Advocating Gun Control and Background Checks on Gun Owners
Advocating Gun Control and Background Checks on Gun Owners
Bang! Death can happen just like that. That is exactly how guns work. As deadly as they can be, almost every house holds some kind of in their possession. Guns are used for a number of things. People use them for hunting, competitions, self-defense, and even collection items. It is when in the wrong hands when guns become fatal.
Guns can be harmless if handled in the proper fashion. Guns are able to get in the wrong hands because the Bill of Rights gives every American citizen the right to bear arms. Because of guns, people are getting hurt, killed, or even worse. They are also being used to provide force on the side of criminals. These things are happening because the guns are being used to purposely hurt someone. Also, kids are getting a hold of them and in some cases people don’t know how to operate them properly or are not taking the proper safety precautions. Ever since guns were invented they have been a weapon and an aid in acts of violence. With the United States the way it is now, it seems as if violence will be around for quite a long time.
There is no way violence can be stopped for good all of a sudden. If it were even to be slowed down it would take a lot of time and energy. Things can be done though to help keep guns from being involved in forms of violence. Gunlocks, which are already in stores and on the shelves, may help keep accidents from happing and somewhat keep guns from the wrong hands. They keep children and all others but the key’s owner from getting a hold of the gun and even from firing it. This way only the owner of the gun can use it or allow anyone else to use it. Clinics that teach people how to operate guns properly would help make owners safer. Not only could they teach the proper way to operate the gun but also, they could demonstrate the proper safety precautions that need to be taken into consideration when handling any sort of fire arm. The Bill of Rights would have to be changed to have control over who should have...