Persuasive Essay On Gun Related Shootings

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In our current day and time, we have the ever-present threat of violence. Of this, the most divisive one being gun violence. The debate of whether or not gun control laws should be strengthened has been an ongoing one for many years. Some say that they should, for our "safety", and others say they should remain the same, so that the American people can reasonably defend themselves. Stricter gun control laws will not prevent gun-related deaths/shootings, but simply make it a more hassling and drawn out process for even law abiding citizens to own a firearm.

Even since 1791, when our forefathers proposed and published the Bill of Rights, the right to bear arms was a must-have. They knew that the American people needed a way to arm and defend themselves, and so added the second amendment. The second amendment reads as follows: "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 be infringed." The line in the sand had been drawn. Owning a firearm was a right granted by this bill, and in no way shall be taken away. However, nowadays gun control advocates want to eradicate this bill and take away our rights to own firearms. In the US alone, there are over 270 …show more content…
However, this argument is easily proven wrong. There are gun control laws enacted right this moment, yet evil people still have found ways around the law in order to come into the posession of a firearm illegally. Laws are always broken, no matter how hard we may try to make more of them. For example, DUI is illegal, yet every two minutes a person is killed due to drunk driving. This totals out to about 16,000 deaths per year, EVEN THOUGH there are laws in place to stop them. In addition, 1 out of every 4 accidents are caused by texting and driving, which is, obviously,
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