Introduce the issue and state your claim: Gun violence has been an issue in America since the invention of the weapon. Of course, there is a general consensus in politics that gun violence must be reduced, but the conflict originates as to whether it should be stricter regulations on the purchase and licensing of guns by doing background checks and other hurdles. However, crime has always found a way to break the rules. That is why it is called crime. The phrase, “Never bring a knife to a gun fight,” is not just a saying. So, if criminals are able to continue to obtain guns and use them with criminal intent, the law-abiding citizens have a right to defend themselves through appropriate defense.

Present series of criterion-match arguments: The 2nd Amendment allows us to own weapons to defend ourselves against a tyrannical government. A person should have the right to fight against someone who goes beyond the laws.

Respond to possible objections to your argument: People will always abuse their rights, so taking the right away from everyone will only harm the ones who valued their rights. Some will say that strict gun control has benefitted other countries, but the gun culture in America is too large for it to suddenly disappear.

Conclude: There will always be guns in America, regardless of the regulations. The best way to prevent gun violence is for the individual to protect himself/herself, not the government trying to prevent each small incident of gun violence by taking away someone’s defense.