The Futility of Gun Control As gun violence reached an all time high in the world, there has been an ongoing debate over gun control. Gun control is the idea proposed to increase laws and restrictions which will hopefully lead to a decrease in gun violence in the U.S. The opposing viewpoint, claims that gun control is unconstitutional and that firearms benefit society. This issue has now been very controversial as the recent tragic shootings have brought more attention to the situation. The U.S.A’s solution to this urgent issue is to place harsh laws in an attempt to lower gun violence. Yet again, this leads to another social divide with conflicting viewpoints that make the laws even more controversial. Gun control is a promising idea, but has been proven to be inefficient, unconstitutional and
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Gun control laws are ineffective and do not assuage the gun violence in America. Recently gun control laws have been proposed to help combat the gun violence spike in the U.S, but these efforts seem to be futile. According to Brian Wilson in his article The Unrealistic Goals of Gun Control, “In 1996, the University of Chicago’s John Lott studied 15 years of FBI statistics and concluded that relaxed gun laws led to a decline in crime” (2). This demonstrates that the possibility of laws restricting gun ownership is irrational and illogical. Research also shows that “every year roughly 45% of U.S. firearms licensees are believed to rely on Mexican trade for their survival, while to the north, Canada estimates that 50% of the guns used in crime in Ottawa were smuggled across the border” (Overtan 1). The gun law system is completely exploited as criminals have the capability to smuggle firearms across borders onto American soil. This deems that gun control laws are inefficient and do not approach the issue correctly. The gun industry is no exception to the supply and demand effect. The main premise is that when a demand decreases,
Gun control laws are ineffective and do not assuage the gun violence in America. Recently gun control laws have been proposed to help combat the gun violence spike in the U.S, but these efforts seem to be futile. According to Brian Wilson in his article The Unrealistic Goals of Gun Control, “In 1996, the University of Chicago’s John Lott studied 15 years of FBI statistics and concluded that relaxed gun laws led to a decline in crime” (2). This demonstrates that the possibility of laws restricting gun ownership is irrational and illogical. Research also shows that “every year roughly 45% of U.S. firearms licensees are believed to rely on Mexican trade for their survival, while to the north, Canada estimates that 50% of the guns used in crime in Ottawa were smuggled across the border” (Overtan 1). The gun law system is completely exploited as criminals have the capability to smuggle firearms across borders onto American soil. This deems that gun control laws are inefficient and do not approach the issue correctly. The gun industry is no exception to the supply and demand effect. The main premise is that when a demand decreases,