People have been questioning gun control for a long time. Many people wonder whether anyone, other than those who enlist in law enforcement, should be allowed to carry guns. Benjamin Franklin once said, “Those who can give up essential liberty to gain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety” (Wright 4). Franklin understood that taking guns away from law-abiding citizens would not support their freedom. Some people who support gun control say many violent crimes involve firearms. Others believe that a child could find the gun and something bad could happen to him or others if the gun is not stored safely. Those who oppose gun control might say that there is a huge psychological gap between citizens who shoot to protect themselves or their property and those who go to schools and shoot others. Criminals will always find a way around gun control laws and will be able to obtain and use guns illegally. The Second Amendment protects gun rights for individual citizens. Reasonable gun control laws and educational measures can be adopted to protect the majority of U.S. citizens. Gun control not only takes guns away from criminals, but it also prevents law-abiding citizens from protecting themselves and their families when necessary. Those who support gun control usually state weapons are among the most violent crimes. However, this is not always true. While it's true that restricting gun ownership with laws might prevent people from owning them, it doesn't stop people from illegally possessing or using guns. Those who carry guns legally are not the problem. According to Mark Gius, author of “Gun Ownership and the Gun Control Index”, “…only about 25% of total violent crimes are committed by a person using a gun, no deductions… middle of the paper… ... . can be put in place so that gun control does not prevent law-abiding citizens from keeping guns on their property or person and from protecting themselves or others when necessary. Works Cited Gius, Mark. “Gun Ownership and the Gun Control Index.” Atlantic Economic Journal 36.4 (2008): 497-98. Print."Home is where the gun is." New Scientist 212.2835 (2011): 6. Academic research completed. Network. November 22, 2013.Jacobs, James B. and Kimberly A. Potter. "Keeping Guns Out of the 'Wrong' Hands: The Brady Law and the Limits of Regulation." The Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology 86.1 (1995): 93-120. Print.Trotter, Gayle S. "Independent Women's Forum." Congressional Digest March 2013: 25-31. Print.Wright, Stephen E. “Gun Control Laws Won't Save Lives.” Guns and crime. Ed. Cristina Watkins. Detroit: Greenhaven Press, 2012. Opposing Views in Context. Network. November 22. 2013.