Mrs. Grissom
English 10 H
5 May 2016
In my research I have found that gun control is not effective in other countries. In countries in Europe with strict gun control there is still a high number of gun violence deaths. By taking away guns in Europe they have made citizens more vulnerable to criminals. The countries criminals manage to get guns and have no regard for the laws and the laws have taken away the citizens defense. The citizens have no way to depend themselves and have to depend on the police to protect them who can not always arrive in time. By removing guns form citizens their governments have made them vulnerable. In my opinion there are is already evidence showing the ineffectiveness of gun control in other countries which proves it is impractical.
I found in my research that "A comparison of crime rates within Europe reveals no correlation between access to guns and crime" (Lampo, Gun Control). This source is reliable because it passes the CRRAPP test. This shows that removing guns does not stop criminals. As shown by the terrorists attacks in France armed police do not always show up in time. Many French citizens were killed in the time it took their armed police to arrive. I believe that if some of the citizens were armed it could have helped to prevent some deaths. While gun control advocates believe that making guns illegal will stop gun violence it is untrue and only disarms law abiding citizens and makes criminal activity easier for those who ignore the laws. In my opinion removing guns will only cause criminals to smuggle guns and increase the use of other weapons for murder as shown in Europe. Lastly I believe that having more guns does not increase gun violence an increase of criminals does.
Link :http://www.cato.org/publications/commentary/gun-control-myths-realities
Sources:
Lampo, David. "Gun Control: Myths and Realities." Cato Institute. Cato Institute, 13 May
2000. Web.05 May 2016.
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