Bearing Arms Responsibly essays

Bearing Arms Responsibly essays Gun control is familiar to everyone in society, especially with our youth and it's become one of the most debatable issues in the prevailing society. America's youth seem to be more interested in the gun control issue than youth of previous generations; this is due to the recent tragic crimes that are being committed in schools, malls, places of business and homes. Although many try to argue for stricter gun laws, I feel that guns are only as bad as the person behind the trigger. Stricter gun laws will only drive guns in to the hands of criminals, and I believe that individual citizens have the right to bare arms and protect himself or herself and their property. The first rule of weapon safety is to never point a gun at anything you do not intend to kill. I feel most of the people who kill the innocent today do not truly understand what it means to take a life. This does not make guns bad, just a bunch of uneducated citizens with access to guns that will harm others just with a simple squeeze of a trigger. Educate the public better and get the youth more involved in hunting so that everyone understands the true meaning of taking a life, and the respect that one should have with the power that comes with that. This goes back to no gun has ever pulled its own trigger, just someone that was not capable of handling the firearm responsibly. Secondly, if gun laws become stricter you will only be driving criminals to go out and get deeper into running guns. When the government gets tighter on gun laws, the prices for firearms will only go up. With the market already flooded it just does not seem to be a realistic option at this point. So once again criminals will always find a way to get want they want no matter the cost. Finally, I feel as a citizen of the United States of America, I have the right to protect my family and my property. The government should not be allowed to regulate how I, as a private citizen, decide to arm m...