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Should guns be allowed in America?
There is a question that is so controversial that is causing a lot of disruption from each opposing side: Should guns stay legalized and used for protection? I personally think it should not be legal since there are plenty of other ways we can protect ourselves.
I believe only people who are in high authority should use guns. As in people in the military, police, etc. Those who aren’t apart of these should not be allowed to have a gun. It causes too much trouble and many deaths in the US and in other places also. Not only that but these items can end up in the wrong hands and cause outbursts.
Many people claim that they use these for protection, yet there are other ways you can protect yourself. Knives, a dog, and more. Reducing the act to who can own a gun can stop school shootings and maybe a few robberies that happen frequently. A lot of students have spoken up about feeling uncomfortable and terrified for their lives because anyone can access a gun at any time and do anything they want with it. Taking away guns (unless they have high authority) helps keep everyone in a safer and more comfortable environment.
A lot of people argue that if you have a licence to a gun, you should be able to use it. But again, anyone can access it. Especially if you have children. Many kids are suffering from bullying and mental illnesses, such as depression. “Many of the attackers wrote cryptic messages, engaged in behaviours that caused others concern or indicated a need for help, or disclosed to peers that they experienced loneliness or anger prior to the attack.” According to Jarry Walz and Jeanne C. Therefore, if we help teenagers with mental and health and take away guns, school shootings would reduce tremendously. Just helping kids with mental health is not enough. We should take away these dangerous weapons!
I think taking away guns would be a great step in our society. Especially since other countries (Japan), don’t use them and they’re fine. I think everyone could live without guns, literally, since it would decrease the number of deaths that happen from gun violence. This was just including school shootings, what of gang violence, home break-ins, and things of that nature? Stop unnecessary deaths and ban the use of guns.
(This is a base starter. Add and delete what you want!)