George Mason, co-author of the Bill of Rights, said: “To disarm the people is the best and most effective way to enslave them. » If this is true, why would anyone try to ban guns in the United States? Guns have been a part of American history since we declared our independence from Great Britain in 1776. Many people believe that taking guns out of the hands of citizens is the only way to stop criminals from shooting. people in shopping malls and children in schools, but this is not the case. the case. Banning guns is not the solution to effectively reducing gun crime. According to Wikipedia, a firearm is a portable weapon, that is to say a barreled weapon which launches one or more projectiles often driven by the action of an explosive force. The first firearms were invented in China in the 13th century, called "fire lances". They were used by peasants to defend cities because they were very cheap to manufacture. Eventually, weapons that could be fired multiple times were created. During the American Revolution, we used barrel-loaded muskets to fight the British. Today, current technology allows us to fire many bullets in rapid succession, which constitutes an automatic weapon. Many countries before us have tried to control guns and pass strict laws and regulations, or even ban them altogether. Soviet Russia banned guns in 1929, and from 1929 to 1953, an estimated 20 million unarmed protesters were rounded up and killed. The same thing happened in Turkey in 1915, in Germany during the Holocaust, in China during the reign of Mao Zedong, and in many other countries in the 20th century. Even in modern Germany, a nation with very strict gun control laws, can't stop sociopaths from one day deciding to go out and kill a group of people. In 2009, a high school student caused 24 casual cases...... middle of paper ... Some people forget that the Second Amendment was also created to protect us from the government if it became a tyrannical giant like it was with Britain from which we fought so hard to separate. With the army at hand, we wouldn't stand a chance. Gun control isn't about guns, it's about control, and if we believe the government has betrayed "Big Brother," we should be able to overthrow those who control us. One of the biggest problems with guns is the large-scale illegal gun trade. throughout the country. The problem with trying to stop criminals is that it's almost impossible. The Second Amendment only applies to law-abiding and mentally stable citizens, and rightfully so. The laws we have in place to stop bad people from getting these guns do nothing, but the United States is also the largest arms exporter in the world.