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Gun violence in America is seen more frequently more than ever on the news and in daily conversations people have. Many would say that keeping guns in your house for protection is necessary due to them being in the hands of the wrong people, but there are many negatives on banning the 2nd amendment.

Yes, guns are used in many of the crimes and violence prominent in today's America and they get a bad reputation in the general public due to recent mass shootings and other horrible events. After these events, many would resort to the conclusion of banning the 2nd amendment and guns to the ordinary U.S. citizen, but the 2nd amendment should not be banned.

Abolishing the 2nd amendment is wrong because many people in the U.S. carry guns in their household to protect themselves from burglars or intruders. An article from the Huffington Post said, “... they violate the Second Amendment...”. This shows that abolishing the 2nd amendment is taking away one’s freedom, because the people of the U.S. have the rights to bear arms according to the important papers the founding fathers wrote.

After many shootings, many say ban guns once and for all. The problem is not the gun, the problem is the person in possession of the gun. The gun is not the one killing people, the person wielding the gun is the one taking action with the gun. It really depends on the person in possession of the weapon because the gun is not a living organism going around killing, the person holding the gun is behind what happens.

Guns can be used for good to fight evil. Guns are used by law enforcement because a bad guy can only be fought with a good guy with a gun. Yes, police are there to help people who are in danger, but they cannot always be there on time, that is why guns are important for protection if any evil comes in the way. Banning guns will violate the 2nd amendment and take people’s freedom away.The Daily Sun said in an article, “We do not effectively combat gun violence by broadly restricting the rights of law-abiding citizens, thereby hindering their ability to defend themselves and others from violence. Rather, we must focus more intently on the major underlying causes of the gun violence: untreated mental health problems that increase the risk of suicide and interpersonal violence, gang and drug activity that drive illegal black market firearm transfers, and the lack of economic and educational opportunities that lead to cycles of poverty and crime”. This shows the U.S. is in need of a better system of how people obtain weapons and what happens during that gun ownership to make sure that gun owner is not becoming mentally ill or having changes in behavior, not banning guns totally.

Many would say that guns are not necessary to have because they are dangerous and cause violence. A Washington Post article had real people’s quotes on what to do with guns and they said, “No more guns.“ and “The bottom line is the NRA owns most of the Republican Party, and probably some of the Democratic Party as well. Until that vise is broken, this is not going to end”. The NRA gets a bad wrap due to all the violence that has happened in the past involving rifles and they are seen as an evil corporation to kill, but they are there to make sure the Second Amendment stands so that people can protect themselves with a gun if evil comes their way. If a situation to where they need to use a gun to protect themselves came to that person, then they would understand why guns are needed for their safety. The person using the gun is making the decision, not the gun itself. If guns were banned in the U.S. entirely, many people would still be able to obtain weapons through the black market, also if any dangerous people were to come around, no weapon would be able to protect themselves against a gun except a gun itself.

Guns can kill and be dangerous, but a better system of obtaining weapons needs to be put in place. The person can be sane when buying the weapon, but the person’s mentality can change overtime. There needs to be a system where daily check ups on the person can be put in place to make sure they are sane enough to keep the firearm. Poor parenting can also lead to death with a firearm, so there needs to be better parenting on having children around firearms.

The 2nd amendment should not be abolished outright, there just needs to be new regulations and rules on what is needed to possess a firearm because taking away the 2nd amendment is taking away the people’s freedom which is what our founding fathers made this country based upon.

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Why is it that so many citizens of this nation are taking a stand for change against the gun violence happening every so often, but there’s never enough people in power fighting also to try and end it? The lack of unity & care will be the end of this nation.

Everyone feeling like they need to own a gun is unjustifiable, and only makes the world an even more dangerous place. There have been too many innocent people’s lives taken away recently due to gun violence, which is more than a good enough reason as to why the 2nd amendment needs to be abolished.

