During a Friday night, people have different ways of enjoying their time. While some people are playing computer games, some are busy reading their favorite novels, and some are chatting with their families or friends, suddenly, there is sound of gunshot. When hearing the sound, people close the door immediately and find a safe place to hide themselves. During that scary situation, some people may think they should have bought a gun, which can be used to protect themselves, and some of the people may oppositely blame the government for permitting gun ownership which causes danger to people. That situation happens quite often in some areas in America, so there is a question comes up, should ordinary citizens be permitted to own guns? It is imperative that the federal government completely prohibit gun ownership because of the difficulty in controlling guns purchasing and the higher risk of suicide. One of the most important reasons that citizens should not be allowed to own guns is the difficulty in controlling gun purchasing. To begin with, it is too difficult to judge who should be given the gun ownership. First, a background check is the only thing that can be done to decide who can buy guns, but it is not quite effective for extremely dangerous criminals. Some criminals are lucky and have never been caught, so there is no crime record appears in their record. Also, some people never commit a crime, but they just have plans to murder someone. These people can easily pass the background checks to get guns and start their illegal missions. In addition to difficulty in controlling gun sales, the government cannot control guns in citizens’ houses. To start with, some people are not quite organized and usually keep their items messily. They often lose their keys, phones, tablets or bags. If they own guns, they may forget where they leave the guns as well. Besides that, guns can be stolen anytime. While in need of guns, criminals may make a list of houses, where there are guns; then, they can break into those houses and steal the guns. Also, sometimes, the stealers are their children, who frequently have fights. A f