Will more stringent gun control laws create less crime? Will stiffer gun control deter known criminals from committing their heinous acts? Gun Control is law designed to impose legal measures to license, control, or restrict the ownership of firearms by members of the public. That means the governments only responsibility is and should be to determine to the best of their ability, which citizens are able to get a permit to own and/or carry a firearm. They should do background checks for any mental illnesses, past criminal activity including petty crime, and whether or not they contribute to the community; i.e., having a job or being a legal United States citizen. That is it. Government should not be able to dictate that a normal law abiding citizen who owns a gun for personal protection of home and property is responsible for all the crime. We should not have stricter gun control laws because it will lead to more crime, not less crime.
Gun rights and gun control have long histories. Although both sides in the gun debate have claimed to have history on their side, each has presented a favored version of the past. According to the United States Constitution; Bill Of Rights; Amendment 2 (as written on the 15th day of December 1791), “A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.” Many say that “well regulated” means we need to have strong laws in place to prevent people from obtaining guns. Tough regulation will mean we are tough on crime.
Others say “well regulated” means the people are responsible for following laws designed to keep everybody safe; completing a gun safety course and taking your own God-given responsibility to protect yourself and your family by participating in constant training on the use of guns. The after-class training is an idea staunchly supported and dictated repeatedly by the National Rifel Association, whose instructors give the...