Gun Violence In The United States: Gun Control Unstructured (Essay Sample)

GUN CONTROL UNSTRUCTURED
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Introduction
Gun problem in the United States of America is increasingly becoming unbearable. Many people in the United States are in possession of fire arms which are a big threat to the county’s peace and stability. A lot of people have lost their lives in the recent past as a result of guns.  A survey done by the national crime victimization in America reveals that there were many cases of crimes committed using firearms in 2011 and 467,321 people were victims of these illegal acts (Office of justice programs, 2017). This is alarming because many of the murder cases in the United States are as a result of fire arms. FBI reports in 2011 indicated that 68% of murder cases are committed by firearms. This paper seeks to expose how the laws governing fire arms are unable to bring gun control in America.
Gun possession
In the United States individuals are allowed to own guns without restrictions. The constitution of America does not infringe on the right of people to own firearms (Masters, 2016). This indicates that the law governing guns in America is powerless to prohibit or control the use of guns. If the constitution which is the supreme law of the land permits gun ownership then controlling guns in America is an uphill task. The Americans believe that gun ownership is their heritage and a birthright that every citizen is entitled to.
The law governing gun ownership requires that for an individual to own a gun he/she must undergo background checks to determine if they qualify. However, private gun sellers do not consider background checks when selling guns to individuals. This is a lapse in the law where private sellers can easily transfer guns even to criminals. Close to 40% of gun transfer that happen in the United States each year is done by private sellers (Hill, 2013). These private transfers of guns show the loophole and failures of the law to control guns in America.
Laws governing guns in America
Gun laws in America are difficult to be implemented. This is because majority of the citizens of America are not well conversant with the laws governing firearms. The only way to understand what the law says about firearms is to ask the police. Ordinary people cannot obtain these laws easily and this makes gun control difficult (Open society institute, 2000). The laws governing guns are mainly state laws and this implies that one state may differ from the other when it comes to gun laws. The structure of gun laws in America varies from state to state. There are no uniform laws that cut across all states. Considering this then gun control may be a nightmare.
Another challenge to gun control in America is the weak federal laws that govern guns. Many people argue that America has the weakest gun laws compared to other industrialized countries.  There is no proper regulation of firearms business in America (Law center, 2014). These weak federal laws make gun control in America unstruc...