Handgun Registration essays

Handgun Registration essays Should handguns be restricted? Handguns have been around for many centuries and we have no control over the how the owners use them. Adam Smith in his Fifty Million Handguns is for registration on handguns but does not agree for the banning of handguns. Although through the eyes of some people the registering of handguns is not such an effective way of preventing criminal, domestic, accidental shootings but is a good place to start. On the other hand there are those whose idea differ from those of Adam Smith for they find registration will lead to confiscation. Adam Smith believes that even with the registration on handguns it will not affect the rate of deaths caused by handguns dramatically. Smith also believes that guns dont kill people, people kill people. Registration on handguns will prevent few people to own guns but will not ultimately end the production of guns for the criminals on the black market. Don B. Kates, Jr. in his Against Civil Disarmament is totally against registration on handguns. Kates believes that we as a society need to be able to not only protect ourselves against criminals but, someday protect ourselves against the government. Kates also believes that registration on handguns will eventually lead to the confiscation of handguns. The thought of confiscation on handguns seem highly improbable but possible. He thinks that registration wont decrease the crime rate and that itll have a negative effect. Registration diverts resources that otherwise might be utilized for some effective purpose. Its a known fact that handguns are used in more domestic shootings and causes of deaths than criminal and accidental. The registration of a handgun will not affect the amount of domestic deaths. Even with a registered gun, a child can find it in a home and accidentally shot upon a family member. The banning of handguns is a mor ...