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Essay / Ethics and Issues in Gun Control - 2037
Our Founding Fathers believed that private gun ownership was a way to protect our freedom. Firearms were very common in the American colonies, they were used for hunting and general self-defense, and were later used in the American War of Independence to defeat the British, a major source of the weapons used of which belonged to private owners. It was even required that the head of the household (including women) carry a gun for protection, and all able-bodied men joined the army and were required to carry a weapon. (procon.org)It's a tool that has helped feed hardworking Americans. Without guns, America would not be what it is today, but rather it could still be under the rule of the British colony. Since America has such a rich history with guns, its supporters believe it would be unconstitutional to eradicate guns. The fact is that guns don't kill people, people kill; This is a most commonly used argument, which logically could not be more precise, but without further analysis. A gun is an inanimate object and is just a tool that cannot control itself. If I mounted a gun and pointed it at a target without hitting it, no matter how much I yelled at it to shoot, it wouldn't do it. So the issue is not gun control, but rather the person behind the problem gun. We need a more focused look at the people and access to the values and morals of the American citizen (clearpictureonline.com). Because most psychopaths who commit crimes or in other cases mass shootings are usually isolated or bullied or suffer from minor or major mental illness that is unidentified or identified in some way, but if we are able to come together as a community if we invest in others and are able to understand and help each other we would be able to see the problems and help these people who are wallowing alone in pain and maybe be to prevent these crimes. THE