In the Bill of Rights, the second amendment states: “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.” This means that the right to bear arms should not be limited in any way. The definition of the word infringed is: “act so as to limit or undermine.” Freedom of speech is not negotiable, so why should the right to bear arms be debated as much as it is?
In light of recent events in our country, putting restrictions on guns is not the solution to stopping these atrocities. Just like the saying goes, “guns don’t kill people; people kill people.”
Putting restrictions on firearms and other weapons does not make it any more difficult to commit violent acts. Restricting people’s freedom is unconstitutional and unnecessary. People are more prone to getting into fatal car accidents than having fatal firearm accidents, but you don’t see restrictions on driving other than seat belts and speed limits. So why limit firearms more than cars if automobiles are more of a danger than guns?
The fact that people think criminals and murderers will obey gun control laws is just foolish. There has never been a gang that would stop their plans of robbing a bank just because their firearms were not registered.
Making it more difficult to purchase and own a weapon is not keeping criminals from getting their hands on guns. Doing this is only hurting responsible, legal gun owners. Assailants are more likely to attack unarmed victims, since there is no threat of retaliation. With limits on handguns and other firearms, legal gun owners will have less of a way to protect themselves. Criminals will always be able to get guns illegally on the streets, but law-abiding citizens will not. Making the gun-buying process more rigorous is only restricting legal owners from expressing their second amendment right.
Guns are not the problem. People are the problem. In order to settle the gun control debate in this country, we are going to have to agree on this. We need to see more funding in correctional facilities and mental health institutions instead of blaming guns and gun owners for our problems.
— By Tyler White