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A poignant question was devised by the William J. Krouse. This was pertaining to: whether gun owners were contributing to increased levels in violent crime. According to Krouse, 44 million people owned guns in 1995 which represented: 35% of households and it amounted to 192 million firearms. In 2007, the total number of firearms increased to 294 million (Krouse). Where, the availability of guns increased by: almost 100 million. However, the amount of households owning guns is not indicated in Krouse's information. This has led to a number of questions that are brought up from this data. The most notable include:
Were the guns being purchased by: households that already owned them?
Was the proliferation of guns occurring with: those who could not legitimately own them? (Krouse).
Clearly, the issues surrounding those who can legitimately own guns is continually evolving. As those who are law abiding citizens have been declining from doing so. While, those who are: making black market purchases and are not legally allowed to own guns is increasing. This would explain why violent crime is rising. As, responsible households are: opting out of owning guns. While those individuals that are not abiding by the...
This helps to explain why studies that look at firearm bans, reach inconsistent results (Hahn). When these kinds of restrictions are in place, it can be expected that all citizens will follow the laws and refrain from owning a firearm. However, those individuals who are not abiding by these laws will continue to ignore the ban (allowing for these illegal activities to occur).
As a result, crime is increasing because those who are responsible enough to own a gun are choosing not to. While, those who cannot are: continuing to purchase various weapons and they will commit other illegal activities. As, the current regulations are: disarming law abiding citizens and arming criminals. Since this is the case, it is understandable to see how violent crime rates are able to increase.
Bibliography
Feigelman, William and Yih-Jin Young. Hands-On Sociology. Nassau Community College, 2008. Web. 9 May 2011
Hahn, Robert A. First Reports Evaluating the Effectiveness of Strategies for Preventing Violence: Firearm Laws. Centers for Disease Control. CDC, 2003. 9 May 2011
Krouse, William. Gun Control Legislation. Congressional Research Service, 2011. Web. 9 May 2011
Bibliography
Feigelman, William and Yih-Jin Young. Hands-On Sociology. Nassau Community College, 2008. Web. 9 May 2011 <http://sda.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/hsda-harcsda+gss02.>
Hahn, Robert A. First Reports Evaluating the Effectiveness of Strategies for Preventing Violence: Firearm Laws. Centers for Disease Control. CDC, 2003. 9 May 2011 <http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/rr5214a2.htm.>
Krouse, William. Gun Control Legislation. Congressional Research Service, 2011. Web. 9 May 2011 <http://fpc.state.gov/documents/organization/156521.pdf.>
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