Notes

In 1950 they tried to fix car crashes by bringing stop signs & lights for cars to obey rules & stop for cars to go at designated times


For example, how to prevent accidents and suicides in the 22 percent of U.S. homes where there are guns by understanding how to best keep loaded guns out of the hands of children and distraught people




Now public health experts including the American Medical Association, which put out a statement in June want the government to take a similar approach to gun violence, which is responsible for more than 30,000 deaths a year.



PROS: The Second Amendment is not an unlimited right to own guns.


CONS:The Second Amendment of the US Constitution protects individual gun ownership


PROS: More gun control laws would reduce gun deaths.


CONS: Gun control laws do not deter crime; gun ownership deters crime.


PROS: High-capacity magazines should be banned because they too often turn murder into mass murder


CONS: Gun control laws infringe upon the right to self-defense and deny people a sense of safety.


PROS: More gun control laws are needed to protect women from domestic abusers and stalkers


CONS: Gun control laws, especially those that try to ban “assault weapons,” infringe upon the right to own guns for hunting and sport.


PROS: Guns are rarely used in self-defense.


CONS: Gun control laws will not prevent criminals from obtaining guns or breaking laws.


PROS: Legally owned guns are frequently stolen and used by criminals.