“The answer to crime is not gun control, it is law enforcement and self-control”-Alan Keyes. Many people have come to believe that gun control is the solution to all the firearm crimes in America, but haven’t been able to clearly see how its consequences are far worse than what it’s trying to solve. Many people have taken a side on whether it is beneficial and three columnists, in particular, Gail Collins, Nicholas Kristof, and Charles M. Blow, all have stated their opinions on the topic at hand. The reason for gun control is to regulate the manufacture, sale, transfer, possession, modification, or use of firearms by civilians, but there has been no solid data proving that it is effective in the reduction in crimes caused by firearms, therefore
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For instance, take knives as an example. It has been claimed that some in ways knives are more dangerous than guns. They can be considered deadlier and according to FBI fatality stats “from officers killed in a fight, 10% of those who were shot died from their wounds. But 30% of those who were attacked with a knife were killed as a result of being cut and stabbed”(“18 Little Known Facts”). They don’t have a line of fire, meaning a gun can only kill you if you’re in the direct path of the bullet, while knives can do lethal damage from any angle and they don’t miss the intended person depending on who wields it. Moreover, they don’t run out of ammo, “in a close quarters attack, you could be stabbed 3-5 times in a single second. A handgun is only going to give you about 15 rounds or so (on the high end)” (“18 Little Known Facts”). Unless someone is at a safe distance to have time to reload or behind cover, they won't have time to reload and keep shooting. Considering that it may take “several rounds to finally stop an attacker, you may find your clip empty and still facing an enraged thug with a knife that’s not running out of metal” (“18 Little Known Facts”). Considering they can be used by small, untrained children who has the foundation of cutting built into their natural abilities, knives take no skill to use. On the other hand, it takes lots of training to become an expert with a firearm, while anyone with a pointy piece of metal can wield a blade like a master with even the crudest of movements. Also, they give little warning. Not only can knives be concealed and drawn easier than a firearm, but they’re silent killers. When a gun is fired, you know you’re in a gunfight. However, “many victims of a knife attack claim they didn’t even know they were being stabbed until it was too late” (“18 Little Known
For instance, take knives as an example. It has been claimed that some in ways knives are more dangerous than guns. They can be considered deadlier and according to FBI fatality stats “from officers killed in a fight, 10% of those who were shot died from their wounds. But 30% of those who were attacked with a knife were killed as a result of being cut and stabbed”(“18 Little Known Facts”). They don’t have a line of fire, meaning a gun can only kill you if you’re in the direct path of the bullet, while knives can do lethal damage from any angle and they don’t miss the intended person depending on who wields it. Moreover, they don’t run out of ammo, “in a close quarters attack, you could be stabbed 3-5 times in a single second. A handgun is only going to give you about 15 rounds or so (on the high end)” (“18 Little Known Facts”). Unless someone is at a safe distance to have time to reload or behind cover, they won't have time to reload and keep shooting. Considering that it may take “several rounds to finally stop an attacker, you may find your clip empty and still facing an enraged thug with a knife that’s not running out of metal” (“18 Little Known Facts”). Considering they can be used by small, untrained children who has the foundation of cutting built into their natural abilities, knives take no skill to use. On the other hand, it takes lots of training to become an expert with a firearm, while anyone with a pointy piece of metal can wield a blade like a master with even the crudest of movements. Also, they give little warning. Not only can knives be concealed and drawn easier than a firearm, but they’re silent killers. When a gun is fired, you know you’re in a gunfight. However, “many victims of a knife attack claim they didn’t even know they were being stabbed until it was too late” (“18 Little Known