Do you think firearms should be abolished? On December 14, 2012, a mass gun killing happened in Connecticut, at Sandy Hook Elementary School. He shot 26 people; this is the second deadliest mass killing in the American history. (CNN) This is not the gun's fault, but the person's fault. On the other hand, on April 19, 1775 in the Lexington Concord battle the Province of Massachusetts defeated Great Britain's army. The civilization had firearms in their houses to protect themselves. Firearms should not be banned, because it would be illegal to do so. The 2nd Amendment protects individual's rights, gun control would not stop mass killings, and as soon as the firearms are banned media influences will soon develop other ways to get guns, the illegal sale of guns would still be continue. .
First, the Second Amendment protects the individuals' rights to own guns. "This Amendment is one of the most important rights set by the Bill of Rights, which protects the right to keep guns" (Paul Gosar). In the Second Amendment it 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" (Constitution). The Second Amendment would not survive unless there was no valuable key in it. In Germany, total gun control was established in 1938. From 1939 to 1945, about 13 million people died because they were unable to defend themselves against the Nazis. Throughout history, genocides have been preceded by gun control. By abolishing more guns it may be pushing the United States to become a more dangerous Country (Pennsylvania Rifle and Pistol Association).
Secondly, gun control is not the solution to prevent mass killing. The FBI estimates that there are more than 200 million guns in private hands in the United States; it is completely unrealistic to take all of them back. (policymic.com) Plus, Criminals sometimes kill people because of their unhappiness or sadness.
