RA) member stated "Though the government is trying to help, they aren't solving any of the problems, they are just making it harder for the average citizen to obtain a gun."(Simmons 2) After all, the average citizen is going to be the one who gives up their guns, and the criminals are going to keep theirs. This will leave the innocent people unarmed and unable to defend themselves against intruders. Guns used by private citizens against violet criminals and burglars are as common and as frequent as arrest. (Kruschke 36)Gun control is a good idea to keep guns out of the hands of young children. As the law that is already in effect a person must be 18 years of age in order to purchase a rifle or a shotgun and they must be 21 years of age to purchase a handgun. This law still doesn't effect the young people that like to hunt or target shoot, for they are still able to do so if an adult accompanies them.It would be far more effective to deal with the criminals, and criminal use of guns. Mandatory prison sentences for possessing a gun during the commission of a felony and such mandatory sentencing that cannot be waved as part of a plea bargain.(Simmons 2) Television and films has helped to glorify gun and violence through the westerns and police dramas where shoots are fired in almost every scene. On the average, the American child sees over 10,000 people die on television shows, which diminishes the importance of human life and makes violence seem normal. (Farr 221) If government would put stricter regulations on television programs, banning violence on TV would seem crazy to some, so why make stricter regulations on guns.Violence is not only associated with guns. For example the book, Taking sides by Carl T. Bogus stated that firearms was the least used weapon with aggravate assaults. Knifes and blunt objects were used 300,000 more times than firearms. (Bogus 187)Even with stricter gun control laws, violence of assaults will not...
