Are gun control laws the answer to preventing violent crimes?
"The laws that forbid the carrying of arms are laws of such a nature. They disarm only those who are neither inclined nor determined to commit crimes. Such laws make things worse for the assaulted and better for the assailants; they serve rather to encourage than to prevent homicides, for an unarmed man may be attacked with greater confidence than an armed man." (Thomas Jefferson, Goodreads) It's obvious that America's founding fathers had thought of nearly everything when laying out the foundation for this Nation, little did they know how expansive and advanced American would become. The original intent of the Second Amendment was for the people to have the ability to guard themselves against tyranny but they could not have fathomed the violence that people would inflict against each other in the future. (David Barton, Original Intent) Hopefully in asking this question and considering if gun control is successful, what causes gun violence, and what are the real solutions, a new perspective can be gained.
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In a deeply moving testimony given by Mark Matiolli, the father of six year old James Mattiolli killed in the Sandy Hook massacre, Matiolli stated that in researching gun laws he was startled to find that there are already many gun laws in place similar to that of which are being proposed. (FoxNews) Such laws can be found in the Gun Control Act of 1968, USC, Title 19, Chapter 44. This Act addresses mental health, assault weapons, and strict penalties to perpetrators, all of the current issues being addressed at the gun control hearing. With over 200 pages of rules and regulations this Act surely provides a sturdy foundation for gun regulation, but some States have still elected to have stricter...