Gun Control vs. Crime Rate Gun ownership in Virginia and the effects it has on crime rates There is much controversy regarding gun laws and the effects that they have on crime levels, as many are inclined to believe that they reduce the number of gun-related offences while others believe that they actually amplify the chances of a person being shot. American culture has come to be a gun culture, considering that

Gun control has been a controversial subject for the public and the government. Obama administration has come under attack for its silence on the issue. In September 2008, the president promised people that he wouldn't take away their guns, and since then, he has not done anything to introduce stricter laws thus attracting serious criticism from many quarters including the Brady campaign in 2010. (Altman, 2011) With gun-related incidents on

Gun Control Problems in America The Second Amendment to the United States Constitution states: "A well-regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed." The Founding Fathers included this in our Bill of Rights because they feared the Federal Government might coerce the population if the people did not have the means to defend themselves

gun control. They counter argumnents I invalidated Counter Arguments Violation Second Amendment Right Gun control laws directly violate a citizen's bear arms granted amendment constitution. There is much controversy with regard to gun-control laws and to the effect they have on society in general. While individuals in the U.S. In particular have been accustomed to living in a gun culture, more and more people have started to express doubt with

In this case it was the U.S. Vs. Miller in which the court had to rule on whether a sawed off shotgun has a reasonable relationship in the preservation of a well regulated militia (Gun Politics (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gun_politics_in_the_United_States). As recently as 2002, the Supreme Court dealt with issues of gun control with regard to felons owning them. In that decision the court ruled that no agency or state can allow a

Proposition Non-Sense Crime Drugs: A Policy Guide Proposition #24: Attempts to ban the possession of handguns, or certain kinds of guns, are not a viable option for reducing crime. According to sociologist Samuel Walker: "People intent upon committing a crime are particularly motivated to obtain a gun. In short, it is not very efficient or sensible to try to control ownership of guns by the public at large when the real problem is