With so many advances in technology and the array of new and innovated ways to commit crime, the idea of gun violence has seemed like it would have eluded our society by now. But as statistics show, crimes committed with firearms are still continuing to decline. Since the early nineties, the amount of incidents related to firearms has been divided in half. In 1994, the number of firearm incidents in America was up to 1,060,800. In 2005, that same category amounted to just 419,640 (http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/glance/tables/firearmnonfataltab.htm).
In our Constitution, the 2nd Amendment guarantees us the right to bear arms. With this being instituted by our legislation centuries ago, we have the right to have firearms accessible in our closed quarters. Aside from the fact that we are awarded the right to possess a firearm, comes the idea of whether this law should change due to the amount of crime in our society. That question can be answered by solely viewing the statistics stated above. Many citizens in America feel that gun ownership causes crime rates including homicide, robbery, rape, and other crimes to increase. Although that may seem logical, we as a nation have to understand who these weapons are being distributed to.
Much debate can be supported by the idea that young children are getting a hold of these firearms and committing terrible acts with them including school shootings and suicide, but the main focus of this topic is whether gun ownership prevents homicides, robbery, rape, and other crimes. With the economic hardships that citizens in America are going through today, it is imperative that firearms be available for protection, alone.
Either way, firearms in this country are unavoidably accessible. If we want to ensure the safety of the everyday citizen in America, we need to make sure that firearms are available for protection. With this said, I believe that the 2nd Amendment of the United States Constitution should remain virtually untainted by legislation so that individuals can continue to have self-protection from those who mean the worst in our society.
In our Constitution, the 2nd Amendment guarantees us the right to bear arms. With this being instituted by our legislation centuries ago, we have the right to have firearms accessible in our closed quarters. Aside from the fact that we are awarded the right to possess a firearm, comes the idea of whether this law should change due to the amount of crime in our society. That question can be answered by solely viewing the statistics stated above. Many citizens in America feel that gun ownership causes crime rates including homicide, robbery, rape, and other crimes to increase. Although that may seem logical, we as a nation have to understand who these weapons are being distributed to.
Much debate can be supported by the idea that young children are getting a hold of these firearms and committing terrible acts with them including school shootings and suicide, but the main focus of this topic is whether gun ownership prevents homicides, robbery, rape, and other crimes. With the economic hardships that citizens in America are going through today, it is imperative that firearms be available for protection, alone.
Either way, firearms in this country are unavoidably accessible. If we want to ensure the safety of the everyday citizen in America, we need to make sure that firearms are available for protection. With this said, I believe that the 2nd Amendment of the United States Constitution should remain virtually untainted by legislation so that individuals can continue to have self-protection from those who mean the worst in our society.
I was really surprised to read that the amount of incidents related to firearms is decreasing so rapidly. And I agree with you, Americans should retain the right to bear arms. If the government said we can't bear arms, and then one of my family members is killed by someone yielding a gun, would I get to sue the government for wrongful death because they wouldn't allow my family member a gun for protection? There would just be so many unanswered questions like that if our 2nd amendment right was taken away.
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