Gun Control

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This paper examines the problems evident in the current legislation regarding gun control. The paper presents statistics concerning accidents involving children and firearms and suggests methods to reduce these horrific occurrences. The paper provides a brief overview of various studies into the relation between crime and gun control laws.

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"Gun-related murder is the leading cause of death among African American males aged 15-24, and they're the top killer of young people in California, whose population is large than Canada's (Kenna, 1999). More than one third of these homicides involved some type of firearm. Doctors have indicated that one of the main reasons for child shootings is a child shooting another child accidentally. Statistics also indicate that adolescents - many of whom are going through the most difficult stage of their lives - are 5 times more likely to commit suicide in homes which have a gun (Stanley, 2000). Clearly, something needs to be done soon to prevent both school shootings and the access of firearms by children. In a knee-jerk reaction, many have suggested that stronger gun control laws across the board will help curtail the epidemic. Those who have advocated gun control use these shooting as evidence for the need to ban certain types of firearms and enact tougher laws restricting the acquisition of guns by the public."

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