Gun Control in the USA

Gun Control in the USA

1. For

   • American Culture
     • Right to bear arms
     • 'Wild West'
     • Don't thrust the government
   • Society has too many guns already
     • Too many guns out there - how to you go back?
   • Governement will 'fear' the people
     • Government will never take too much power out of fear
   • Shoot bad people
     • If more people had guns, then less 'mass' shootings would occur
   • Protect their families

2. Against

   • 30,000 gun related deaths
     • Plus tens of thousands of injuries
     • Access to guns too easy
   • Violent society
     • People accept gun deaths more so than other developed countries
   • 21st Century
     • Guns were needed in the past, but now there is a more civilized society
   • People don't need assault weapons - maybe just handguns