Well let’s start with the basics, what is gun control? Gun control relates to the legal measures for preventing the use of firearms. People are saying no to gun’s due to the mass shootings around the world putting their kids and loved ones in danger, However I feel like the gun law is a smaller problem and the person behind the gun is the reason all of this is happening. If we look at the statistics, most websites say that only 4% of gun violence is done by people with mental illness (not including suicide). The sites are probably accurate because multiple different organizations say the same thing. However there also is room for error, how did they find out how the 4% had a mental illness? Did they question them after taking them in? There are people you are unable to get answers from, such as the users who committed suicide after their killings. …show more content…
Looking at statistics online it says that 60% of gun deaths are from suicide, 37% are from homicides, 1% are mass shootings, and the remaining 2% are from law enforcement along with unintentional shootings”. 37% of the deaths being homicides is a major problem, so I looked up how it keeps happening, can’t we just not sell them guns? Well, that is what we are doing, but there are ways to get around it. Let’s start with the steps to own and carry a handgun in Oregon. They run a background check, You need a concealed carry permit, And you need to own a gun case to keep the firearm secure when not carrying/ in