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AFRS100B-DEBATERESEARCH.docxLeslie Becerra
Professor Turner
AFRS 100B-06
26 October 2020
Debate Research
Argument: “Armed self-defense is a practical solution for stopping further violence.”
How is it valid?
I. “Jeanne Assam is a concealed carry permit holder, and she used her firearm to fatally wound the gunman, thus saving hundreds of lives at this church.”
· Gun control hardly prevents armed criminals from performing felonious acts. The evidence stated above greatly speaks for itself. As much as laws, reinforcement, and regulations the United States may have it does not seem like attackers have come to the senses of committing any more violence. Recidivism exists in our society now and will depend on law-abiding citizens and their need to own a firearm to protect themselves while also intimidating individuals with unlicensed firearms who have different intentions.
II. “Banning of all privately-owned guns, or particular classes of guns, cannot stand so long as the firearms in question can be reasonably considered to be an effective means for individuals to defend themselves against attacker’s intent on serious or lethal harm.”
· The gun ban would not be effective because law-abiding citizens depend on them for self-defense against the cruel attackers. Ideally, it’d be great if no guns existed at all but society has become overly destructive leading to the need for firearm possession. What other solution does the justice system have for stopping further violence and enforcing unity in an uncivil society?
III. “Red flag laws apply to individuals deemed at risk of causing some future harm.”
· Inheriting red flag laws would ban individuals with cruel intentions who are the cause of risen homicide rates and mass shootings. Considering red flags would be a practical solution for stopping further violence because it’d eliminate and hold criminals from obtaining firearms. Meanwhile, the red flag laws would not apply to the individuals who hold registration for it and who are moral citizens and would only get to them when needed for the sake of protection.
IV. “What really creates the danger are gun-free zones. They are rational, in that they deliberately target gun-free zones because they know the persons in them are sitting ducks. They can’t fire back. They can’t defend themselves. Mass shooters know they’ll be able to kill a lot more persons that way.”
· Emphasizing self-defense for the individuals who are attacked would be great to stop further violence. Attackers are attracted by zones where no guns exist or stand by. A criminal may not know when one is armed so of course, this valid evidence piece would come to show that they’d be more cautious of innocent individuals whom they know have firearms to fight back.
V. “Indeed, in the United States, between 25 and 75 lives are saved by a gun in self and family protection for every lost life in a crime.”
· The media tends to cover the sensational side of the mass killings and not the successes of those with guns who prevent attacks or limit their severity by the armed citizens’ quick action.
How is it invalid?
I. “According to most polls, this includes a renewal of the ban on assault weapons, which Congress allowed to expire in 2004.”
· Banning assault weapons – machines designed not to defend people but to destroy them is the least we can do. Ban wouldn’t completely end mass shootings but would reduce the body count.
II. “Guns are used in self- defense approximately 108,000 times per year. Consequently, guns are also used to kill 30,000 Americans, wound 90,000, and committing a total of 1.3 crimes.”
· The lack of licensing and registration of guns has led to higher crime rates. Which in this case would make self-defense an unpractical solution, since gun ownership has opened broadly without personal information or background checks. Violence becomes uncontrollable when it is opened to all making armed self-defense false narratives of protection to society putting a rise to recidivism rates.
III. “In fact, gun owners have a great likelihood of being murdered. Furthermore, gun ownership is associated with an increased risk of serious injuries, accidental death, and death from suicide.
· Owning a gun is a huge responsibility. Law-abiding citizens who choose to purchase firearms for self-defense hold a chance of changing their minds on their beginning intentions. It is proved that guns will always stand as a dangerous symbol. Guns will always lead to violence in some way therefore, it is not a practical solution since it will only create a chaotic society that will react to any firearm offensively.
IV. “Despite adolescent’s relative ease of access to firearms in the United States – 25% of American adolescents report having access to a gun in the home. There is little empirical research on adolescent exposure to and behavior around firearms.”
· Also, the relative risk of suicide associated with a gun in the home appears to be higher for adolescents than any other age group, especially those without a history of depression or other mental illness. Lastly, a gun in the home is an influence and a curiosity they want to involve themselves in along with friends and relatives.
V. “In non-domestic settings, the chance of an altercation among males escalating to violence is nearly five times greater when someone involved has a gun.”
Works Cited
Valid Evidence
I. https://web-a-ebscohost-com.csulb.idm.oclc.org/ehost/detail/detail?vid=0&sid=c51ddd16-b28a-4be7-85e8-60a352d2f6bd%40sessionmgr4006&bdata=JnNpdGU9ZWhvc3QtbGl2ZQ== - AN=J0E225700379411&db=a9h
Invalid Evidence
IV. https://injuryprevention.bmj.com/content/10/3/163
V. https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/0886260512468232
