Resolved: The United States should enact an assault weapons ban.

Introduction:Hello ConservativeDebating, and thank you for allowing me to have the opportunity to debate this controversial topic with you. I hope to make this a fun debate as well! Good luck!My usual structure for debates is to first reply to your arguments, and then I will state mine. Also, whenever CAPS is used, I am not being rude or disrespectful, but I am just drawing a point of attention to points being made. Reply to 1. The Second Amendment:The straight up fact is a matter of, whether a subject like this is constitutional or not is irrelevant to the safety of citizens TODAY. There was an instance where an amendment was repealed, and this was the 18th Amendment. The 18th Amendment suggested that Prohibition on Alcohol shall be imposed in 1919. This Amendment was later overruled by the 21st Amendment in 1933. [1]The Second Amendment was written in 1791 [2], just fifteen years after the United States of America officially became a country, and when the Government couldn’t be trusted just yet. The Second Amendment was made to protect citizens, not from each other, but from the Government. Now we are in the year of 2018, 242 years after the United States of America became a country. If citizens are not able to trust their Government YET, then they never will. How could one live in a country where their own Government cannot be trusted (let alone in 2018)? Also, what do you pay your police force for? Is their job not to serve and protect their citizens? If you have police, what is the point of assault weapons? Reply to 3: Unenforceable: I have to agree with you that it will be hard to get guns out of the hands of everyone, but I know for sure that it isn’t impossible. If the Government could just order all officers from every jurisdiction to invade and investigate ALL homes, I am sure that a lot of the guns would be seized (obviously not all, but a great amount). The NRA should also refund all citizens of their seized weapons, and stop being the greedy pigs that they are. You say that the most intense law-abiding citizens will be at greater risk, and I would have to disagree. Just because you do not have a gun does not mean that calling 911 is not an option, and police officers will be there in minutes at the most (in real emergencies of course). In fact, attempting to use a weapon during, let’s say a home invasion, will put you at a greater risk. Attempting to apprehend the suspect(s) without help could cause you to lose a firefight, when you could have just called the police and hid. Reply to 4: Handguns:Why not ban them both?Reply to 5: Australia: Australia was not a failure. It was a complete success. Australia has never had a mass shooting since 1996. Enough said. [3]My Argument: My main point is that banning gun must have a positive impact. Take a look at countries such as Australia (as mentioned above), Canada, and England. When is the last time you have heard of a mass shooting in any of these countries? I bet you have to think and dig deep into your knowledge to find an answer for this question. Some stubborn Americans do not care for the safety of others, but they only care about themselves. The argument is always being said: “Guns don’t kill people, people do”. Well if the killer does not have a gun to pull the trigger, will anyone have to die?You cannot persuade me into believing that banning guns won’t have a positive impact on the safety of America. The Government has thought of ways to protect their citizens without banning guns, and I do not see any progress being made. People are still dying at the hands of a trigger. Every. Single. Day. Why doesn’t anyone do the logical thing and try to make a change? America has become the laughingstock of the World…Also sorry for the late response, had quite a bit of work to do...References:[1]: https://www.britannica.com... [2] https://www.history.com... [3]https://www.usatoday.com...