Gun control is a vital issue in today's society. On one hand, having "the right to bear arms" can protect a family from a prowler, but on the other, with so many publicized school shootings recently; guns in the home seem to not be such a good idea. Many people believe there should be a stricter policy on gun control while others believe that it would be a violation of our rights. My thought is this: why not modify the gun policy allowing only people who are trained and licensed to obtain regular hand guns, therefore keeping things simple so that people can purchase them for the purpose of protection.
The second amendment states that U.S. citizens have the right to bear arms. In an essay I read by Elizabeth Swasey, I found that many state legislatures support the citizen's right to use a firearm to defend him or herself at home (Swasey, p175).
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Yours is a good essay which you have taken the time to research. However, your essay could be improved if you would elaborate on the statement in your introductory paragraph in which you say, "why not modify the gun policy allowing only people who are trained and licensed to obtain regular hand guns, therefore keeping things simple so that people can purchase them for the purpose of protection." You should explain what you mean by "trained." Some might ask if you envision that a one hour safety class would be sufficient. Others would insist that a semester long class should be required at a minimum. In fact, there is so much disagreement as to what would constitute proper and sufficient training that a level of complexity would be introduced that is inconsistent with your apparent desire of "keeping things simple."
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