Across the globe, many individuals own guns for self-defence and recreational purposes. Gun related mortalities in households – in particular – throw the ethics of such forms of private gun ownership into sharp relief. In this essay, I shall appeal to crime statistics to argue that a person is at a far greater risk being shot if there is a gun in a household.
Firstly, it is intuitively obvious that having a gun in a household endangers children and teenagers. This is because minors do not have the requisite knowledge or maturity to handle guns safely. For example, the US Department of Justice recently revealed statistics showing that 150 American children and teenagers die each year because of accidents relating to household guns. Therefore, it is incontrovertible that domestic guns lead to additional shootings.
Secondly, keeping guns at home became extremely dangerous when spouses have violent arguments. To go into detail, male sexual rage, in particular, often results in deadly aggression. For instance, The International Crime Bureau recently produced statistical evidence that – if there is a gun at home – a man is twice as likely (if he discovers his wife having an affair) to kill her in a fit of jealous rage. Due to this, once again, guns in home correlate positively with additional shootings.
In conclusion, there is undeniable evidence that having a weapon in a house leads to further shootings. Given the strength of this evidence, in the future, more legislature needs to be put in place to limit private gun ownership.
Across the globe,
many
individuals
own
guns
for
self-defence
and recreational purposes.
Gun
related
mortalities
in households
–
in particular
–
throw the ethics of such forms of private
gun
ownership into sharp relief. In this essay, I shall appeal to crime statistics to argue that a person is at a far greater
risk
being shot
if there is a
gun
in a household.
Firstly
, it is
intuitively
obvious that having a
gun
in a household endangers children and
teenagers
. This is
because
minors do not have the requisite knowledge or maturity to handle
guns
safely
.
For example
, the US Department of Justice recently revealed statistics showing that 150 American children and
teenagers
die
each year
because
of accidents relating to household
guns
.
Therefore
, it is incontrovertible that domestic
guns
lead to additional shootings.
Secondly
, keeping
guns
at home became
extremely
dangerous
when spouses have violent arguments. To go into detail, male sexual rage,
in particular
,
often
results in deadly aggression.
For instance
, The International Crime Bureau recently produced statistical evidence that
–
if there is a
gun
at home
–
a
man
is twice as likely (if he discovers his wife having an affair) to kill her in a fit of jealous rage. Due to this, once again,
guns
in home correlate
positively
with additional shootings.
In conclusion
, there is undeniable evidence that having a weapon in a
house
leads to
further
shootings.
Given
the strength of this evidence, in the future, more legislature needs to
be put
in place to limit private
gun
ownership.
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