Gun Control Won’t Work

Some in America would say the easiest way to be rid of the majority of violence would be to either create a gun control law or get rid of the 2^nd Amendment of the Constitution.(2^nd Amendment insures us citizens of our right to bear arms.) Others in America would say that would be taking away innocent people’s rights and security. I personally believe that the latter would not happen but Congress would pass a gun control law. The law, in due time, would have the same effect you would see if Congress just did away with the amendment. With this in mind I strongly believe that gun control in America will not work and should not be passed. To show how gun control will not work you must first look into the past, in the present, and to the future.

            Gun control in America has been attempted in the past. Some examples are the British attempting to confiscate the colonist’s firearms, and the Washington D.C. gun control law passed in 1976. Both leading to major spikes in violence and death, these are prime examples. In 1774, the British parliament banned the import of firearms into the colonies due to rising tensions and the recently drafted Declaration of Independence. In 1775, the British government orders troops stationed in the colonies to confiscate firearms. April 19, 1775 American Revolution began with first shots fired in Lexington while British troops attempt to destroy patriot gun supply. In total 123 British and American troops were killed due to the British law being passed and enforced. In 1976, our nation’s capital, Washington D.C., a gun control law was passed banning the sale of handguns in the district. From 1976 to 2008, the death rate in Washington D.C. spiked to a record high for the district. The maximum murder rate during those 28 years reached a high of 482. (Disaster center)

            To look to the past not only gives us our history but ensures that we do not make the same mistakes, and one mistake is gun control. Throughout our history attempting to take an American gun not only brings protest but riots and death. A reasonable and realistic man opposing guns would say the past would not repeat itself, that the past does not set the future. Throughout history, the past has been repeated. In the 1930s the United States and the whole world fell into a great depression. During 2008, the United States and the world fell into a recession. During this year the stock market was at an all time low and the unemployment rate was worse than in the 30s.  In 1775, the Revolutionary War began due to government interference in how the colonies lived their lives. In 1861, the Civil War began due to Union government interference on how the Confederacy lived. History is a key part in deciding the future and explaining how the cause and effect of gun control runs its course and digs deep into America.

            The present gives us just as many answers as the past. Gun control in America is a hot topic and a common one, but even though America as a whole will not make a control law some cities and even states impose control laws. Chicago as of now has the strictest control laws in the country but also has the highest death rate. In my personal opinion the laws and the death rate goes hand in hand. Due to strict gun laws innocent civilians are either denied a gun or just find it too difficult to get one, thus leaving the civilians unprotected when it comes to an armed enemy. The opinion I stated above is not only my opinion but the opinion of others as well. “Gun control policies don’t work because they disarm citizens while keeping criminals in possession of guns.” (Charlie Vidal: policymic) Plus due to the recent gun debates there has been a spike in public disobedience, protests which in some cases leads to arrests and violence. So I ask why disarm civilians and arm criminals? The answer is simple because the people asked for it.

            The war in America will go on even after we have left this life but our battle has just begun. The future of gun control rests in our hands, the future leaders. What will come of gun control down the road in say 20 years? “White House officials frustrated by the Senate’s rejection of gun control legislation said Thursday the fate of the issue is now in the public’s hands.”(The Hill) With this in mind the future is unclear, but ever so important for America. I for one will be on anti-control side because I was raised with guns. If gun control is passed the death rate throughout America will rise and there will be more illegally owned guns which causes more police action and control.

            Gun control in America has not worked in the past, does not work in the present, and will never work in the future. I have given you all you need to know about the past, present, and future now it is your turn to make a choice. Will you be controlled? Or will you say come and take it? I for one say Come and Take It.  But my opinion may be different than yours. Trying to recap gun control in America has been attempted, is still being tried and will more than likely be attempted in the future. But gun control has not worked, does not work, and never will work. So why fight a war in which nothing will come of it.

          Gun Control isn’t about guns

It’s about Control.