe that together we can sort this problem out. I must urge you to consider that the next person reported in the news as the latest victim of gun crime could be your family or even yourself. How would you feel about this? Thank you for listening to my views this even and I hope that you found my speech thought provoking. Influential and caused you to rethink your opinion about
Debates have risen between citizens on how the government should establish stronger gun control laws.
Many citizens agree that gun control laws must be established and believe that they would be highly effective in reducing gun related violence in the united states.
Enacting new gun laws
Better enforcement of existing laws
The number of people that support guns are dropping to a minority every year.
It becomes more apparent each and every day. This is both sad and very scary, but it's the truth all the same.
I hope that you agree with my sentiments
Although
gun control laws must be established, because of the.
The gun control issues take a heated debate, because guns are notoriously bad.
guns have no seemingly legitimate uses
adresss the problem carefully
,
but we should look at the problem realistically, and develop plans that
This is viable and can become an actuality
If stricter laws are not enforced we will become more susceptible to violence.
Answer to guns crime lies in
The line has to be drawn
initative needs to be set up to tackle this problem.
We are being brought down the road to destruction
This is absurd You ought to think long and hard on this issue
What seems clear to me is that we need to do something: we cannot continue with the status quo.
We need to find a resolution to this soon
The reality bears the question
Cause havoc
Government wakes up to reality
This argument against gun control is often the double edged sword that is the revolving premise of this debate.
Mahatma Gandhi, the famous political activist from India, once said, "Among the many misdeeds of British rule in India, history will look upon the Act depriving a whole nation of arms as the blackest.
other might claim that