Worst Mass Shooting In American History

Gun control in America is one of the most fiercely debated topics in today’s political sphere. Nearly everyone has an opinion and there is a mind-boggling amount of information typically discussed regarding the matter. Media hot takes and campaign talking points aside, far too many lives have been lost to gun violence. A total of 12,902 in 2016, to be exact. The fact that more lives have been lost to gun violence in the United States this year than the 5,000 lost in the almost 10-year war effort overseas in Iraq and Afghanistan is appalling. Is sensible and reasonable gun control progress attainable in our near future? That remains to be seen, however it is my intention to respectfully dissect an argument presented by none other than an essay

According to Nicholas Kristof’s article “our blind spot about guns” gun control is a lot like cars regulation such that if we can regulate cars we can regulate guns. It took a lot of time and effort but thanks to regulations cars are safer than they were many years ago, and the same is very possible with guns. We need to keep our country safe. The first steps to gun control are improving on background checks and also requiring trigger locks on all guns.

On Dec. 2, 2015, two violent extremists opened fire at an office holiday party in San Bernardino, Calif., killing 14 and injuring at least 22 others. It was one of the deadliest mass shootings in American history. It has been treated as the emergency situation that it truly is. Hundreds of investigators have been deployed from local, state and federal law enforcement agencies. Dozens of people of interest have been interviewed, social networks have been scoured, no stone has been left unturned. On Thursday, a neighbor, Enrique Marquez, was arrested and charged with three federal crimes including providing material support to a terrorist, immigration fraud and making a false statement relative to the purchase of a firearm. The speed of the

Gun control is a set of laws that control how guns are sold, used, and who can use them. Since the 1700s guns have had a huge impact on the American culture. They are constantly in the media, our daily lives, and even in our history books. According to the United States constitution, “the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed.” In 2007, it was estimated that there are, globally, about 875 million small arms distributed among civilians, law enforcement, and armed forces. Of these firearms, 650 million, or 75%, are held by civilians. U.S. Civilians count for 270 million of this total (Wikipedia). The argument for and against gun control is a heated debate

Everyone has their own unique perspective on gun control whether it be to end gun violence, or to protect themselves and their belongings. America has tried to resolve the issue before by passing acts and laws in the past. Some examples of these acts would be the Gun Control Act of 1968, an act which prevents firearms from landing in the dangerous and ill-minded, and the firearms owners protection act, an act that allows interstate firearm sales, in

Being a daughter of a game warden and also growing up in the rural southern parts of Tennessee, I have always been exposed to firearms my entire life. There is a famous quote that is relevant to gun control, “there are no bad guns, only bad men” (Squires, 2002). Placing restrictions on firearms has been one of the biggest political affairs in not only America but other countries as well. Firearms in America make up $24 billion of our economy, therefore, we can say that guns play a major role in the U.S. Many people believe implementing gun laws and regulations seems to be more of a disadvantage than an advantage to our country, because gun control has failed in places like Ireland and the United Kingdom.

I have been living in the Saint Louis area for seventeen years, and I have witnessed the consequences caused by the loose regulation of guns. Many guns, including military-grade weapons, have been circulating into the wrong hands of individuals in the region. Because of this, the crime rate in the Saint Louis area has been on the rise as well. As a St.Louis resident, I am often informed of the harsh results related to gun violence; News stations throughout the region report the jarring records of deaths and other injuries related to firearms. As months progress, I started to realize that my city was making a turn for the worst. Gun control, being a relevant social issue in St.Louis, was affecting not just the victims, but the families, friends, and the overall communities. I started to ponder why my hometown was having such a massive issue over guns. Although I have not been personally affected by gun violence, I do not want to become a bystander to these casualties.Rather, I desire to improve this issue

There is a vast number of political subject that spark fierce debate among the populace, however virtually no other topic has become as politically divisive as gun control. Those on either side of the debate are quick to judge the other side and furthermore, will strongly defend their arguments and reasoning. Consequently, in spite of the ongoing differences, the debate rages on. Emotions often trump fact and reasoning regarding gun control, when the individual wielding the gun demonstrates intention to inflict harm upon others. In a world saturated with evil, how did firearms become the culprit of blame? When evil resides in man’s heart, the firearm is not at fault. When mass shootings result in innocent lives lost,

