Firearms have come across a long way since their ancestral history. Their first appearance was in 1364, but it is nothing compared to the firearms we have today. These primitive weapons, called "hand cannons," were the first step in the creation of guns (History and Evolution). The next generation are called matchlock, but it wasn't until 1498 when rifling became available. Rifling allowed the manufacturers of the guns to create more accurate guns. Advancing through time, the invention of the flintlock guns, the colt revolver, machine guns, and then in 1935, Smith and Wesson rocked the handgun world with the introduction of the .357 Magnum cartridge and their prestigious Registered Magnum revolver to fire it. For centuries, and continuing through today, men and women have used firearms as the most effective weapons individuals can wield (NRA Museum). .
Monday, March 5, 2001, Charles "Andy" Williams, a student of Santana High School, went on a killing spree. He was being bullied and felt like he was being abused even by the teachers. He took his father's .22 caliber revolver and went to school with it. Williams went into the boys bathroom where he encountered a freshman and fatally shot him. He would continuously exit the bathroom, shoot other students, and enter back into the bathroom. Eventually, the police charged into the bathroom where they saw Williams kneeling with his weapon in his hand. He tried to commit suicide but couldn't. Overall, he killed two students and injured thirteen others. He went to court and was tried as an adult. His sentencing was fifty years in prison but had to serve in juvenile hall until eighteen (Charles). .
On December 14, 2012, Sandy Hook Elementary School took on a hard, tragic fall. Adam Lanza, 20, went to the elementary school wearing black fatigues and a military vest and carried three guns from the house -- a semi-automatic AR-15 assault rifle made by Bushmaster and pistols made by Glock and Sig Sauer (Sandy Hook).
Should America Enforce the Gun Control Law? ... Which goes to show perhaps the gun control law is a good idea. ... The point is should the gun control law be enforced in the United States? ... This country does not need a Gun Control Law because of the safety of the people. ... We the people have the right to bare arms but to protect ourselves but we the people have no right to use the arms in criminal actions. ...
Gun Control The dilemma that I choose is Gun Control. ... On the one side you have people you are for gun control and think that all guns should be illegal. ... I personally think that gun control is a really stupid idea. ... They would believe that we should be able to protect ourselves with any means necessary. ... Gun Control will continue to be debate for years to come. ...
Most importantly in this case, the second amendment protects the right of each individual to keep, and bear arms, to defend our property, and most importantly ourselves. However, guns haven't always been used to protect people. ... In my opinion, it is our right to bear arms in order to protect ourselves from an oppressive adversary. ... Most gun control legislation is Crime Control. ... Gun control supporters believe that it is not necessary to have guns in the home when there are various ways to protect yourself without them. ...
The National Rifle Association (NRA) sure thinks so; that is why they are fighting to protect our gun rights. ... Why do people want to take away one of the few effective ways of protecting ourselves? ... How can we protect our country and ourselves if we have no protection? ... In the Old West, shop owners would use guns to protect themselves from robbery, and farmers would protect their land and families from criminals and wild animals. ... The right to do so is protected by our constitution. ...
Gun Control "The Right to Bear Arms." ... Owning a gun is a right, not a privilege. We as citizens have to protect the second amendment so we can protect ourselves if necessary. You can't take away all the guns. Every gun in the country can not be tracked down. ...
Both proponents and advocates of gun control policies have arguments based on legitimate concerns. ... Well intentioned citizens are pleading for stricter gun control and ultimately want to refuse citizens the right to bear arms. Advocates claim that it is government's responsibility to protect us from things that threaten our life, even if it is ourselves. ... Opponents of gun control claim that advocates can not see the forest for the trees. ... Both sides of the gun control issue agree that school and other forms of violence need to be stopped. ...
Both proponents and advocates of gun control policies have arguments based on legitimate concerns. ... Well intentioned citizens are pleading for stricter gun control and ultimately want to refuse citizens the right to bear arms. Advocates claim that it is government's responsibility to protect us from things that threaten our life, even if it is ourselves. ... Opponents of gun control claim that advocates can not see the forest for the trees. ... Both sides of the gun control issue agree that school and other forms of violence need to be stopped. ...
Both proponents and advocates of gun control policies have arguments based on legitimate concerns. ... Well intentioned citizens are pleading for stricter gun control and ultimately want to refuse citizens the right to bear arms. Advocates claim that it is government's responsibility to protect us from things that threaten our life, even if it is ourselves. ... Opponents of gun control claim that advocates can not see the forest for the trees. ... Both sides of the gun control issue agree that school and other forms of violence need to be stopped. ...
GUN CONTROLLED LAWS HAVE CONTROLLED CRIME. ... The Port Arthur massacre of April 1996 provoked new laws and the destruction of 600,000 guns, in order to protect society from itself. ... The controlled access to guns, gun licences and ammunition has seen Australia become a country with one of the lowest rates of gun related incidents. So why does the ACA wish to change that and destroy the successful gun control laws? ... Why protect ourselves from what we fear with exactly that? ...
