Gun Control in the U.S.

Gun control in the United States has always been a heated debate. One side wants complete restriction and another wants complete freedom. Most people feel like they should have the right to own a gun to protect their family and their house. But not everyone uses guns for the right reasons. The amount of injuries and deaths we have every year attributed to guns should be enough to show people that we need a change in gun control laws. Although the second amendment does say that the people have a right to bear arms, it also say "A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State...". Nothing regarding the gun laws in the US is well regulated and I don't think that everyone owning a gun is necessary to the security of a free state. Actually I think quite the opposite.

The conservatives who support guns in the US think that it is our "God given right" to own a personal firearm. First of all, God did not write the constitution, our founding fathers did. I'm sure that the republicans would like nothing more than for everyone to own a personal gun and for states to have no gun laws. I don't understand why gun advocates are saying that gun ownership prevents crimes when you can clearly look at the statistics and see all of the mass shootings that have happened and all of the deaths and injuries that are caused by guns each year. Although it does ring true that, if the US banned gun ownership, only the "bad guys" would have guns, I don't think that in most crime situations, the good guys with guns outnumber the bad guys with guns. A reason for this is, the "good guys" who own guns, usually don't carry them around in public with them because they own them for the right reason, to protect their home and family.

I tend to side more with the liberals on this issue. Although I don't think that the US should ban all gun ownership. I do believe that every state should have somewhat uniformed laws about gun control and it should be harder to get a gun than it is. Anyone that wants to by a gun should be made to only use it for protecting their home. I don't think that it should be legal to carry a gun around, even if it is visible. The only people who should be carrying weapons in public are law enforcement. I agree with the opposing side in that an urban area is not a safe place for weapons ownership. Not only because everything is so close together but also because, urban areas are where you will find increased drug activity and gang activity and adding guns to the mix with that is just not safe as we have seen with our society.  Also, 20 instances of mass shootings every year in the US!? If that is not telling people that we need more attention to our gun laws and gun control, then I don't know what will.