The writer examines the arguments for and against gun control, and describes legislation on both sides of the issue. The paper is nine pages long and there are twelve sources listed in the bibliography.
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statistics do all the talking: Nearly four of every five gun crimes committed involves handguns, inasmuch as they are easy to conceal and can be used at very close range.
Those who sustain gunshot wounds are "indeed more likely to die" (Kleck, 1997, p. 286) than with any other assault weapon, including knives. Without a doubt, guns are
considerably "more lethal" (Kleck, 1997, p. 286) than any other weapon frequently used in violent crime assaults -- even as much as two to three times as lethal as knives
(Kleck, 1997). The fairly recent phenomenon of school-aged kids killing their classmates and teachers for nothing more than the thrill of the act
has parents and administrators up in arms. Out from all the bloodshed and terror of such despicable crimes comes the most obvious of questions: Why are kids killing each
other? In an ideal world, firearms would remain only within the realm of law enforcement officials; however, the infiltration of guns into the seedier criminal underworld has created a
situation that police cannot begin to contain. As a result, guns are falling into the wrong hands, ultimately being used as power weapons in such crimes as drive-by shootings,
minor altercations and myriad other random acts of violence. With the ongoing gun control proposals, much of the senseless violence would cease immediately. Thus, the question becomes: Is
it a constitutional right for children and adolescents to bear arms? Indeed not, however, law enforcement officials have had an increasingly difficult time exacting compliance.
The Childrens Defense Fund places gunfire as "the second-leading cause of death among Americans ages 10-19" (Anonymous, 1996, p. 04A). This particular group of gun toting