Gun control is necessary in order to have a peaceful city, country and world. Without gun control, many
lives will be taken for unnecessary reasons. Not only should things be settled in a different way, but
violence is never the answer. Those who do not support gun control show they are for violence and are
not thinking in terms of safeness for all. This is why I am pro-gun control
Gun control is a controversial topic that has been around for decades in the United States and all around
the world. The second amendment states, “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.” (U.S. Const. am. 2)The
questions at hand are as follows; what does a “well-regulated militia” entail, should the background
checks require more and what are the reasons for gun control? There are two sides to this argument
which include the people for gun control who believe guns should be taken off the streets and the ones
against gun control who believe it is a right as a citizen of the United States to carry a gun.
The first reason gun control should be in existence is because without law saying otherwise, a gun can
be in anyone’s hands. If stricter gun laws were made, more lives would be saved. Not only should there
be a standard background check, but I am also a strong supporter of medical background checks. The
Council on Foreign Relations states that “A so-called “gun show loophole,” codified in the Firearm
Owners Protection Act of 1986, effectively allows anyone, including convicted felons, to purchase
firearms without a background check.” (“U.S. Gun Policy: Global Comparisons”). If there are no
boundaries to who can have a gun, anyone and everyone is put at risk. Once it is legal for anyone to
have a gun, nothing can be done about it.
Another reason gun control should be enforced is because if not, a mentally unstable person could get a
hold of one and do something out of their control. By allowing someone unstable to have a gun, people
