Les droits des armes à feu sont accordés par le deuxième amendement en Amérique (document en anglais)

Gun rights are granted by the Second Amendment in America, which reads: "A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed." After the tragedy of Newtown Connecticut on the 14 of december Barack Obama announced to want " to make all the possible efforts to fight against such tragedies ". The debate about gun control is relaunched.

"Guns don’t kill people – people kill people". This is the slogan of the National Rifle Association of America, the most powerfull gun lobby. The argument here is that sociological factors are more important than the availability of weapons in determining gun violence and deaths in societies.

Citizen gun ownership acts as a deterrent against criminals If criminal fears that their potential victims possess guns and can harm or kill them, they will be less likely to commit crimes and take the risks.

Gun restrictions and bans disadvantage citizens against armed criminals. Gun laws restrict the ability of law-abiding citizens to carry guns and defend themselves, but they do not restrict the ability of unlawful determined criminals to acquire guns in the black market and use them against defenseless citizens.

Reducing the prevalence of guns reduces crime The criminals would have greater difficulty in obtaining such weapons if firearms were generally less prevalent in society. The world would be safer with fewer guns

Registered guns can be often be accessed by non-registered individuals.

Adam Lanza took one of his mother's gun to commit the most bloody shooting of the United States by killing 27 people among whom 20 children between 5 and 8 years old the 14 of december in Connecticut in a primary school. People with psychological issues as Lanza can be really dangereous if they are surounded by firearmes.

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