1. Gun Control and the Firearm Ban
Banning all guns in the United States would be illogical because it would not lower the amount of crime or the number of deaths. Banning guns punishes the law-abiding citizens by leaving them defenseless against criminals who obtained their weapons illegally. ... It would seem rational that banning firearms would lead to less deaths and crimes, but statistics shows the opposite. ... For example, after firearms were banned in England and Wales in 1997, Lott explains that "the numbers of deaths and injuries from gun crime increased 340 percent in the seven years from 1998 to 2005. " The claim t...
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