Although gun control laws may appear to lower gun related crimes, it tends to do more harm than good, such as increasing rates of other violent crimes; that “gun free zones” tend not to prevent gun crime, and historically, gun control being used as tool for tyranny and oppression around the world. What gun control has been shown to cause in America is to increase the rates of violent crimes. Violent crimes increase after the passage of laws meant to hinder the law-abiding citizens’ options for self-defense because criminals know they are less likely to get injured or killed in the commission of their crimes by their chosen victims. A study performed in 2007 by two Harvard criminologists studying gun control laws in America and Europe found
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One common counter-argument that some people will push is that America and its laws should become more like the United Kingdom, Australia, and other countries with similar laws regarding guns or gun control. Just using this as an argument is an issue, because it completely ignores major differences between America and places like the UK and Australia. The UK and Australia are both island countries, which makes it significantly harder to smuggle illegal items and contraband there then in the US, which is connected to Central and South America, as well as Canada. While gun crime in the United Kingdom appears to be low, violent crimes involving knives and other items have risen to the point that some doctors are calling for a knife ban in the UK. (Citation – …show more content…
It’s also been shown that “gun-free zones” do not stop or prevent gun-related crime, and sometimes, even attracts crime to these arbitrary zones. As it’s been said, history tends to repeat itself, which is shown by multiple cases throughout time of tyrannical regimes or governments attacking its citizens and their rights as humans to have the ability to defend themselves. These and many other reasons are why gun control won’t work in
One common counter-argument that some people will push is that America and its laws should become more like the United Kingdom, Australia, and other countries with similar laws regarding guns or gun control. Just using this as an argument is an issue, because it completely ignores major differences between America and places like the UK and Australia. The UK and Australia are both island countries, which makes it significantly harder to smuggle illegal items and contraband there then in the US, which is connected to Central and South America, as well as Canada. While gun crime in the United Kingdom appears to be low, violent crimes involving knives and other items have risen to the point that some doctors are calling for a knife ban in the UK. (Citation – …show more content…
It’s also been shown that “gun-free zones” do not stop or prevent gun-related crime, and sometimes, even attracts crime to these arbitrary zones. As it’s been said, history tends to repeat itself, which is shown by multiple cases throughout time of tyrannical regimes or governments attacking its citizens and their rights as humans to have the ability to defend themselves. These and many other reasons are why gun control won’t work in