Against Gun Control

1. Against Gun Control
Created in 1789, and ratified two years later, James Madison wrote the Bill of Rights to protect
individual liberties and place specific restrictions on governmental power. Today, and at times in the
past, these "guaranteed rights" have been compromised in order to make the nation safer, as well as
protect the people. Typically, in a time of war, civil liberties are decreased, therefore infringing on
our constitutional rights. For example, after the bombing of Pearl Harbor, which thrusted America
into World War II, the federal government began placing curfews on Japanese, German, and Italian
Americans. A year after the 1941 bombing, more than 120,000 Japanese–Americans were forced to
relocate to internment camps. FDR created this executive order,...show more content...
Today, there are an estimated 357 million firearms in theUnited States. Today, there has been an
increase in mass shootings since the year 2000. With this sharp rise, debates have begun on how to
solve the problem. In order to combat this rise, some argue that there should be restrictions on who,
and what type of guns an individual is allowed to possess. For example, Los Angeles, California, is
notorious for having some of the strongest restrictions on firearms. Gun control laws such as
prohibiting residents to own a handgun or rifle magazine that fits more than ten rounds, has been
issued to quell this problem. This requires residents who possess these items to remove, sell or
transfer them out of city limits. This law, with the intent to increase the safety of citizens, has in turn
taken away their second amendment right to bear arms. Gun control supporters justify this disregard
for the second amendment on the basis that the general welfare of the American people will increase.
These restrictions although in the name of safety, have taken away the rights of law–abiding
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