Gun Control Laws Should Not The Safety Of The Citizens

America is the number one country for number of gun related deaths ratio each year. â€Å"In Germany 381, in France 255, in Canada 165 in the United Kingdom 68, in Australia 65, in Japan 39 and in the United States, 11,127† (Moore Michael, 51:15-51:48). Due to the United States having the greatest number of gun related deaths, it is almost essential to implement gun-control laws that restrict people from purchasing and owning dangerous firearms. The laws that are created to control the guns should ultimately keep the safety of the citizens first. Of course, there is no easy way or solution to please both sides of the argument, but there should be a balance between both sides. In 2008 a survey was conducted stating: â€Å"Adult poll respondents’†¦show more content†¦In the 1900s America like other counties during that time considered guns a tool used to survive and protect. â€Å"As Americans civilized the wilderness, they would eventually be able to rely not just on their own skills at individual self-defense for protection, but on laws and civil authorities and the other institutions of government they were building † ( Whitney, Pg. 103). In the early 1900s The United States did not have the modern civil authorities that are used today. Citizens relied on firearms to protect not only themselves but their family, and property because law enforcement was basic and simple. What was deemed acceptable then is not now in America and that is why the Second Amendment was ideal in the 1900s. Firearms of military grade that have the ability to shoot 700–950 rounds/min, like the M16, did not exist. Firearms during that time did not co me close the capability of modern weapons that are available today and that is one of the reasons why gun control was not a pressing issue. The need for Gun control became necessary throughout history as technology advanced and different types of firearms emerged that were more powerful and deadly. Also the issues of people becoming more interested in guns not only for civic duty but for entertainment/ recreational use lead to