Gun Control

Since ancient times, man uses weapons for self defence in order to protect themselves from harm. Humans that lacked physical ability compared to wild beast can protect their territories by killing them using sharp wooden spears. When gun powder was discovered, weapon technology evolve from simple spears and swords to guns and rockets.   

  

Guns are important as it have may use and advantages. Guns help people in so many ways in life and almost every country around the world have them. So why is it that in some countries guns are not legalised? Some  have contradicted the use of guns as it also brings problems with it. Arguments have been made between advocates and protestors about the legalisation of guns. So lets discuss why is it such a big issue nowadays.

So first, lets talk about the advantages. Guns can level the gap between a 200 pound man and a frail person such as old people, women and children. It is better to use a gun rather than a taser which is more unlikely to be overpowered by brute force. When both side have the possession of the gun, the field is levelled. So the attacker would hesitate and think twice before attacking. Hence, guns help weaker defender than stronger attacker. When I carry a gun, you cannot deal with me by force. You have to use reason and try to persuade

me, because I have a way to negate your threat or employment of force.  Safety assurance of owning a gun helps boost peoples confidence so they wont be easily subdue towards the attackers demands. In a way, guns reduces the need for physical violence. When you see hollywood movies, when a hero is attacked by a street gang, the worst possible outcome is only lip cut and minor bruises. However, real life situation is a completely different story. Victims usually come out with more severe damage such as broken bones or even death. Hence, most people would prefer owning a gun when they are going out especially at night were most crimes happened.

Further more, guns are also used to protect valuable belongings and territory. In some parts of the world, rural countries such as india used guns to chase away wild animals. Wild animals like elephants and tigers sometimes wander of into inhabitant territory, so law enforcement's must use guns to safely drive them away without risking lives. Farmers are also often equipped with guns to protect their farmland from invaders and wild animals. 

Basically, it is also fair to say that owning a gun is an individual right. Polices are sometimes are overpowered by criminals as they lack gun power. Instead, normal citizen owning a gun can give contributions by helping the police to apprehend criminals. If we widen our scoop of view, if every family in a country owns at least a gun, the country will gain better protection from treats from other countries. Government will not be distracted in protecting their citizen and focus more on fighting of enemy attacks. Well armed citizen also well 

protected against government tyranny.

So now we know why guns are important in our daily life. So now we will turn our view towards the other side of the story. Although, guns are used for self defence, some may misuse it for their own selfish benefits. Guns help increase the rate of successful crime because victims that cannot fend for themselves will be forced to obediently follow the attackers will. Criminals are able to rob a bank faster with guns which allow them better chance of escaping. This situation is also similar towards rape attacks. Based on statistic, roughly 16,272 murders were committed in the United States during 2008. Of these, about 10,886 or 67% were committed with firearms (Balanced Politic Organisation). Crimes that may have been less harmful can be made more dangerous by adding a gun.

Guns are also deadly when in falls into the hand of childrens. It is reported that American schools harbor approximately 2.1 million bullies and 2.7 million of their victims. Dan Olweus, National School Safety Center. Victims of bullies undergo tremendous pressure and constant fear of getting picked on. Hence, they tend to make weak judgements when their mind are full of hatred towards the bullies. There have been many reports that bullied students brought firearms in school where they massacre the bullies and other students to get even. Furthermore, young innocent children are to naive to compare right or wrong. If guns are legalized, chances are, accidents are more likely to happen if it fall in to the children's hands.

Finally, guns are also a popular choice for suicide. With the world becoming more and more hectic, people suffer from all kind of stresses such as in breakups, losing a job or even losing someone they held dear the most. In extreme cases, they will want to die and keep imagining it over and over again. Suicides are more likely to happen with the availability of guns, as it's much easier to act immediately on your impulses when a

gun is available. Guns are used in about half of U.S. suicides, compared with 64 percent in Kentucky. And suicides involving firearms are fatal 85 percent of the time, compared with less than 3 percent for pills, according to the Harvard Injury Control Research Center. 

So know we know why is it that is such hot social issue this time around. It is true that it have many benefits: however in my opinion, I have to appose it as the casualty is more severe. But its up to others to decide whether it is right or wrong, so think about it.