Gun Laws Should Be Banned Persuasive Speech

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"Is everything alright?" asked Larry.
"People are so messed up," said Sal. "There have been a lot of mass shootings in the United States lately, including the ones in Orlando and Las Vegas, and it absolutely breaks my heart. People everywhere are asking people to pray for anyone affected by these acts of hatred, but prayer itself isn't enough. Gun rights should be restricted to make sure this kind of event doesn't happen again."
Not happy with what he just heard, Larry replied, "Why? Gun restriction won't help. Even if guns are made completely illegal, people will still buy them on the black market. And the right to own a gun isn't the cause of people being irresponsible. It's them. And gun laws won't stop that."
"Just take a look at Australia's past. They had some mass …show more content…
It was designed for the militias. We can't just carry a gun for the sake of doing so, and we can't be reckless."
"I suppose that's true," said Larry. "However, I also believe that enacting stronger gun laws can make government stronger. If they take away our guns we can't defend ourselves."
"Do we even defend ourselves with guns?" asked Sal.
"Yes."
"Well," Sal replied, "looking at the many acts of violence that occurred between 2007 and 2011, a very small percentage of people used firearms to protect themselves. Also, a limitation on guns could reduce accidents, such as people unintentionally shooting themselves or others. With less access to firearms, suicide, in general, could be reduced."
"It really couldn't," said Larry. "Some countries with low gun ownership rates still have high suicide rates. There are other methods for people to kill themselves, you know. And what people really need to do to prevent gun accidents is learn about gun safety."
"That could help, but it's not enough."
"Also," said Larry, "if gun laws were tightened, we civilians wouldn't have the ability to stop crime from
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