How many times have you heard about violence with guns?
And on top of that, how many times would you say you've
heard about guns being the problem all of this violence?
Some think that if more restrictive gun laws are made, then the
violence will decrease. Others think that people are the problem,
not guns. There are many points to both sides. So, who's right?
I believe that America giving up our constitutional
rights to bear arms and banning these weapons, will not only
not stop violence, but possibly increase it.
Guns are used everyday in violent crimes. Whether it be
robbing a liquor store, or to just killing someone. Social
violence expert Jeffrey Fagen says, "Gun violence among
youth follows a pattern similar to that of infectious
diseases. And like disease epidemics, it is contagious."
(http://www.usatoday.com/life/health/doctor/lhdoc107.htm).
He further backed up his statement with some surprising
statistics. Jeffrey found that 815 people were murdered with guns
in 1985. That number eventually grew in 1991 with 1,644 gun
homicides. The increase of gun homicides in one neighborhood
increased the likelihood of gun homicides in surrounding
neighborhoods. Gun homicide rates throughout the entire US
have followed this pattern closely. Fagen later compares the
gun violence to a rat plague. He says, "The plague was borne
by germs, but the germs were carried around by rats," Fagen
says. "Now, the rats didn't infect people, but they carried
the germs that did. The guns are very much like rats. The
killer germ that unregulated gun ownership spreads,
particularly in the hands of adolescents, is fear. And that
fear motivates people to adopt a tough posture in order to
defend themselves and ward off what they perceive as
imminent danger. And that toughness is ultimately expressed
(http://www.usatoday.com/life/health/doctor/lhdoc107.htm).
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