How To Reduce Gun Ownership In America

Gun ownership in America is granted by the second amendment of the Constitution which allows Americans to cherish the right to bear arms. Americans enjoy their Constitutional right with having one of the largest gun ownerships in the world. It is estimated that 31% of households have some type of firearm present (Smith and Sun 3). Although, the percentage of households with firearms has decreased from 51.1%, there is still too much gun violence (Smith and Sun 3). There are about 32,000 gun related deaths every year in which 19,000 of them are suicides and an additional 74,000 people are injured (Swanson, McGinity, Fazel, and Mays 366). Ways to reduce gun violence is imperative to keep the population safe. Increasing background checks, increasing police efforts by focused deterrence, and increasing psychological screenings are …show more content…
The authors explain, “The authorities could disrupt street drug activity, focus police attention on low-level street crimes such as trespassing and public drinking. . .” (Braga and Weisburd 69). Law enforcement will now focus their attention on petty crimes which were overlooked in the past. This will cause great inconvenience within the gang community which will eventually lead to positive results. According to The Effects of “Pulling Levers” Focused Deterrence Strategies on Crime, “Controlling for the other covariates, the evaluation reported that Ceasefire was associated with a 63 percent reduction in the monthly count of youth homicides, a 25 percent reduction in the monthly count of citywide gun assault incidents, a 32 percent reduction in the monthly count of citywide shots fired calls for service, and a 44 percent reduction in the monthly count of youth gun assaults in selected high-risk district” (Braga and Weisburd