Brianna Snyder
Dr. William Berry
CJ 499
September 18, 2017
Gunfight
The debate regarding guns in our country has been and always will be a controversial
topic. People in America have strong opinions on whether strict gun control is needed or not.
One side of the argument includes the “gun grabbers”. These people believe that we should not
own any guns at all. The “gun grabbers” tend to fall on the liberal side of the political spectrum,
although that isn’t always the case. As we discussed in class, the people who believe this
typically do not know much, if anything, about guns or gun safety. This causes them to believe
that guns are inherently dangerous and should be illegal to own. The opposing argument to these
“gun grabbers” claim that there should be no regulations what–so–ever on guns. These people
are labeled “gun nuts”, and they tend to fall more on the conservative side of the political
spectrum. The “gun nuts” argue that any regulations/restrictions on guns is an infringement of
our 2nd amendment right to bear arms, and therefore claim it to be unconstitutional. It is obvious
that neither one of these two extreme arguments are the best solution, due to the strong opinions
of each side. In order to find something that works, it is best to compromise between the two and
find a middle ground. In this paper, I will express my opinions on the gun debate, while also
describing what I think an appropriate solution to this debate would be.
In my opinion, the argument from the “gun grabbers” is far too extreme and unrealistic.
With roughly 300 million guns, it would be next to impossible to get rid of them all and declare
a ban on guns in the United States. In class, it was said that the “gun grabbers” aren’t educated
on guns and how they operate. I believe that, for the most part, this is true. Their lack of
knowledge causes their fear to be heightened. If these “gun grabbers” were properly educated on
how guns work and gun safely, their views may become less extreme. I do not think that this will
change their mind completely, but I think that there is a possibility that it could help them
become more open to compromise. Another issue I see with this side of the argument includes
the costliness of enforcing a gun ban as extreme as this one. If the government were to ban every
single gun in the United States, this would mean a case overload for officers and possible prison
