Britain banned the sale and ownership of handguns in 1997, crime rates rose dramatically in the following year. As Doctor Timothy Wheeler point out, in 1998, BBC News reported that violence against a person rose by 16% and sexual offenses rose by 4.5%. The robbery rate skyrocketed by 26%; violent crimes increased 16% in a single year. Finally, gun control would boost the sale of black market gun sales. As noted by Doctor Timothy Wheeler, in Britain, after the ban of gun sales in 1997, there was no change in the estimated traffic flow of illegal gun sales. Another significant drawback is that only law-abiding citizens would be required to register guns. However, many can bypass the gun ban laws in certain cities in the U.S. According to professor Daniel Polsby, even when a large city, such as Chicago, bands handguns, Chicago residents with Illinois Firearms Owner’s Identification cards can go to gun shops in the suburbs and purchase guns their legally. In conclusion, no amount of gun control can ever stop the violence in America. Great Britain has been the experiment that America should be weary of its results. The statistics given by the English media has been more harmful to the public after the gun ban. Unfortunately, the media and its bias anti-gun movement have controlled the public mind in the U.S. and have not reported any of the crime statistics in the U.K. The statistics from major Universities in the U.S. have shown guns to be effective as crime deterrence without shoots being fired. The U.S. is not ready to fight another war against its people. The rise of crime in inner cities is due to the war on drugs the U.S. has been fighting and loosing for many years. Almost all large-scale drug runners use guns to protect their billion-dollar trade. If guns were banned to law-abiding citizens, criminals would have a monopoly on contraband. Criminals would become more powerful because selling counterfeit, ...
