INTRODUCTION

In the United States of America, people have a culture around firearms and how individuals choose to use them. This culture involves attitudes, practices, and beliefs. The United States Constitution’s Second Amendment provides constitutional safeguards for gun ownership throughout the country. Firearms are used for hunting, recreation, and self-defense.

It is very easy for citizens to own guns in the United States; gun ownership in the United States is legally protected by the Second Amendment to the United States Constitution. As we all know, “great power comes great responsibility,” and all the problems begin from here.

GUNS WHICH ARE READILY ACCESSIBLE FOR CITIZEN

In the United States, people are legally allowed to own many types of firearms, but federal, state and local laws apply. Here are some examples of specific models and types that are commonly legal:

 

 

HANDGUNS

1. Glock 19: A popular 9mm semi-automatic pistol.
2. Smith & Wesson M&P Shield: A compact, versatile semi-automatic pistol.
3. Colt 1911: A classic. 45 ACP semi-automatic pistol.
4. Sig Sauer P320: A modular and customizable semi-automatic pistol.
5. Ruger LCP: A small : means something is relatively small in size or amount.
   A small is a directive that gives information on the size of an object More meanings of the word ‘small’ : Physically small, limited in extent and quantity, and not as much as is needed or desired. 380 ACP pistol is widely used for concealed carry.

 

 

 

RIFELS

1. AR-15: A very popular semi-automatic rifle that has different makers such as Bushmaster, Daniel Defense, and Ruger, among others.
2. Remington 700: A bolt-action rifle that is widely used for hunting as well as target shooting.
3. Beretta 92: Another handgun commonly used for police and military purposes, this is actually not—it is actually a submachine gun.
   Ronald Romeo III: A popular bolt-action hunting rifle.
4. Ruger 10/22: A semi-automatic rim fire rifle. 223 pistol, mainly used in target practice and small game hunting.

 

 

 

SHOTGUNS

1. M4: A Benelli semi-automatic shotgun mostly utilized in tactical courses.
2. Remington 870: Also known as Remington pump-action shotguns, more so in hunting and self-defense at home.
3. Mossberg 590: Another accurate pump-action shotgun that is also famous due to the sturdiness of the firearm.
4. Winchester SXP: A versatile shotgun type in particular is referred to as the pump-action shotgun.

 

 

 

CURRENT INCIDENT THAT TOOK PLACE IN AMERICA

Recently, America’s former President Donald Trump was a victim of a field gunshot assassination attempt.

A 20-year-old attempts to assassinate Donald Trump at Pennsylvania rally, but police spotted the attackers before he fires shots, according to a report by Associated Press “ A cop climbed on the roof where the attacker was crawling, but retreated after the  gunman pointed his rifle at him.” Even though the gunman failed to make the mark, Trump narrowly escaped with an injured ear. The gunman identified as Thomas Matthew Crooks.

HISTORY OF POLITICAL VICTIMS ASSASSINATION INCIDENTS

This is not the first time this reprehensible incident happened in United States. It has a long black history.

Names of the political Victims who were killed.

• Andrew Jackson (January 30, 1835, shot by Richard Lawrence)
• Abraham Lincoln (1865, shot by John Wikes)
• James A. Garfield (1881, shot by Charles J Guiteau)
• William McKinley (1901, shot by Leon Czolgosz)
• John F. Kennedy (1963, shot by Lee Harvey Oswald)

Names of the political victims who were injured.

• Franklin D. Roosevelt (1933, attempt by Giuseppe Zangara )
• John F. Kennedy (1963, shot by Lee Oswald )
• Ronald Reagan (1981, shot Vernon Pressey and John Hinckley, Jr. ). Mining engineer and Democratic politician,
• Leonidas C. Houk shot Benjamin Harrison in 1882, and another Democratic gunman,
• John Schrank shot Theodore Roosevelt in 1912.
• Donald Trump: Serial imagery, 2024, photograph by Thomas Matthew Crooks. The most important question we should ask ourselves is: What role does gun usage for self-defense play to civilians? Is it very important? Did we not have enough of police and armed forces to protect ourselves as citizens?