Gun Control Argumentative Essay

“If we don’t change, we don’t grow. If we don’t grow, we aren’t really living.” Gail Sheehy. Change is needed in this world. In the United States many deaths occur each day from people being in possession of guns when they shouldn’t have the ability to be in possession. Although people should have the right to own a gun, some people should not due to their mental stability levels. Stricter background checks are necessary in order to find out who should and shouldn’t be able to possess a gun. Stricter gun laws and background checks are necessary in order to reduce the crime and murder rate around the world. Guns affect many people around the world. Guns help protect people and they’re loved ones. If there are stricter gun laws and background checks it would make it harder for the innocent one’s to get a hold of a gun. These innocent people would use the gun to protect …show more content…
"Gun Control Laws Reduce Violent Crime." Violence, edited by Louise Gerdes, Greenhaven Press, 2008. Opposing Viewpoints. Opposing Viewpoints in Context, http://link.galegroup.com/apps/doc/EJ3010171249/OVIC?u=coll72001&xid=ca69aa0d. Accessed 16 Mar. 2018. Originally published as "Pro-Gun Logic Is Wrong on the Facts," The Recorder, 22 Sept. 2006.
I used this article because I needed statistics in order to prove my point that guns are one of the main cause of death. It gave information on how to handle gun violence and what needs to be done to reduce the amount of deaths. It was helpful because of the numbers it gave on the amount of deaths in a certain period of time.

Horwitz, Josh. "Background Checks Need to Be Expanded and Strengthened." Gun Violence, edited by Noël Merino, Greenhaven Press, 2015. Opposing Viewpoints. Opposing Viewpoints in Context, http://link.galegroup.com/apps/doc/EJ3010223277/OVIC?u=coll72001&xid=0c528f77. Accessed 8 Mar. 2018. Originally published as "Expanding Background Checks Necessary, but Not Enough," Huffington Post, 9 Mar.