y the young man who was killed. A family member walked into the house, picked up the gun and loaded it, and shot Allens friend in the chest. The young man bled to death before help could arrive. (Baker) Allens face appeared to get pale as he described to me the amount of blood he witnessed on the floor as he walked around the murder scene the next day. For gun control activists, this crime should bring about a ban on all weapons. For organizations such as the NRA, this crime simply represents that guns dont kill people, but people kill people. A question raised is how to prevent gun crimes, like the one above, from happening in the future. This is where America stands right now on the issue of gun control. Can America handle an outright ban on guns? Is this an infringement of our rights? Many jobs would be lost, but many lives would be saved, and less crime would occur.The government has the power to regulate gun control, but as of now, the laws are in the hands of the states. When does the government draw the line? It is a very political matter when dealing with a Constitutional right and the lives of innocent people. The right to bear arms is one of the principles our nation was founded under, but at the same time, Americans have the right for life.Works CitedBaker, Allen. Personal interview. 6 Nov. 1997.Davidson, Osha. Under fire. New York: Henry Holt and Co., 1993.Larson, Erik. Lethal Passages. New York: Crown Publishers, 1994.Leddy, Edward. Magnum Force Lobby. New York: University Press of America, 1987.MacGillis, Donald. Crime in America. Radnor, PA: Stonesong Press,1983.Sugarmann, Josh. National Rifle Association. Washington DC: National Press Books, 1992.Wright, James. Under the Gun. New York: Aldine Publishing Co., 1983....
