Gun Control In America

Introduction

There are so many gun control laws that are trying to minimize the violent shootings that occur. Most of the rules are associated with restricting the use of guns that are not American-made. The government is trying to take the weapons possessed by the people of America because people who are using those guns are entirely insane and brutal. It has been found in the studies that most of the criminals involved in carrying out these activities don’t have a legal weapon. It is either stolen or illegal. However, if the government takes out these guns and eliminates the rights that those criminals have, then it will cause a high amount of outrage. By asking the firearms from Americans, it will create a lot more problems that we are facing right now.

According to the data available on the American database, Each year, more than 3,000 people are killed in the USA by firearms. Most of these killings are carried out with the help of handguns. Homicide is the second most prominent cause of death among 15 to 24-year-olds. It has been explained in several articles that most of the reasons associated with the cause of death are based on the influential part of video games and mental illness. Video games are considered one of the most significant causes of gun violence. Nowadays, children are more prone to violence because of violent movies and video games. In today’s era, both parents work, and they don’t have enough time to let their children understand the main difference between what’s wrong and what’s right. It is highly likely for people to harm other people when they don’t know who they are hurting. If harmful people get more punishment, then it is highly likely that they will never commit such crimes again, and this will keep bad people off the streets.

• Social Stratification

Social stratification is another phenomenon that relates to gun control. According to this, those people who are in the lower economic strata of society feel threatened, and there is are high chance that they will oppose any form of gun control.

• Socialization

With the help of media and entertainment, socialization has become one of the critiques of American society. The use of guns in mass shootings, which often prevails in the community, explains concerning gap between possible and practical levels of achievement in the country.

• American Dream

The American dream is a belief that all Americans have equal chances to achieve success. In gun control in America, there is a specific level of frustration when this dream cannot be achieved. This will lead to violence. However, most of the sociologists see this as a central need for gun control.

• Cultural Scripts

The rise of gun crimes in America is due to cultural scripts. These are values and norms in the popular culture that are greatly promoted in the media and possibly socialize the acceptance of violence.

• Conflict theory

Conflict theory is also related to gun control. The theory explains the eternal conflict between workers and the owners of means of production. Concerning this theoretical approach, one of the possible purposes of the gun control problem in America lies in the understanding of the active forces and departments that exist in an individual and society as well.

• Symbolic Interaction theory

According to symbolic interaction theory, the significance of guns to some of the gun owners is the affirmation of equality and individualism. Equality and individualism are American values as well. Most gun owners think that it is a way of showing patriotism to their country by having ownership of a gun. The symbolic role of a weapon in the American culture is, in some respects, seemed to be out of the step of American Culture.

• Structural functionalism

The theory is a sociological view of society that is made up of interrelated parts. With the help of the structural-functionalist approach, guns can help order and stability in the community by always being available for protection. However, weapons can also hinder order and stability by causing violence. According to the theory, there might be any one of these cases can be in gun control.

• Social interaction theory

According to this theory, one views society as a product of everyday social interactions of people. Concerning gun control, the person react to things according to how much they mean to their lives. If an individual’s response is against gun control, then there must be something terrible that happened in their past that makes them not support gun control.

• Feminism

As long as feminists are concerned, it depends upon circumstances and situations that change their reactions all the time. There would be feminists in America, who wants to bear gun to protect themselves from those who want to do bad things with them which they do not wish to. In other circumstances, women hate violence, and feminists who support it want to keep themselves protected and safe all the time.

• Culture shock

Those who are law-abiding gun owner uses the gun in the first place whenever they encounter any situation that is not in their control. For instance, what would a person do to the kids who are listening to loud music? One would kill them. This is one of the stories where people become upset, emotional and foolish and use the firearm before they use their common sense. A study revealed that so many people were shot to death by the law-abiding gun owner. Most Americans in rural areas think having a gun is essential for their liberty.

• Law

Recent amendments to the laws of using firearms have profoundly impacted the lives of the people. Those who are in support of the law ssaythat it is necessary for them to carry a gun for their as well as their family’s safety. However, studies in the past show that people who are the owners of weapons are the ones who are mostly involved in killing other people.

• Power

Having a firearm around you somehow makes you feel powerful. Critics of gun control believe the fact that firearms are for their protection against cruelties and violence. One should use a gun to protect himself. However, other believes that firearms that Americans do not make should be banned and should not be used. This will reduce the ownership and ultimately result in the control of firearms.

• Anomie

Anomie is more related to the strain theory, which explains that it is a state where people feel disconnected from society because of the unavailability of resources from the government or from institutions to achieve their goals. Regarding gun control, people who are mostly involved in such crimes are the ones who did not find any job and ended up becoming criminals so that they can earn more money to feed their families.

• Belief

Belief is a specific idea that people feel to be true. In the case of gun control, people think the people behind these crimes are the ones who enjoy doing such crimes, without considering the story behind the crime. It is highly likely that a person who committed a crime needed money to secure his or her family’s survival.

• Crime

Crime is a sociological term that explains the violation of written law. The uses of guns in shootings in America are mostly illegal guns or stolen guns. The government has restricted the use of firearms that are not owned by Americans. This unlawful use of weapons and shootings makes it a crime.

• Deviant

Gun control can be considered deviant concerning the fact that it is against the law to carry a firearm without having a license. However, from another perspective, asking people strictly to surrender their guns is also considered to be deviant as it is making people do something that they do not want to do.

• Mass Media

The Second Amendment in the Constitution of the USA provides the right to Americans to carry or possess a firearm. The role of American media is one-sided, and it only occurs whenever mass shootings are done in the country. Before such events, no one in the media talks about gun control; instead focused on other issues that may be are not crucial to the public.

• Labeling theory

The theory explains the claim that deviance is the one that is labeled. Conformists create the label, and most prominently applies to weak groups like the mentally ill, murderers and rapists.

• Government

Government is the body that makes up the rules and regulations. The Second Amendment to the laws of the firearm is clear that Americans can possess the gun only those firearms that are made by Americans, not by others. The primary motive behind doing that is to create a balance in firearms use.

• Gender Role

Most females in America do not support the use of firearms; however, men, on the other hand, recommend the use of weapons. Men make a claim based on the fact that one should have a protection tool for themselves by which they can save their family if someone tries to do bad to them.