Gun Control Laws Will Increase Violence

Massachusetts has a national reputation for its strict gun control laws, but gun violence related to firearms have increased significantly. According to the 2011 Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) analysis conducted for the Globe, there were 122 murders committed with firearms, which is 67 percent of all murders that year. There were increases in other crimes involving guns too. During that period, aggravated assaults with guns rose 26.7 percent (12th highest) and robberies with firearms increased 20.7 percent (15th highest). Thus, these are evidences that gun control laws actually increase gun violence rather than reduce them. On the other hands, after the school massacre in Newtown, Connecticut, a panel of specialists urged new controls on guns in the Massachusetts by broadening background checks and prohibiting potentially dangerous people from buying rifles and shotguns (Levenson). Yet, while restrictions target either the guns’ owners or the type of guns they can buy, it is unlikely that gun violence in the United States could have stopped.

Even though gun control laws are founded on the principle of making a nation safer by limiting its citizens’ access to guns, tighter gun regulations will ineffectively keep guns from illegal acts. In fact, criminals are not going to be stopped just because guns are illegal. For instance, Norway, by American standards, is one of the strictest regimes in the world. In 2011, Anders Breivik shot dead 69 people in Norway. Nevertheless, the strict regulation of firearms in this state is irrelevant when looking at the actions of Anders Breivik (Tisdall). Moreover, according to the Kaiser Family Foundation, the data covered mass shooting showing that much gun violence also took place...

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