Gun control laws do not make America safer for law biding citizens!

Thanks for challenging me directly with this debate. I agree, it should be interesting. Since you've taken the Pro side of this negative topic, the burden of proof lies with you, and I am afforded the liberty of arguing a positive as the Con, which does not require me to provide proof: Gun control laws make America safer for law abiding citizens. <> Good luck with that. < > The Constitution was written by men and can be re-written by men. The Constitution is whatever society decides it is to be, but that does not matter as it is not relevant to this topic of gun control laws not not making America safer for law abiding citizens. I am curious to read how such laws are dangerous for Americans though. < > Second Amendment: declares "a well regulated militia" as "necessary to the security of a free State", and as explanation for prohibiting infringement of "the right of the People to keep and bear arms." The spirit of the Second Amendment is for a "militia" to be able to bear arms to protect the nation first and foremost, thus protecting the people within. You're distorting the spirit and meaning of this Amendment. <> I'll take this opportunity to "grab the ball and run with it". Thanks! In 1993, Congress passed the Brady law (a gun control law), which requires background checks to prohibit gun sales to criminals and others, including those with a history of mental illness. Since the law went into effect in February 1994, background checks have stopped more than 600,000 gun sales to prohibited purchasers. Research has shown that these background checks have saved thousands of lives. You've lost the debate, as this particular gun control law has already made America "safer" for law abiding citizens. Has it made them absolutely safe? No, but that is not what I'm debating here. I'm debating the topic, which is that gun control laws make America "safer" for law abiding citizens. The above results with safety were with just one law and you cannot expect one single law to reduce crime singlehandedly. No. It takes many smart and well-designed gun control laws to do the job adequately. Don't take my word for it, but take the results that other nations have enjoyed after implementing smart and effective gun control laws. After a loner armed with assault weapons turned a scenic resort into a mass of mangled bodies and thrashing injured in 1996, Australia took quick and decisive action. Twelve days later, the government pushed through a tough ban on semiautomatic rifles. Australia, which had seen thirteen mass shootings in the fifteen years that preceded the slaughter in Port Arthur, Tasmania, hasn't seen one since. It's been twelve years of safety from such a tragedy!!! The Pro will undoubtedly try to make his argument seem "American" and good and right, then manipulate you into thinking that disagreeing with his points will make you un-American and fascist, but I urge you to look at the facts; they don't lie. It should not be easy for a person to acquire any firearms if they are not fit to do so! People with a history of violent behavior, people with a history of mental "issues", and people relocated in the USA from hostile/questionable nations should not be allowed to bear arms without strict laws to ensure that the law abiding citizens of this nation are not in any foreseeable danger by such a potentially dangerous transaction.