Well, I most definitely don't plan on killing anyone.
I own a shotgun for recreational purposes (only targets- never animals), and to protect myself if I ever need it. I don't expect anything bad to happen, but who ever does? I will agree that we should rely on our police force as well as the military to defend us; however, sometimes that's just not enough. People who are in danger have to call 911, wait for police to show up, and then they can be helped. Until then, what are they supposed to do, wait? In certain situations, there is no such thing as waiting.
I completely understand the opposition to my argument. People simply wish there were less deaths. People want safety. I understand that, and I wish there were less deaths as well. But stripping people of their right to bear arms is not going to ensure safety.
If it were illegal to own guns, clearly I would get rid of mine because I'm an American citizen who obeys the laws. However, are the criminals who own guns going to do the same? I highly doubt it. Some people don't live by the laws. If that happened, all of the innocent people would be unarmed and all of the criminals would be.
Some may argue that countries who don't allow guns/have strict gun laws demonstrates lower crime rates, but that is not true. Statistics show, for example, that the rate of crime in the UK has actually risen since the banning of firearms.
Evidently in the graph, the number of licensed firearm crime decreased dramatically after the gun ban, but the number of firearm and violent crime dramatically increased. If firearms were to be banned in the US, I predict that a similar outcome would take effect.
Overall, the second amendment was made for a reason, and that is to provide the availability of firearms to citizens of the U.S. for our safety.
What are your opinions?
Talk to you soon,
Alexis
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