Question

If you are writing an essay in favor of gun control, which is a counterargument you might anticipate? People, not guns, are violent. Too many guns are in circulation. Gun violence is a serious problem.

Answer 1

I've been in many gun control arguments. A) "People, not guns, are violent" is the one I most anticipate, right ahead of "We need guns or else only bad people will have them" and "BUT MUH SECERND AMERNDMENT"

Answer 2

People, not guns, are violent.

Step-by-step explanation:

If you are the person writing an essay in favor of gun control, then you must likely believe that guns are unnecessary, that there are too many in circulation or that they can be the cause of great tragedies. A counterargument would have to convey the opposite idea. Therefore, an argument that states that people, not guns, cause violence would support the idea of gun control being unnecessary.