This is the sound that is heard at 1:40 am on the West Side of Chicago as another innocent victim killed. Kentrell Thompson sat in his car at a gas station when someone fired several shots at his vehicle (WFLD). Thompson suffered from a gunshot wound to the head and was pronounced dead at 2:29 am (WFLD). This is becoming progressively common in the City of Chicago. The first twenty-two days of 2017 at least 40 people had been murdered (dnainfo.com). Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson says, “The police force is doing their part” and reiterates a call for harsher sentences for criminals (dnainfo.com). President Donald Trump states, “He’ll send in Feds, if Chicago does not fix the horrible carnage going on” (CNN.com). Some citizens
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Author John R. Lott, Jr. of More Guns, Less Crime: Understanding Crime and Gun Control indicated in an interview, “States with the largest increases in gun ownership also have the largest drops in violent crimes.” Some of these states include, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, South Dakota, and Tennessee. Lott argues that concealed handgun laws reduce violent crimes because criminals are uncertain which potential victims can defend themselves (http://www.press.uchicago.edu). Lott argues that concealed handgun laws reduce violent crimes because criminals are uncertain which potential victims can defend themselves (http://www.press.uchicago.edu). Lott alleges that victims who have weapons are in a much better position to defend themselves. He also claims that high crime in urban areas and neighborhoods with large minority populations have a great reduction in violent crime when citizens are legally allowed to carry concealed handguns …show more content…
In 2007, the Virginia Tech massacre killed 32 victims. In 2012, Sandy Hook shooting killed 27 victims. In 2012, the Orlando attack was the deadliest shooting in United States history killed 49 victims (CNN.com). There are more mass shootings in the United States than any other country in the world (CNN.com). For Chicago residents, these numbers are no longer shocking. As stated earlier, Chicago had 40 homicides during the first twenty-two days of January. Regardless gun control laws will not prevent criminals from obtaining guns or breaking laws. Instead of placing more restrictions on guns and lawful gun owners, we should be enforcing harsher sentences on criminals. According to the May 2013, Bureau of Justice Statistics report, 27.4% of state prison inmates who “used, carried, or possessed a firearm when they committed the crime for which they were serving a prison sentence” obtained the gun from a family member or friend (procon.org). Despite Chicago’s ban on gun shops, shooting ranges, assault weapons, and high capacity magazines in 2014, Chicago still had 2,089 shootings; victims included at least 390 murders (procon.org). Bans are not helping and police cannot be everywhere. Yet, Chicago residents need the ability to help themselves. The Second Amendment gives them the right. Experts support executing conceal
Author John R. Lott, Jr. of More Guns, Less Crime: Understanding Crime and Gun Control indicated in an interview, “States with the largest increases in gun ownership also have the largest drops in violent crimes.” Some of these states include, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, South Dakota, and Tennessee. Lott argues that concealed handgun laws reduce violent crimes because criminals are uncertain which potential victims can defend themselves (http://www.press.uchicago.edu). Lott argues that concealed handgun laws reduce violent crimes because criminals are uncertain which potential victims can defend themselves (http://www.press.uchicago.edu). Lott alleges that victims who have weapons are in a much better position to defend themselves. He also claims that high crime in urban areas and neighborhoods with large minority populations have a great reduction in violent crime when citizens are legally allowed to carry concealed handguns …show more content…
In 2007, the Virginia Tech massacre killed 32 victims. In 2012, Sandy Hook shooting killed 27 victims. In 2012, the Orlando attack was the deadliest shooting in United States history killed 49 victims (CNN.com). There are more mass shootings in the United States than any other country in the world (CNN.com). For Chicago residents, these numbers are no longer shocking. As stated earlier, Chicago had 40 homicides during the first twenty-two days of January. Regardless gun control laws will not prevent criminals from obtaining guns or breaking laws. Instead of placing more restrictions on guns and lawful gun owners, we should be enforcing harsher sentences on criminals. According to the May 2013, Bureau of Justice Statistics report, 27.4% of state prison inmates who “used, carried, or possessed a firearm when they committed the crime for which they were serving a prison sentence” obtained the gun from a family member or friend (procon.org). Despite Chicago’s ban on gun shops, shooting ranges, assault weapons, and high capacity magazines in 2014, Chicago still had 2,089 shootings; victims included at least 390 murders (procon.org). Bans are not helping and police cannot be everywhere. Yet, Chicago residents need the ability to help themselves. The Second Amendment gives them the right. Experts support executing conceal