Gun Control Throughout History #10

Jordon Ma

Mrs. Grissom

English 10 H

20 May 2016


        It is my opinion that throughout history gun control has been used to oppress the people. I believe that dictators like Hitler and Stalin used gun control to keep their people from resisting their rule. Gun control is one of the first things that a dictator does when coming into power and I believe tht the people should not willingly give up their weapons. The United States was founded on a principle that the government is for the benefit of the people not the other way around and that we should be able to say no to unjust laws. The founders chose to include the second amendment as a safeguard to the removal of rights of the citizen so that they can properly defend themselves from all threats.

        I believe that gun control should not be increased as it is a loss of rights and it makes citizens reliant on protection from criminals that will not always arrive in time. I believe that the UN is working toward similar goals of absolute power by disarming the people. A quote in Forbes magazine shows the UN wants to "create an international gun registry, clearly setting the stage for full-scale gun confiscation" ( Bell, Forbes). It is my opinion that the United Nations is using similar ideas evident in fascist ideas. Lastly I believe that if the U.S. government enacts these policies they would be infringing the rights of U.S. citizens and taking away our safety and constitutional right of debate with the government on laws that remove rights.  

Link: http://www.forbes.com/sites/larrybell/2011/06/07/u-n-agreement-should-have-all-gun-owners-up-in-arms/#5b674eaf38a2

Sources: 
Bell, Larry. "UN Agreement Should Have All Gun Owners up in Arms." Forbes. Forbes Magazine,
                      7 June 2011. Web. 21 May 2016.