The opposite perspective-
The main argument for gun control is that if we take away the guns there will be less gun related violence, and events where someone who is mentally unstable like the Sandy Hook shooting will be less likely to happen. Also if guns are taken away there will be less suicides. now what's stopping someone from say just taking pills or hanging them selves, well a gun is quick if taken away then it could give the person more time to think and change their mind. Another argument is that we do not need assault weapons for sport or hunting all we need are long rifles or shotguns. If assault or easily hidden weapons are banned it will decrease the amounts of deaths in shootings when they happen. these arguments on gun control are just trying to help us make our world better and save more lives. President Obama spoke on this issue in 2008.

"We're a nation that believes in the Second Amendment, and I believe in the Second Amendment. We've got a long tradition of hunting and sportsmen and people who want to make sure they can protect themselves. My belief is that we have to enforce the laws we've already got, make sure that we're keeping guns out of the hands of criminals, those who are mentally ill. We've done a much better job in terms of background checks, but we've got more to do when it comes to enforcement. But weapons that were designed for soldiers in war theaters don't belong on our streets. Part of it is seeing if we can get an assault weapons ban reintroduced. But part of it is also looking at other sources of the violence. Because frankly, in my home town of Chicago, there's an awful lot of violence and they're not using AK-47s. They're using cheap hand guns." (President Obama, 2008)  In Chicago and Baltimore, these cities both have very strict gun control laws, and ironically enough both have some of the highest homicide rates in the country. Now this is just one example of the inefficiency of gun control laws, because when you take away someones means to defend themselves, and you can not stop the other person from getting the same weapon, then how does gun control help? (384 words)

Obama, Barrack H. "Barack Obama on Gun Control." Barack Obama on Gun Control. On the Issues, 2008. Web. 11 Nov. 2013.