The idea of gun control and regulation is becoming more and more popular throughout the U.S., although it still brings resistance by a lot of people. This country's freedom was won over through bloody wars with the same guns that protect us. Guns are portrayed throughout television, movies, and video games. The role guns play in our society is a highly controversial debate. Guns are a symbol of power, control, authority, and dominance and can be associated with defense. There are both avid supporters of the 2nd amendment guaranteeing American citizens the right to keep arms, and on the other hand there are people who strongly disagree with the widespread use and availability of guns to youth and criminals. Those in favor of open use of gun are often motivated by the 2nd Amendment, and the right they claim to hunt, protect the home, or for defense against potential militias or government overthrow which is highly unlikely in the U.S. The motive behind proponents of gun control on the other hand, is to restrict accessibility to guns to prevent violence in our society. My position ultimately, with relevance to my selected topic of this essay (Gun Control), is neither an attempt to convince or persuade anyone to use guns nor to restrict them. From here however, let me tell you, being a student, guns play a role of total non-importance in my life, and therefore I have sought out a reasoning that has led me to favor a world I and my family lives in with no guns altogether. This may sound rather idealistic or radical, but it is necessary considering my reasoning. Our world is in need of a profound, collective reformation where violence and guns are concerned particularly in United States. Firstly, the reach of gun violence is sort of beyond imagination, primarily in the U.S. among all other industrial nations. Next to automobile fatality, gun violence is the second leading cause of death by injury in the U.S. It should become first by t...