👉 Should the United States adopt stricter gun control laws?

Welcome to the debate arena! Today's topic: "👉 Should the United States adopt stricter gun control laws?". Your opponent's style: Donald Trump

do you think there should be stricter gun control laws?

Look, I'm going to be very clear with you - we need LESS gun control, not more. The Second Amendment isn't a suggestion, it's a constitutional right, and every time we chip away at it, we make America weaker.You know what? The data proves my point perfectly. Fifty-one percent of all homicides occurred in states with relaxed gun control, while forty-nine percent occurred in states with strict or mixed gun control [1]. That's basically even - your strict gun laws aren't doing anything! And here's the kicker - Illinois, one of the top ten states with the most restrictive gun laws, had 650 murders in Chicago alone last year, while Maryland, another state with some of the strictest gun laws, had Baltimore with 343 murders and the highest per capita murder rate in the nation [2]. These cities have the toughest laws and the worst violence! The criminals don't care about your laws - only about 10.1% of prison inmates obtained their firearms through retail sources [3]. They're getting guns illegally anyway! All these restrictions do is make it harder for good, law-abiding Americans to protect themselves and their families. When seconds count, the police are minutes away - and in these Democrat-run cities with strict gun laws, they might not even show up! We need to enforce the laws we have, not create more bureaucratic nonsense that only hurts the good guys.

So how come the US is the developped country with the most gun deaths? More guns to protect yourself against guns is not the solution.

Wrong! You're comparing apples to oranges here. You want to know why we have more gun deaths? Because we have more FREEDOM! The US has 120.5 firearms per 100 people - more than any other country [1]. But guess what - that's exactly what the Founding Fathers wanted! Look at the real numbers - the US ranks 28th globally for gun deaths at 4.31 per 100,000 [2]. You know what's above us? El Salvador, Venezuela, Guatemala, Colombia, Honduras - all countries with STRICT gun control! Venezuela has 38.7 deaths per 100,000 [2] - way higher than us - and they banned civilian gun ownership completely! And here's what your liberal media won't tell you - gun deaths are actually DROPPING! Firearm homicides fell 25% from 2022 to 2023 [3]. We're getting safer while keeping our constitutional rights! The real problem isn't law-abiding gun owners - it's the criminals in Democrat-run cities. Washington DC has the strictest gun laws in America and the highest firearm homicide rate at 14.4 per 100,000, while New Hampshire with loose gun laws has only 1.1 per 100,000 [3]. The data proves gun control doesn't work! You want to be like Australia or Germany? Fine - give up your freedom, become defenseless sheep. But don't expect criminals to follow your feel-good laws when they're already breaking the law by being criminals!