Craigslist, Walmart and Dicks sporting goods, are just a few places where a variety of guns are sold to countless people, not knowing what they are going to do with them. I think guns should be looked at as a hazard and a harm to society. Because they cause pain, depression and most of all deaths. It is why I am against guns and people owning them. We die more from guns than from acts of terrorism. More than 30,000 people are killed by firearms each year in this country. More than 30 people are shot and murdered each day. 1/2 of them are between the ages of 18 and 35 1/3 of them are under the age of 20. Homicide is the second leading cause of death among 15-24 year-olds. And the primary cause of death among African Americans of that age …show more content…
They were built with the intent to kill. They were originally made for the soldiers in combat, who were fighting with just armor and knifes. I believe that guns were built to keep us safe, but that intent is no longer the reality with everyone owning a gun theses days. From the police to the street criminals and even teens, are all causing deaths that could be prevented. The United States has an estimated 283 million guns in civilian hands. Each year about 4.5 million firearms, including approximately 2 million handguns, are sold in the United States. An estimated 2 million second hand firearms are sold each year. In which are sold to countless people in many places such as stores, online or black market. Therefore there's no way to properly find out who has a gun and what for. I …show more content…
In one year, at least 30,000 guns were “lost” out of gun dealers inventories. The cost of gun violence impacts society in many ways: medical costs, costs of the criminal justice system, security precautions such as metal detectors, and reductions in the quality of life because of fear of gun violence. The United States has a lifetime medical costs for gunshot injuries totaling an estimation of $2.3 billion. Of which the taxpayers pay for almost half ($1.1 billion or 49%) of lifetime medical costs for gunshot injuries. Money that can be well spent on more important things such as school education, government aid and non-profit organizations. (Gun violence in the