Controversial Arguments Against Gun Control

A controversial argument opposite to both viewpoints of gun control mentioned, is the negatives of guns and the need for gun control. In the article, “The Impact of Violence on Children,” Joy Osofsky elaborates that gun violence in communities are extremely detrimental in communities especially on children. Osofsky, a professor of public health in Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, uses masses of children psychology, scenarios and experiences to demonstrate the importance of gun control and to increase gun regulations. She focuses on children’s response to guns and violence, showing that the exposure of gun violence to children at their early ages not only increases their interest to use guns, but also the likelihood to use
it to resolve conflicts or when a problem arises. As this continues, children can also experience stress, thus struggling to regulate their emotions and their experiences of the occurrence of many gun violence. These exposures will manifest in the child’s growth and he or she will end up being a more aggressive and violent individual later on. Additionally, guns can have a socially and culturally impact within communities too. Osofsky also explains that these fears of guns are a direct impact due to the exposures to gun violence that causes people to have a variety of psychological challenges and furthermore creates a snowball effect of violence and aggression. As violence increases in a community, the author explains that it will naturally cause people to be fearful, thus leaving and avoiding the community. This ultimately will not only prevent the community to grow but also cause the existing people in that community to resort to the use of drugs in order to cope with the stress from living in the violent environment.