There are too many concealed guns in America. Why is it needed? Because thousands of people, innocent and not, are either hurt or killed by guns every year. So why not take all the guns away? Because there are too many and it would be impossible, but there is a easier and more effective approach to this gun crisis, gun control. We need it, not only for the criminals, but for everyone. We need gun control to prevent violence and to save innocent lives.
Guns do not just affect hunters, military and victims of robberies. They also affect students, of all ages. On December 14th, 2012, 20 children between the ages 6 and 7, plus 6 staff members were shot at Sandy Hook Elementary in Newtown, Connecticut. Just recently, 2 students were shot and 2 were …show more content…
“The brandishing of a gun in front of a would-be mugger or burglar is usually enough to abort a crime in progress” (Goldberg). Some people argue that getting rid of guns will leave people that own stores or work in gas stations more vulnerable. But, “today the number of concealed-carry permits is the highest it’s ever been, at 8 million” (Goldberg). So more and more people are being put at risk of being a gun violence victim. And “there are nearly 12,000 gun murders a year in the U.S. and the number has barely changed since the late 1990s” (Gun Violence by the Numbers). Some studies argue that the number has gone down with the increase of guns in civilian hands, but the fact is is that it has not gone down enough in the past decade to make a difference. More control on guns can make this go …show more content…
Guns hurt a lot of people and reducing the amount of guns in America with gun control can and will diminish those numbers. “ Guns are responsible for roughly 30,000 deaths a year in America; more than half of those deaths are suicides. In 2010, 606 people, 62 of them children younger than 15, died in accidental shootings” (Goldberg). In 2013, there were over 40,000 deaths all by suicide. And over half of those deaths were by firearms. The numbers are still continuing to climb and are not showing signs of slowing down. “There are an estimated 280 million to 300 million guns in private hands in America - many legally owned, many not” (Goldberg). The people who own guns illegally are likely to be more dangerous and willing to use them against other people rather than people who respect the law enough to purchase them properly. That does not mean that the responsible people do not have accident or make mistakes. There should be background checks to make sure these people are qualified to own and use a