Gun control is an infringement on our right to bare arms. Gun control activists have the illusions that banning guns will end gun related crimes and murders, but the government can't stop criminals from making or buying weapons. Gun control will make matters worse rather than help. Some reasons that make gun control unnecessary are innocent gun owners, illegal guns, and gun control laws.
Guns don't only cause crimes and murders, but they are used a lot more to protect people than to cause crimes. Most gun owners consider gun control to be an infringement of all citizens" rights to keep and bear arms. Americans may be fanatical about gun ownership. However, to believe that every gun owner is susceptible to using a gun in violent act is somewhat unrealistic since half the house holds in America contain guns (Polsby and Brennen). An estimate that guns are used, "Five times more often to prevent crimes that to commit them" (Fifteen Myths). During the time period 1973-1992, gun ownership increased 73% while one thousand fewer accidental deaths occurred (Polsby and Brennen). .
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One of the biggest problems is guns being sold illegally on the black market. Most criminals buy guns on the black market or steal them, making gun control virtually impossible (Polsby and Brennen). This is one reason why Americans need to realize that there is no such thing as proper gun control. A bleak example of how easily illegal guns can be obtained on the streets of America is illustrated in an article from the United States Justice Department. After an argument, a twelve year old New Jersey boy shot three times at a classmate. When agents from the Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms questioned the boy he stated that he paid three hundred dollars for the gun three days earlier. The agents then asked if he could purchase another gun for three hundred dollars within a thirty minute time period.
