Gun Control Debate
Award-winning journalist Ray Sanchez pointed out that “Civilians in the United States own about 270 million guns, according to a 2007 report by the Switzerland-based Small Arms Survey. That's almost the population of Indonesia, the world's fourth most-populated country.” Many violent shooting accidents have been occurring in the United States partially as a result of the proliferation of guns. Restrictions on gun ownership can reduce the number of deaths associated with guns and crime rates. In addition, it solves many “socio-economic” issues caused by gun violence. One reason that the government should apply gun control is that gun control lowers the amount of gun related deaths. Approximately 13,286 deaths were caused by guns in the United
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American taxpayers pay approximately $12.8 million every day to cover the costs of gun violence, according to a report by Mother Jones on the cost of gun violence in America. The same report shows that the annual expense of firearm violence in America surpasses $229 billion. “The toll from gun violence would have been $47 billion more than Apple's 2014 worldwide revenue and $88 billion more than what the US government budgeted for education that year” according to the report released by Mother Jones. These high expenses of gun violence can be reduced by passing firearms regulations. Gun control can reduce gun crime and the number deaths related to firearms, which means less gun violence. Less gun violence would result in less gun violence related expenses, which would save $299 billion yearly. These expenses may include medical treatment, legal fees, long-term prison costs, long-term medical and disability expenses, and even security enhancements. The reduction of gun violence can help the government to spend more money on different essential sectors like healthcare and education. The taxpayers money may also be used in different development projects for the society. In addition, the hidden costs of gun violence cannot be ignored, victim's lost wages and productivity are not minor matters. These indirect costs of gun violence affect the lives of the victims and their families. Hence, gun control can prevent the direct and indirect effects of gun violence on both the society and the government. There are those who claim that firearms are used in self defence, they say that if everyone had a gun attackers would be stopped. However, data from the National Crime Victimization Survey showed that the victim did not defend with a gun in 99.2% of the incidents occurred in the period from 2007 to 2011, with almost six million non deadly violent crimes each
American taxpayers pay approximately $12.8 million every day to cover the costs of gun violence, according to a report by Mother Jones on the cost of gun violence in America. The same report shows that the annual expense of firearm violence in America surpasses $229 billion. “The toll from gun violence would have been $47 billion more than Apple's 2014 worldwide revenue and $88 billion more than what the US government budgeted for education that year” according to the report released by Mother Jones. These high expenses of gun violence can be reduced by passing firearms regulations. Gun control can reduce gun crime and the number deaths related to firearms, which means less gun violence. Less gun violence would result in less gun violence related expenses, which would save $299 billion yearly. These expenses may include medical treatment, legal fees, long-term prison costs, long-term medical and disability expenses, and even security enhancements. The reduction of gun violence can help the government to spend more money on different essential sectors like healthcare and education. The taxpayers money may also be used in different development projects for the society. In addition, the hidden costs of gun violence cannot be ignored, victim's lost wages and productivity are not minor matters. These indirect costs of gun violence affect the lives of the victims and their families. Hence, gun control can prevent the direct and indirect effects of gun violence on both the society and the government. There are those who claim that firearms are used in self defence, they say that if everyone had a gun attackers would be stopped. However, data from the National Crime Victimization Survey showed that the victim did not defend with a gun in 99.2% of the incidents occurred in the period from 2007 to 2011, with almost six million non deadly violent crimes each