Gun Control and its impact on society.
In the United States and abroad there is a controversy surrounding guns and laws to control
the spread of all firearms throughout the civilian population of the world. Firearms are one of the
tools used to carry out much of the violent crime in America, however according to murder rate
here and around the globe guns are just one of the many tools used in violent crime.
In the United Kingdom the government has imposed a ban on all commercial and private
firearms. The incident that sparked this reform was the “Dunblane Massacre”, in which a man
named Thomas Hamilton shot 16 children ages 6 and younger, and a teacher before committing
suicide. However not all violet crimes are committed …show more content…
Martial law would have to be imposed in some large cities,
especially in Texas. Texas might actually make good on its common threat to secede, since it
does retain a provision in its state constitution which permits this .There would be civil war, but
with much deadlier weapons. The war would probably not be fought in as open a form as the
previous Civil War, but those who refuse to relinquish their firearms would engage in guerrilla
warfare and splinter cell terrorism. None of this is to say that the US military, if loyal to the
ban, could not put down such rebellion to it, but the consequences would be horrific and long-
Chicago actually passed similar legislation to limit the spread of guns already, “From this
perspective, it is difficult to fathom the logic of enacting newer, stricter gun laws on an already
lawful society. Most of us obey such laws. Sale of guns is forbidden within the city limits of
Chicago, an ordinance that went into effect in 2010. For the year 2013, the city’s murder count is
374. There were 432 in 2010 and 500 in 2012. The FBI has named Chicago the nation’s
In the United States and abroad there is a controversy surrounding guns and laws to control
the spread of all firearms throughout the civilian population of the world. Firearms are one of the
tools used to carry out much of the violent crime in America, however according to murder rate
here and around the globe guns are just one of the many tools used in violent crime.
In the United Kingdom the government has imposed a ban on all commercial and private
firearms. The incident that sparked this reform was the “Dunblane Massacre”, in which a man
named Thomas Hamilton shot 16 children ages 6 and younger, and a teacher before committing
suicide. However not all violet crimes are committed …show more content…
Martial law would have to be imposed in some large cities,
especially in Texas. Texas might actually make good on its common threat to secede, since it
does retain a provision in its state constitution which permits this .There would be civil war, but
with much deadlier weapons. The war would probably not be fought in as open a form as the
previous Civil War, but those who refuse to relinquish their firearms would engage in guerrilla
warfare and splinter cell terrorism. None of this is to say that the US military, if loyal to the
ban, could not put down such rebellion to it, but the consequences would be horrific and long-
Chicago actually passed similar legislation to limit the spread of guns already, “From this
perspective, it is difficult to fathom the logic of enacting newer, stricter gun laws on an already
lawful society. Most of us obey such laws. Sale of guns is forbidden within the city limits of
Chicago, an ordinance that went into effect in 2010. For the year 2013, the city’s murder count is
374. There were 432 in 2010 and 500 in 2012. The FBI has named Chicago the nation’s