Gun control is an important issue in today's society. Every day the news talks about firearms that have taken someone's life or injured them. 12,664 homicide victims in the United States, 8,583 were killed by firearms; and of these, 323 are known to have been killed by rifle fire. Handguns accounted for 6,220 homicides, and the rest came from shotguns, other undefined firearms, or unknown types of firearms (Crain's Detroit Business). The four articles I chose are about gun control and should rather be taken into consideration or left alone. Liberals are people who want to help society and also want to make the world less violent. “Should lawmakers tighten firearms restrictions?” The author spoke from a liberal point of view. The article was published three months after the Sandy Hook shooting. After the Sandy Hook shooting and a couple of months after the movie theater and restaurant shootings, lawmakers were concerned about people's safety and gun control. The debate was rather to keep the laws as they are or control who gets a gun by making stricter stipulations such as, among other things, people with mental illnesses who are not prohibited from carrying one, or people with violent behavior in the past. Conservatives are people who are more in favor of themselves. They don't care about helping the environment and making the world a better place for everyone. I would consider conservatives very selfish. The conservative article is about the unconstitutionality of gun control. The author believes that changing gun control is an invasion of the Second Amendment. It was stated that the Second Amendment was intended to give people the freedom to bear arms, to feel protected, and to protect their property. The article went on to state that if gun control laws were made stricter and required more stipulations it would be a viola... middle of paper...tes.Works CitedMantel, Barbara. “Gun Control.” Researcher CQ 8 March 2013: 233-56. Network. 13 March 2014.Lund, Nelson. “Some gun control regulations are unconstitutional.” Weapons and violence. Ed. Laura K. Egendorf. San Diego: Greenhaven Press, 2005. Current Controversies. Rpt. from "Taking the Second Amendment Seriously." Standard Weekly (July 24, 2000): 9-10 p.m. Opposing points of view in context. Network. March 13, 2014.Adams, Bob. “Gun Control Debate.” Researcher CQ 12 November 2004: 949-72. Network. 13 March 2014.Sobran, Giuseppe. “Gun control is unconstitutional.” Gun control. Ed. Helen Cothran. San Diego: Greenhaven Press, 2003. Opposing Viewpoints. Rpt. from "Constitutional Objections to Gun Control." Conservative Chronicle (June 16, 1999). Opposing points of view in context. Network. March 14, 2014. "GUN CRIMES." Crain's Detroit Business January 7, 2013: 0020. General OneFile. Network. March 7. 2013