Firearm Violence And Public Policy Summary

In Franklin E. Zimring’s article “Firearms, Violence and Public Policy” (published in Scientific American, Nov 1991), Zimring states that the public disagrees with laws over ownership of handguns. If the rate of handguns continues to increase, the national program will have to start limiting the availability of handguns. This would cost the U.S. billions of dollars which would show up early in the program. For the reason that reductions would decrease, the access of handguns would increase over time. With that being said, within 50 years, the number of handguns could exceed from 35 million to 50 million, if not greater.