Gun violence is a hot controversial issue in the US; the Democratic Liberals want stricter gun control laws while the gun raising NRA members want their rights protected. These two groups have polar opposite views on solving gun violence. Liberals want to remove guns in total while the NRA wants to arm more rightful Americans for defense. Both groups have some good ideas, but the general public needs to understand that the answer isn’t less guns. Being an avid trap shooter and hunter myself, I do appreciate having the right to bear arms. The answer isn’t to eliminate the guns but educate the population using them. Every gun owner should be required to take some sort of basic firearm training course. The simple steps that everybody goes through
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It’s a statistic that has been proven since the 80’s. Romesh Ratnesar, a writer for Time Magazine, analyzes the book More Guns, Less Crime: Understanding Crime and Gun Control Laws by John R. Lott, Jr. showing the crime rates from 1977 to 1992. In this span of time, Lott shows how in ten states that passed right-to-carry laws, murder, rape, and aggravated assault went down on average of seven percent. While in the rest of the country without right-to-carry, murders went up 24%, rapes 71%, and a assaults doubled (Ratnesar). The reasoning behind this evidence is that criminals have a harder time choosing victims that could potentially be carrying firepower. These statistics may seem outdated, but they haven’t changed; in 2014 Illinois became the 50th state to allow concealed carry. According to the Chicago PD, after six months of concealed rights allowed, burglary and motor vehicle theft were down 20% and 26% from the previous year. The homicide rate also dropped hitting a 56 year low in the first quarter of the year (Investor 's Business, Daily). Yes, of course not everybody can acquire one of these permits, as some states require multiple hours of training and a hefty price tag ranging anywhere from ten to $1,000
It’s a statistic that has been proven since the 80’s. Romesh Ratnesar, a writer for Time Magazine, analyzes the book More Guns, Less Crime: Understanding Crime and Gun Control Laws by John R. Lott, Jr. showing the crime rates from 1977 to 1992. In this span of time, Lott shows how in ten states that passed right-to-carry laws, murder, rape, and aggravated assault went down on average of seven percent. While in the rest of the country without right-to-carry, murders went up 24%, rapes 71%, and a assaults doubled (Ratnesar). The reasoning behind this evidence is that criminals have a harder time choosing victims that could potentially be carrying firepower. These statistics may seem outdated, but they haven’t changed; in 2014 Illinois became the 50th state to allow concealed carry. According to the Chicago PD, after six months of concealed rights allowed, burglary and motor vehicle theft were down 20% and 26% from the previous year. The homicide rate also dropped hitting a 56 year low in the first quarter of the year (Investor 's Business, Daily). Yes, of course not everybody can acquire one of these permits, as some states require multiple hours of training and a hefty price tag ranging anywhere from ten to $1,000