The Pros And Cons Of Gun Control

Many believe gun control will cut all forms of crime, however gun control is not a practical solution. Just like the reign of Hitler In Germany, Hitler restricted this from the Jews, this wasn’t his ultimate downfall, but it is what made the dictatorship collapse internally. Gun control all over the world starts with a problem, just like any law. All laws have a reason for their placement, whether that reason for gun control be a death, a crime, an accident, there was a reason it was put in place so it wasn't really about control, more about a victim wanting closure. When people think about gun control they normally think of a horrific tragedy, such as school shooting or the famous theater shooting that brought a lot of light on the bad side …show more content…
Farlex said “ Gun control is the regulation and notification, knowing of a firearm’s location and owner is just like knowing if it is loaded or not.” This is a strong statement showing that knowledge is the key to controlling or regulating something with this much of an impact. North Carolina Firearms Laws Handbook says “ On February 28, 1994, the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act became law and established many ways to govern purchases of firearms from federally licensed firearms dealers. On November 30, 1998, the permanent provisions of the Brady Law took effect. The permanent provisions of the Brady Law provide for the establishment of a National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) that federally licensed firearms dealers must contact before transferring any firearm (handgun or long gun) to people.”( Roy Cooper, Attorney General John J. Aldridge III) This shows the thought of regulation was already there and the need for it started to grow, so it started to become more elaborate for specific targeting for control. People ask why there is control over something that is already controlled. Then, along with thinking about that, you see that all the people cause gun control to be such a big deal are the ones misusing the firearms and illegally obtaining …show more content…
Gun control means to lower crime rate, about 58.7 percent of all crimes are committed with a firearm in use or in possession. Mike Weisser from the Huffington Post talks a lot about how it could make or society better, but he also talks about how it could make it worse. Saying “15 percent of all serious assaults won't be committed because guns won't be present.” ( Mike Weisser from the Huffington Post) He also had a lot of things to say about suicides going down by 20,000 people just with guns gone. So thinking of the statistics being good, it wouldn't make sense to have a for or against the side, yet there is because of the interpretation of what gun control is. “The ban on firearms has police officers unprotected and rise of all kinds of crime, murder would spike with people trying to confiscate firearms from rightful owners. Along with a rise in black market trading.” (Procon media group) then you have the same web page saying “People who think as those hyenas are less naïve than the idealists who wish to ban guns outright. "Gun control" is a misnomer for what they have in mind. They are evil: they wish to control others. One of the easiest ways to control other people is by making them defenseless.”(Procon media group) Two strong statements that are opposite,

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