FREE ESSAY ON GUN CONTROL

GUN CONTROL

Because our constitution guarantees our citizens the right to bear arms, we cannot make
gun ownership illegal. We can reduce the
problem by doing the following two things. 
Require all gun owners to be licensed. 
Require all guns to be registered to licensed owners.
All guns would be required to have a serial number. Guns without serial numbers would be
given one. Any unregistered gun would
be confiscated. The gun could be returned after the owner gets his/her license. Gun sales
to unlicensed individuals would be
prohibited. Whenever a gun is sold the previous owner would report the sale including the
new owner's license number. A
previous owner not reporting a gun sale could be liable for fines and/or damages.
Licenses would not be granted to convicted
criminals.
Whereas these two requirements would not halt gratuitous violence, it would cut down on
the number of guns in general
circulation. Law abiding gun owners should not disagree too vehemently because there are
no restrictions on gun ownership for
lawful citizens. Gun owners and dealers will be more careful who they sell to. Criminals
will not register or get licensed, and as
their guns are confiscated the supply of illicit guns will be reduced by attrition.