Support Gun Control
The politics of firearms and consequence of it according to Belloni and Damian is been the most contentious subject matter in every nook and cranny of the United States of America and even beyond its borders (9). The issue of gun possession or otherwise has dominated the national discourse in recent times particularly due to several reported cases of tragic shootings as regards gun related violence in different parts of the country. While a school of thought robustly advocates for the right of citizens to possess or bear guns principally for the main purpose of self-defense, other activists also share strongly in the firm view of formulating policies and enacting laws aimed at regulating and restricting the prevalent ownership…show more content… In another study by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives among the 50 States in the U.S, it was concluded that, the very States that put forth rigorous systems and mechanisms aimed at controlling firearms relatively achieved low rates of suicide and deaths among citizens including men and women. A similar study conducted by Rodriguez and Hemstead investigated into the effects of the four handgun law regulations including Waiting Periods, Universal Background Checks, Gun Locks, and Open Carrying Regulations. It revealed that there were lower frequencies of firearm suicide rates among citizens of States that implemented these laws into full force (100). Children are known to be the worse culprits of gun violence according to a study conducted in 2015 taking into accounts the numerous shooting incidents and gun attacks in public schools (Anestis and Anestis, 2050). But another study conducted by Baker et al., it was emphatically stated that children who lived in states with austere gun regulations were comparatively safer and happier (455). These very facts lead us to safely conclude that gun control laws can effectively help check dreadful gun violence and
