How Does Gun Control Deter Crime

The safety of the public is not in the hands of the gun itself, but in those intentionally misusing them. Over the last decade, crime has been on the rise thanks to increase in drug trade and the lack of regulations on the gun owners themselves. Many believe that if we stop giving the public, as a whole, the option to purchase firearms that gun violence will decrease over time. Taking guns away from our citizens is not the answer.Gun control does not deter crime: gun ownership deters crime. A recent ban on Assault weapons did not significantly affect murder rates at the state level. States with restrictions on carrying concealed weapons had higher gun-related homicides. Yet, gun ownership in the United States doubled in the last decade, the murder rate has decreased. The government should not intensify the law to obtain and purchase guns, in order to preserve the second amendment in our constitution. The second amendment states, "A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people …show more content…
In many public places, including most schools, there is a picture of a no gun zone sticker on the front door. They are helpful to those entering that it is a gun free zone and have nothing to worry about. However, the signs are unable to stop someone from walking passed the signs and continue to open fire and make another headline massacre. The only way to stop the chaos is to put fear in the killer himself. As I stated earlier, someone willing to kill that many people is not afraid of dying; They are afraid of not doing enough harm before being killed. The no gun signs are a welcome mat for most mass murders because they know that those inside are vulnerable to anything brought in. If there are no signs in the window at all, it may make them think about whether or not the building has armed civilians ready to fight