An argument about guns and the ability to use them have been under attack in the United States
An argument about guns and the ability to use them have been under attack in the United States. Many places throughout the borders of the United States of America, has weapons commonly misused. There are groups of people that believe that as long as we have the right to bear arms that many unprotected people will lose their lives due to gun violence. Many trends come with gun violence, and where these guns are, a mass shooting occurs, but the main one is that when a person is legally prohibited carrying a weapon, then that is where the most gun violence happens.
However, the right is not unlimited. U.S.A Supreme Court has upheld some firearms restrictions, such as bans on concealed weapons and the possession of certain types of firearms, as well as a law against the sale of guns to specific categories of people (Hay, J. 2018). The Gun Control Act of 1968 prohibits individuals under eighteen years of age, convicted criminals, the mentally disabled, dishonourably discharged military personnel, and others from purchasing firearms. “I have a stringent gun control policy: if there is a gun around, I want to be in control of it”- Clint Eastwood. In 1993, the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act mandated background checks for all unlicensed individuals purchasing a firearm from a federally authorized dealer.
At the same time, the U.S.A Supreme Court has rolled back specific gun laws. In 2008, the court struck down a Washington DC law that banned handguns (Kleck, G. 2017). The United States has 120.5 guns per 100 people or about 393,347,000 guns, which is the highest total and per capita number in the world 22% of Americans who own one or more guns (35% of men and 12% of women). America’s influence in gun culture, starts from its colonial history, revolutionary days, and the Second Amendment, which states: “A well-regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a freedom State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, not to be infringed.” Proponents of more gun control laws state that the Second Amendment intended for militias; that gun violence would at large reduce; that gun restrictions have always existed; and that a majority of Americans, including gun owners, support new gun restrictions. (DeConde, A. 2003). Guns make it easy to kill or injure a person, or even many people, in a short timeframe. When owing a gun, there is a 43 times higher likelihood of killing a family member, friend, or neighbour than an intruder. The prevalence of suicide is five times higher in homes having guns.
Opponents say that the Second Amendment protects an individual’s right to own a gun. That guns should be for armament from threats ranging from local criminals to foreign invaders. ″Guns do not kill; people do.” Self-defence, hunting, and collecting are all legitimate purposes for owning a gun. Criminals can continue to hurt others even without legally owning guns. That gun ownership deters crime rather than causes more crime. Gun control does not decrease gun ownership by a criminal but instead reduces their incentives to refrain from violence because it decreases the supply of armed law-abiding citizens who might resist them.