1. The Violence Policy Center (VPC) maintains that gun violence is a serious problem, while Dave Kopel argues that gun control advocates often exaggerate the problem. Whose argument do you find more convincing? Might there be truth to both viewpoints? Explain.
2. The VPC emphasizes statistics indicating that over half of all homicides are committed with handguns. In contrast, Dave Kopel points out that 75 percent of murders are committed by people who already have criminal records. Based on this and other contrasts in the two viewpoints, how do you think the two authors would differ in their approaches to reducing gun violence?
3. Barry Glassner argues that gun violence among youth has decreased. Does the Children’s Defense Fund acknowledge this point? Does the fact that gun violence is decreasing—among youth or in the general population—make you feel that gun violence is less of...