Why We Should Have Gun Laws Persuasive Essay

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The Gun Debate ayou are at home with your family,at night.You hear someone breaking into your house.They come into your room and start taking your things,they threaten to kill you and your family if you call the police.You start to panic because you dont have any weapons to protect your family with,as the government doesn't let you possess any guns since being diagnosed with a mental ilness . What do you do? Gun control is having restrictions as to who can buy,sell,or possess guns,or even where they can be sold.Some Americans think that gun control is right ,and that there should be tighter laws.They think that only certain people having guns is correct . Opponents of gun laws say its wrong to do so, and they’re all about protecting gun rights and the right to bear arms. Gun laws should not be tighter and people should have the right to bear arms. First,gun laws should not be more strict and everyone should have the right because the second Amendement of the United States gives all people the right to bear arms.For instance, …show more content…
In the second Amendment it states that all the people have the right to bear arms. The government making gun control laws would restrict some Americans upon their right. However,people may argue that a militia is just the government and the armed forces. Other say it means all the people. According to “The Gun Debate” by Patricia Smith, “Americans have endlessly argued over its language and context: “A well regulated militia,being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not