Is it a coincidence that US states with the most lenient gun laws tend to contribute to the greatest number of deaths and deaths? injured by firearms nationally? This is one of the main questions we should ask ourselves when deciding what is best for our country and its citizens. Although gun control is an ongoing issue, events like the mass shootings at Virginia Tech, Sandy Hook, and Aurora, Colorado, have increased our attention to the topic. While I believe Americans have the right to own a gun, I believe there should be detailed monitoring and control systems to keep guns from falling into the wrong hands, to avoid that more gun violence does not occur in the future. I don't necessarily think gun ownership should be completely banned. In order to make the United States safer, stricter gun laws should be passed. The more gun laws there are, the more gun-related tragedies there are, such as mass shootings and accidental shootings. Although many people believe that imposing gun laws on Americans is an act against our personal freedom and our "right to bear arms", in the long run we should think more about how to reduce the number of tragedies that occur every year in the United States. . Surely, if a member of your own family or friend was involved in acts as violent as these, you would feel much safer if gun laws were in place. After watching the Innocents Betrayed video, I remain steadfast in my advocacy for stronger gun control laws. . This video brought an interesting aspect to gun control by showing the negative effect these laws could have on our country that I had never really thought about before. I don't believe that these specific moments in history are in any way related to our current issues with gun control. In each of...... middle of paper ......ter. Hunters and people who use guns for sport should have no problem owning guns if they are emotionally healthy, so it's not really a problem for anyone. In conclusion, allowing stricter gun control laws will help keep guns out of people's hands mentally. the sick, criminals, children and adolescents. With the implementation of these laws, the security of American citizens will be further guaranteed. There is no need to strip citizens of their right to own a gun, but we should be able to make it more difficult to obtain a gun. If you are someone with a clean criminal record and use a firearm for recreational purposes, you will have no difficulty obtaining a firearm. In the long run, increasing gun control laws won't hurt anyone. Despite historic events in which governments seized guns and killed millions of citizens, today we face a different problem: ensuring guns are in the right hands..