Pro Gun Control
"Guns don't kill people. People kill people."
The Second Amendment
The second amendment states that, "A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed." This has been interpreted to grant the right of gun ownership to individuals for the purpose of self-defense. It was actually intended to protect the right of militias to own guns, not the right of individuals (ProCon.org).
Homicides and Suicides.
In the year 2011, suicides and homicides were the top gun-related deaths. In order for us the prevent this, we need to take notice and make sure who we are allowing to have a gun.
Why should we have more gun control?
Sandy Hook is a victim.
Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting occurred on December 14, 2012 in Newtown Connecticut. This is a perfect example of assualt weapons not being banned. Adam Lanza was carrying a rifle and magazines for his rifle. He killed 28 people that day including his mother (Wikipedia). I believe that high capacity magazine and semi automatic weapons should be banned because it turns a killer into a killing machine (ProCon.org).
Gun Control reduces gun deaths.
There were 464,0333 total gun deaths between 1999 and 2013. This is including suicides, homicides, and unintentional deaths. Firearms were 12th leading cause of all deaths unfortunately. This number shouldn't be as high as it is in my opinion and the only thing we can do to decrease it, is make stricter gun laws (ProCon.org).
Background Checks
Background checks prevent criminals and other dangerous people from getting guns. I believe that if we were to hand out gun permits to anybody, the crime rate would increase dramatically. We should know who we are allowing to give guns to and who we are not giving them to. There should be background checks also at gun shows, just for the fact that people know thats an easier way to get a gun (ProCon.org).
As you can see above, semi automatic handguns and assault weapons are the top mass shooter weapons between the years 1982-2014. This is why semi automatic guns and assault weapons should be banned. There is no reason as to why someone would need this high of capacity gun.