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Effects of Gun Control
Summary: Examines the complex issue of gun control. Argues for safer gun regulations while allowing guns to stay legal.
It is impossible not to open a newspaper, watch the television, or listen to the radio with out hearing about some type of gun violence. Perhaps the main reason for such high gun violence is that guns are so plentiful in the Unites States. In fact, there are sixty five million handguns in America ("The `facts' about Guns"). These guns contribute to an annual medical cost of fourteen billion dollars, which is spent solely on treating gun victims ("Handguns in America"). Not surprisingly, handguns are the cause of eighty percent of homicides, seventy percent of suicides, and almost every accidental shooting ("Youth and Violence"). Handgun violence is a problem that is easy for everyone to see. How to solve this predicament is another question. Some people suggest that handguns be completely outlawed, which would be too hard and too expensive to enforce. Other people suggest that handguns be...
This section contains 2,224 words (approx. 8 pages at 300 words per page) |