Gun Control Isn T The Answer By James Wilson Summary

James Q. Wilson writes in " Gun Control Isn't the Answer" about Americans having the right to own guns freely. He states that the rates of death will continue to rise even if there are gun laws. Gun control laws are laws that manage the sales, transfers, and possessions of firearms. In today's society the possessions of guns have skyrocketed through the roof, which is a great reason to have these laws. Contrary to what the author states, gun control is needed because our children are unsafe, homicide rates are rising, and the wrong people have guns. When we drop our children off at school we expect them to be somewhere completely safe. In reality they may not be. For example, England has made guns illegal and their only purpose is to serve military officials, which is why England has the lowest death rate due to gun (Wilson 2007). If the United States were to do the same, mass school shootings would least likely happen. For instance, the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting that killed twenty-seven people probably would not have happened if we had gun laws. There are
even reports where children cause accidental death to themselves and others. Lil Wayne, for instance, nearly lost his life at age twelve by accidentally shooting himself in the chest. Dalge 2 Homicide rates are on the rise and too many innocent people are being harmed.
Wilson states that there are too many guns in the country and it will be impossible to remove them all. However, the main issue is not to try to remove all guns but working to reduce the distribution of them. Why is it that people from lower economical statuses have easy access to militant rifles? If there is a reduced distribution of guns there will be a difference in homicide rates even if Wilson disagrees. Wilson states that having gun serves as self defense. (Wilson 2007) Even though he may seem right but many people always claim self defense when it really isn't. For example, Trayvon Martin and George Zimmerman case was one of the biggest we ever seen. George followed Trayvon home one night which lead to a scuffle between the two and resulted into Trayvon being shot to death while George claimed self
defense. Critics argue that enabling gun control laws will not reduce the death rates in America. This however this is not true. If gun control laws are enact people will be less motivated to go out and buy guns due to the many rules. With controlled sales of guns and background checks of people it will be much harder for individuals to have access to them. Most of all parents will feel more at ease knowing their children are safe in classrooms. On the other hand, as Wilson states, it is also almost impossible to confiscate every gun there is in America. Which seems to be true but it's always fine to give things a try. Gun control laws is a topic the government should take more seriously. These laws can save many innocent lives before any harm can be done. With death rates

Dalge 3 increasing this should bring more awareness out to everyone and not only people in United States.