GUN CONTROL

SECOND AMENDMENT

• Pro: Amendment is not unlimited. High capacity magazines should be banned.
• Con: The right to form militias. Gun laws will make it harder to own guns and harder to have self defense.

GUN CRIME

• Pro: Presence of guns causes actions to become more violent. Guns are stolen.
• Con: Guns were kept to from a group of citizens to protect others. If guns are taken away government could become corrupt.

SELF DEFENSE

• Pro: More laws are needed to protect women. Guns are rarely used in self defense.
• Con: Gun laws do not stop people from stealing and buying guns illegally.

ACCIDENTAL DEATH

• Pro: Many children are hurt when they play with guns.
• Con: Laws don't need to be made, people just need to be educated.

SOURCES

• http://gun-control.procon.org
• History.com, "St. Valentine’s Day Massacre," www.history.com (accessed Mar. 26, 2015)
• Mark Follman, "More Guns, More Mass Shootings—Coincidence?," www.motherjones.com, Dec. 15, 2012
• GAO, "Accidental Shootings: Many Deaths and Injuries Caused by Firearms Could Be Prevented," www.gao.gov, Mar. 19, 1991