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Should Guns Be Allowed To Be Used For Self Defense - Coggle Diagram
Should Guns Be Allowed To Be Used For Self Defense
History and Background
Guns have been used since the 10th century
The first ever firearm was created in China.
The most popular gun ever is the AK-47
There are an estimated 3 million gun owners in Canada
Specialized Info
There is along proccess to gun authorized to own a firearm.
In the U.S. in one year it is estimated that legal citizensuse there guns at least 2.5 million times to protect themselves or prevent a crime.
Thesis
I think that guns sholuld be allowed to be used in a self defense situation because firearms have been used lots to stop crimes. In the hands of someone who is not a criminal guns are not really dangerous they are in the hands of a criminal though.
Arguement 1: It is alot harder to get a gun than peole think.
There is a long process that you have to go through to obtain a liscence that allows you to own a gun
There are mental health checks
They do background checks to make sure you are not a criminal.
Argument 2: In a mojority of gun crimes committed the firearm is obtained illegaly.
onyl 3% of violent crimes are commited with gun in Canada.
Legal gun owners in the U.S. stop about 2.5 million crimes with their firearms a year.
Argument 3: Even if guns are banned crimes are still comitted.
In states in the U.S where guns are banned there are still crimes
In California there are an estimated 150,000 violent crimes each year with guns restricted and in Texas there are an estimated 30,000 less violent crimes commited even though they roughly have the same population
If guns are completeley banned like in the U.K there are still other ways for people to cimmit violent crimes and no way for peopl eto defend themselves. In the U.K