Argument Essay, Research Paper

BANG YOUR IT

Every year in November, hunters start making reservations and preparing for deer

season. They clean their rifles, buy ammunition, and get their camouflaged gear ready

for the big weekend. Nobody can argue that hunting is bad; hunters have every right to

pursue their sport. Hunting will benefit the health of animals such as deer. But handguns

and assault rifles have no place in hunting, and no place in society. These weapons, which

are suited for killing people, should be banned.

What should not be legal is the right for people to carry guns, for their so called

protection. What is even worse is that someone can actually go out and purchase an

automatic assault rifle. The problem is that our constitution protects their rights. Our

society and our way of life has changed since the constitution was written. When the

constitution was written, people did not live close together as we do today. People lived

on huge farms and hunting was their main source of food. They could not just run to the

store to buy food. They also had to protect themselves from the trials of the harsh

wilderness. Getting chased by a bear or dangerous robbers, was a constant threat. To

these people guns were absolutely necessary for survival. Today, guns are not needed

because we no longer are in danger from those situations, considering the times have

changed.

Hand guns and assault rifles are not being used in the proper way. The only place

these guns should be used is on a shooting range. Many say they carry a gun for self

protection, but how often does a person need a gun to protect him or herself? Now, we

have cars and a good police force looking after us, keeping peace on the streets. The

automatic assault rifles should be banned altogether. There is absolutely no practical use

for automatic assault rifles in today’s society. Today, people settle their arguments by

force and using inanimate objects such as guns, which can only be activated by a human

being. We should educate more people to settle their argument peacefully like talking it

over and compromise by two parties.

There was one incident a few years back, taking place at the playground.

Two teenagers were having a little argument about which one will get the ball first.

Of course, one of them got the ball. But the one who lost the ball left the playground

and came back with a .45MM hand gun. He killed the other kid just on the spur of the

moment. He also did it without thinking of his future and how his parents and the

victim’s parents would feel. Without a doubt, the killer,in this case, ended his

dreams for the future, heading to jail for the rest of his life. On the other hand,

the victim might have had a bright future for himself. What good does it make if he

is dead? If guns were outlawed, this tragedy would not have happened. Some say that the

child would have found an alternate weapon. Not true. Guns are the first weapon a child

associates with. Children are always running around pointing at people pretending to

shoot them. Toy guns are bought up as quickly as they manufactured. Toy guns are a

part of childhood. It s the first weapon a child knows and the first weapon a child will

think to use.

There was another case that happened in a California school playground. While the

children were playing, a man entered the schoolyard with an assault rifle. He opened fire

on the unsuspecting children for no reason. The children scattered in every direction and

screamed for help. Can you imagine what those innocent children went though? People

harm other people they do not know because of the evil object they possess, causing a lot

of deaths, and injuries. If hand guns and assault weapons are not banned, how can people

feel safe enough to go out anymore? Getting rid of these evil inanimate objects on the

street will also reduce gun-related crimes and homicides.

A simple robbery can turn into a homicide, when the robbers hane a gun. In some

cases, the gun just goes off during a struggle with their prey. Other times it’s just fired on

purpose, so that their victim can not point them out to the police. In today’s society, the

criminals are better armed than the police. The police are still armed only with standard

six-shot revolvers, while the criminals are armed with semiautomatics. The police are

clearly in danger if they confront these well-armed criminals, not to mention the innocent

citizens. They are in much more danger than the police ever will be.

Banning guns can reduce government expense by reducing the need for law

enforcers and court employees to put criminals behind bars. They just take up space

causing the government to build new jail houses for them. They also eat up our “tax

payers” money for doing nothing but lying around in jail. The expense the government

spends for them does not lower the crime rate, but wastes money. After all, the national

debt is going up and our children are paying for it. The only reason the government has

not banned guns yet is because of the N.R.A., known as the National Rifle Associations.

The N.R.A. is one of the largest associations in the country. The N.R.A. is one of the

main reasons why many gun control laws and bans have not been passed. Those greedy

N.R.A. have a lot of influence in Congress. They lobby strongly and heavaliy for gun

rights. They do not care about the life of innocent human beings. All they care about is

how they can get money.

Hand guns and assault rifles are becoming the favored weapons of criminals.

Therefore they should only be used in the military and in shooting ranges. That’s what it

will take to keep them off the street. In our society, even a seven-year-old child can go

and purchase a hand gun from something known as the” black market.” What is this

world getting into if hand guns and assault rifles are legal, and what happened to the

meaning of peace and harmony?