Gun laws need to be more strict rather than banning them

My opponent states I have yet to respond to her arguments. I. " Guns kill people. How else would people be committing crimes and such? With guns, not only can people kill others, it makes it less dangerous for them [it's not as likely they will get caught, since these are ranged weapons and they can shoot from a distance] to shoot people. Therefore, having a gun has two major outcomes; A) allows people to kill people, and B) indirectly encourages people to kill others, in that it is both easier and safer. " People have been committing crimes without guns using things such as knives and different fighting methods. There are many ways to catch a shooter of a gun such as comparing shell casings, finger prints and firing residue. the shooter of a gun is almost always caught due to advances in technology. II. "The Proposition is likely to state that guns are people's protection; without guns, they would not be able to protect themselves from the people that do have guns. Guess what? If people didn't have guns in the first place, they wouldn't be attacking those people, and so those people would not need protection! " Guns have not always been around. In ancient times people have used rocks, fire, bow and arrow, axes, swords and daggers to protect themselves. People would still be attacked even though you take the guns out of the equation. III. "More gun access means more deaths. I quote [awesomelibrary. org/guncontrol]: "The Brady Center argues that when the civilian population has more access to guns, more teens and children die from gun wounds. For example, during a year when over 5,000 teens and children died from gun wounds in the USA, in Great Britain, where gun ownership is very restricted, 19 teens and children died from gun wounds. " What does this tell us? The more people have guns, the more crimes are committed, the more people are killed. If we abolish the law that allows people to have guns, then the amount of deaths should GREATLY decrease. " There are other things besides guns that can be used to kill people. It would be impossible to collect every gun in the whole U. S, so that is why laws need to be strengthened and guns not banned. IV. "The Proposition may state that this a matter of public safety. Yes, it is a matter of public safety, BECAUSE of guns. Despite the fact that there will still be crimes and murder with or without guns, guns are responsible for the majority of these incidents. " If we ban guns yes the amount of death due to guns will certainly go down. While the deaths by other methods will go up and we would have to ban those other methods as well. It would be much easier to change the laws than to ban guns. There would be an increase in smuggled guns in the U. S so you are creating more of a problem by banning guns. VI. "The Constitution says in its second amendment: "A well regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed. " The Constitution clearly indicates guns are allowed to protect citizens. But now, times are changing, and the circumstances are different. Banning guns will help the safety of citizens even more. We need to make a constitutional amendment. " This amendment states that "the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed. " if you ban guns you are infringing on Americans rights to keep and bear arms. The laws should be changed in a way that we are not infringing on peoples rights . When you are not allowed to have something you are more likely to have it, thus creating more of a problem. "I'm not sure where you are located, but in most places people DO need gun licenses to own a gun, and they do go through these tests. Basically, what you are proposing is to keep the system the same. Guys, if we keep this system, the same amount of people will be murdered every year. WE NEED TO BAN GUNS. " In most places you do not need a license to own a firearm but you do need one to carry it on your person. My opponents proposal would only create more of a problem with guns. The banning of all guns and the collection of all guns would be too much work. While changing the gun laws and adding more would be much easier.