Mass shootings and acts of terrorism are way too common today. Data shows that eight times as many people are killed by guns used in crimes than by people who shoot someone in self-defense. Guns are used very few times to stop a crime and ten times more to commit one. Many people lose their lives by terrorists and not mentally stable people getting access to these guns. The number of victims due to gun violence is constantly increasing.

Parents are concerned for their children’s safety at school. School shootings are so common now that some schools are even requiring schools to practice a safety drill just in case. School is suppose to be a safe place where children can go to learn. Yet, schools are barely or have not yet installed any security to prevent them. An even bigger issue is that not all schools have the funds to install anything. The U.S. is already in almost 20 trillion dollars of debt, and so funding is very problematic.

Many shootings are by people who aren’t licensed to the murder weapon. It is very easy to get ahold of a gun, licensed or not. It is not safe for anyone to have a gun if they aren’t going to have it put away safely from others when not needed. Those who have undergone the training to own a gun, should know that it is not safe to use if you aren’t knowledged on how to properly use it. Many underage people, such as children and teenagers have gotten ahold of guns. It’s insane that it doesn’t alarm anyone as much that irresponsible children are roaming among us freely with such a murderous weapon.

Although, many people do argue that guns make them safe. They don’t necessarily believe guns are the problem, but the person behind it is. Their opinion is not valid because if guns weren’t allowed in the first place, then people wouldn’t worry about them as much. Getting rid of the right to own a firearm would be just one less problem to worry about, because many citizens have used them irresponsibly. They’ve ike in drive bys, robberies, and shooting people just in general, so why do we as a nation still reserve the right?

Yes, it is possible that someone can hide one if the amendment is abolished, but after the abolishment congress should make a bill to where they will face a huge penalty for just simply having one. This would work because it would be clear to everyone that its not even worth sacrificing everything for just a weapon. To ensure everyone's safety, there should be more security in public places and near residents. That’s why we have a police for.

It is time to take the right of citizens to own a firearm away. The second amendment must be abolished.

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Abolishing the 2nd amendment would be wrong because we use the firearms we hold to protect ourselves. Taking away our guns would be taking away our freedom to save ourselves from others who want to harm us. Cops in the world need their guns to protect their community from robbers, murders, rapists, etc. Without guns the world wouldn’t be a safe place. Crime would be worse. More murders would happen meaning more deaths would occur. Unless we keep the right to protect ourselves. It's not the guns that are bad it’s the people who hold the gun who are bad. The murder rate has dropped since more people started getting guns.
O- This image shows how we need to stand up to guns a lot more to be able to keep them and in order to stay safe.
P- The guns shooting out the words "Stand Up!" As in showing we need to stand up to keep guns, but that we need ro stand up for ourselves.
T- The title is "Stand Up!" Is used to show we need to stick up for our guns and protection.
I- The title and the image of the 2 guns go together and speak for themself. It shows we should fight for our guns and to not get rid of them.
C- The conclusion is that we need to keep guns beacuse of the guns are gone, so is our protection from any bad that comes our way.

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If this country does not have anymore mass shootings then no one would have to be worried all the time. No one would be too scared to send their children to school because someone who is eligible or is able to get a gun in any way. Our children would be able to go to school not terrified to lose their lives if the second amendment was abolished.

People would not have to worry about getting shot if they want to got to a concert, store, or bank. Fights happen at concerts and anybody could have a gun. Someone could have the mindset to just start shooting without motive. Robberies happen at stores, banks, etc. People are held at gunpoint during these events so easily today.
O- This shows how people shouldn't sell guns to other people with mental illnesses.
P- The caption the seller is saying, the guy (with the mental illness) is holding a gun using his fingers.
T- "I Probsbly Really Shouldn't Sell This Guy A Gun", the seller realizes and notices that the buy is clearly not well looking.

I- This image comes together by how they are both in the gun store and the seller claims to not want to sell the buyer a gun beacuse of the way he is. The buyer is dressed lazy, is making a gun with his fingers, and his hair is all spiked up.
C- This image proves that we shouldn't be selling guns so easily to people wit mental illnesses. They are capable doing anything with a gun and those outcomes have never been good.

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