Gun Control

Gun violence has recently become an important issue following several school shootings. Many people defend their ownership of guns because the Bill of Rights states that citizens have the right to bear arms. They also justify it by saying that they need them to protect them from criminals and burglars, to defend their children and homes in case someone breaks in. It also gives them a sense of freedom. Guns also aid people in hunting and sport. However, the massacres have proven that having a right to own guns also comes with a weighty price. These weapons are fairly easy to obtain, and more than forty to forty five percent of U.S. households own one. It can easily get out of hand. Because of the media, video games, and other factors, many young people think of guns as tools to dominate over others, and it is proven through the school killings that have recently happened. Because of the right to own guns, many innocent lives have been taken. As long as the weapons still exist, much more blood will continue to be shed in the future. To prevent the unnecessary violence, firmer laws should be passed. Stricter background checks must be enforced, and certain types of guns have to be outlawed. However, regulations still can't guarantee that  no one will get hurt, so I think that guns should be banned altogether. After all, statistics have shown that the number of robberies committed each year steadily decreased, so there isn't much of a reason to have guns lying around to protect your home. Thirty thousand deaths occur each year because of firearms, but if we manage to regulate them, or most preferably, ban them, then more than thirty thousand lives will be saved in the following years.