As this year’s disturbing presidential race unfolds, one of the issues that has been brought up—the cause of multiple deaths of civilians and police officers—is that of gun possession. The Democratic, pseudo-progressive view is pro-gun control, while the Trumpian view supports deregulation and is aligned with the views of the NRA. Both sides invoke academic studies to support in their respective attempts to support and promote their views.
There are several, contradicting, studies on the issue. According to The Washington Post, “The United States has the highest gun ownership rate in the world and the highest per capita rate of firearm-related murders of all developed countries.” A study carried out by Harvard Law School concludes that there …show more content…
The key steps of such a solution are recognizing what creates the problem, explaining the apparent “need” for gun use by such a large number of Americans, and most importantly comprehending and embracing passive defenses to gun possession. A passive defense plan entails abolishing gun ownership, while aiming to reduce the guns possessed by individuals at the moment. Although such a course might at first seem non-rational, given the enormous amount of 88.8 guns possessed by every 100 people, it could prove to be the toughest, most effective way to combat the …show more content…
At the same time, it should replace mass education, focusing on each individual’s problems and characteristics. There should be mechanisms to identify and combat mental illnesses at an early age incorporated in such an educational system, thus providing people who have mental illnesses with safe, hospitable environments. Concurrently, we should target areas of concentrated poverty where the cycle of rotting in an endless environment of no opportunity repeatedly brings people to their limits, hence the high homicide rates. Although the individuals share significant responsibility for their actions, it is the described environment that creates these tendencies, as survival instincts, naturally, replace what we know as rational thought
There are several, contradicting, studies on the issue. According to The Washington Post, “The United States has the highest gun ownership rate in the world and the highest per capita rate of firearm-related murders of all developed countries.” A study carried out by Harvard Law School concludes that there …show more content…
The key steps of such a solution are recognizing what creates the problem, explaining the apparent “need” for gun use by such a large number of Americans, and most importantly comprehending and embracing passive defenses to gun possession. A passive defense plan entails abolishing gun ownership, while aiming to reduce the guns possessed by individuals at the moment. Although such a course might at first seem non-rational, given the enormous amount of 88.8 guns possessed by every 100 people, it could prove to be the toughest, most effective way to combat the …show more content…
At the same time, it should replace mass education, focusing on each individual’s problems and characteristics. There should be mechanisms to identify and combat mental illnesses at an early age incorporated in such an educational system, thus providing people who have mental illnesses with safe, hospitable environments. Concurrently, we should target areas of concentrated poverty where the cycle of rotting in an endless environment of no opportunity repeatedly brings people to their limits, hence the high homicide rates. Although the individuals share significant responsibility for their actions, it is the described environment that creates these tendencies, as survival instincts, naturally, replace what we know as rational thought