Gun Control Will Increase Violent Crimes

The fact of violent crimes in the U.S. Is not often contested and everyone would agree we should work to lower these numbers. One hotly debated method for doing this is though controlling access to firearms. Many believe limiting access to firearms through gun control reduces violent gun crime by making guns harder to get a hold of them. Suggested methods for doing this include weapon specific bans, increased background check laws, licensing and registrations laws, and increased enforcement of federal firearms license (FFL) regulations. In many of the arguments for decreasing access the conversation is personalized and emotionalized by including specific victims and how the violent actor should not have been permitted to possess a firearm. Much of the conversation also use vague and frightening terms such as “High-Powered rifles” and “Military style weapons”. In much of this an emphasis is placed on “the need” for such weapons, insinuating a lack of need is equal to a lack of value. Conversely, others argue that increasing access to firearms would actually decrease violent gun crime by ensuring good citizens are capable of protecting themselves and those around them. The uncertainty of who may have a gun …show more content…
Members of society often fear the increased dangers when unsafe people, criminals, or mentally unstable persons have access to guns. With increased laws and penalty dangerous people who may commit a violent crime can be picked up and held longer; Without such laws, dangerous people maybe permitted to have easy access to weapons. Proponents for stricter gun laws often claim that there are high cost of gun violence that is put on the backs of tax payers. Cost include court cost, prison cost, medical cost, police and ems as well as lost productivity (equating to lost tax revenue in turn) just to name a few