Mass shootings have increasingly been in the news and are becoming more common. Mass shootings are increasing alarmingly as stated by Melissa Healy, a LA Times reporter, “Unfortunately, the 355th shooting that involved four or more victims this year suggested that already may be the case: In 2015, such occurrences have averaged more than one a day. In fact, the San Bernardino attack was Wednesday's second mass shooting - the first was in Savannah, Georgia” (Healy pg. 1) (logos). In 2015 alone, there has been a large number of mass shootings and people have fallen victim to these shootings. These statistics show that gun control should be an issue and that there should be more control over guns. Research by Harvard University suggests, “the frequency of mass shootings has increased threefold since

Gun Control is one of the major issues that not only does America have, but the whole world. Gun Control is a set of laws or policies that regulate the manufacture, sale, transfer, possession, modification, or use of firearms by civilians. In 2007, it was estimated that there were globally about 875 million small arms in the hands of civilians, law enforcement agencies, and armed forces. Of these firearms, 650 million or 75%, were held by civilians and 270 million were U.S. civilians. The U.S. should crackdown on guns by creating stricter gun laws now or else what beholds later generations to come with all the gun violence we have today.

Gun control is a serious national issue that results in tens of thousands of deaths and injuries annually. It is an issue that has plagued the minds of many for years. Americans own 48% of the estimated 650 Million civilian owned guns in the worldwide. With that 31,000 deaths in America are the result of gun violence in America. Gun violence are to be blamed for so many violent crimes in U.S.,but we need to change to make U.S. safer.

The gruesome tragedy of fatal gun violence is now an everyday occurrence in the United States. This solemn topic is dreadfully punctuated by two very recent mass shootings, one having the largest death toll in U.S. history. The violent nature of these events creates a morbid sensationalism that bursts from every news outlet; and we begin searching for answers to assuage our rueful disbelief. How and why did this happen? Then, as more details become available, we invariably choose a scapegoat. We look for an outlier; some uncommon detail or logical fallacy that we can blame and in the wake of each shooting, two conversations surface repeatedly. One claims that our country’s mental healthcare system has clearly failed the perpetrator. The other asserts that civilians should not have access to semi-automatic rifles. Outwardly, these points seem like legitimate arguments, but there are many misconceptions surrounding both of them. Is there a solution within either of these arguments? To answer this question, we have to examine our current gun laws and determine if these scenarios would be both feasible and effective.

Statistics show compared to other nations, the United States has the highest gun ownership rate—112 firearms per 100 civilians. 1 These numbers make it seem that there is an overabundance of firearms in the U.S. To protect the citizens it might make sense, as some proponents advocate, to restrict gun ownership to a few. This hasn’t worked

December 14th, 2012 should have been an ordinary Wednesday morning at Sandy Hook Elementary School. 29 shots had been fired, all except for one ringing within the span of five minutes. 20 children had died and 20 families were never the same. Disbelief spread on an international level at the thought of 28 lives taken in cold blood, due to citizens of the United States having an irresponsible accessibility to firearms.Years have passed, and the number of mass shootings depicted in modern media have increased exponentially. The United States is also considered one of the most violent countries in the Global North. As a Canadian, its easy to blame it on the progressively nationalist political climate, but inevitably we cannot ignore that the issue is an ease of access to firearms and ammunition. The central political foundations of the United States are a corrupt cycle that repeats consistently - especially when the campaigns are funded by organizations who condone the mass production and distribution of guns.  The United States is one of very few countries that protect their citizen’s rights to bear arms under the constitution. However, the history behind the birth of the Second Amendment is barbarous and demands more security. Recent events have resulted in the deaths of countless American citizens and dictate the push for stricter gun control. Although similar actions have had loopholes in the past and total abolishment of gun rights infringe upon the Constitution, I

In the United States, gun ownership is common. Due to America’s pervasive gun culture which originated during the colonial period, many Americans believe that they have rights to bear arms. In recent decades, however, the rise in the both frequency and number of mass shootings, such as Las Vegas attack and the Orlando nightclub shooting, has transformed the public sentiment toward gun rights gradually and led the debate over gun control to take the center stage in America. While some people still insist on having free access to firearms, more people call for implementing stricter gun control laws. In fact, 52 percent of respondents advocate they support stricter gun laws, yet 48 percent of respondents argue gun control laws infringe on their constitutional right (Davidson). People on both sides hold strong opinions on this topic and are unwilling to compromise to break the deadlock. I believe that the government should implement stricter gun-control measures to reduce future acts of gun-involved violence because on the one hand, the easy access to guns significantly contributes to the increased rates for suicide, homicide, and accidental deaths, resulting in escalation of societal costs associated with the gun violence; on the other hand, the gun violence brings severe psychological effects to survivors of shooting incidents and witnesses to gun-involved incidents.