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Gun Control Policy Outline
Introduction
Give a brief description of what the gun policy entails
Talk of measure and policies that have tried to be implemented
Thesis statement
Incidents on gun related violence in America
Shooting of President John F Kennedy first brought light on gun availability
There is a link between gun ownership and mass shooting
Gun Control Act of 1968 first policy in trying to curb gun violence
In 1994, the Public Safety and Recreational Firearm Use Act passed a ban on use of military style weapons
There was a decrease in gun related violence
After 2004, the ban expired and civilians were back to accessing military style weapon, America has recorded the highest number of gun related violence in the world
Need for a ban of military style-weapon legislation again.
Data on gun ownership in America and gun related deaths
According to a survey conducted in 2018 by Pew Research Center, approximately 45% of Americans own guns.
In 2017, gun related deaths from homicide cases was at 73%.
Since 1982, there has been more than 110 mass shooting
Explore warrants that show how the data logically is connected to the data
There are loopholes that allows people with prior conviction or mental illness to access guns.
Laws that regulate age limit on gun acquisition are not really strict as people have been able to fake their death
Most law enforcement officers do not report all names of people with prior conviction to gun database hence running a search may not yield any result
Discuss counter-argument.
Crime rate is not increased by gun ownership
Gun control may lead to influx in black market sales of guns
Gun may be used for protection even against gun perpetrators
Conclusion
Gun control is an important step in trying to ensure gun related violence in the United States decrease.
Large availability of guns including assault weapons has made it easier for deranged individuals to carry out attacks.
