Gun control is an issue that has been a major focal point of many activist groups, as well as political parties over the last 30 or so years. Though there may be dozens of arguments against the effectiveness of gun control, there are two common sense reasons on why most forms of gun "control" will not work in our society.
The first reason is the fact that criminals do not follow the laws of the land. Gun control only affects law abiding citizens. In essence, these restrictions are punishing individuals that follow the rules, for issues caused by those that don't. Further banning of firearms would only lower the number of legal firearms in our country, but what about the hundreds of millions of illegal guns that plague our streets?
A second concern with gun control is the fact that it will not stop or prevent people from being evil. There are occurrences of firearm-related violence such as of crimes of passion, but many occasions, especially when talking about mass shootings, are just simply acts of evil. It is true that mass shootings are a very, very, small percentage of overall gun violence. However, these are also the incidents that drive gun-control activists. Our worst mass shooting in history took the lives of 58 individuals. A terrorist attack that involved the use of a cargo truck in Nice, France in 2016, took the lives of 86 individuals. The truck attack isn't "more important" because it claimed more victims, but instead it's proof that evil cannot be controlled by law. Gun control will continue to be the wrong approach to violence in America, as long as we continue to make it seem like it's the best resolution.
There are several arguments that you can make against gun control in America. Lawmakers should focus on creating policies and legislation that enhances economic growth as it is one of the primary causes of crime. Moreover, increased educational opportunities should be provided to all. Following the tragic incidents such as the Tree of Life Synagogue and Las Vegas shooting, many activists have campaigned for strict gun-control measures. Despite them having the right motives, history shows that gun control does not work and cannot be enforced throughout the United States.
Most of the states that have low crime rates have the least restrictions when it comes to gun ownership. Moreover, there is no proven correlation between crime rates and gun ownership rates. States such as Idaho and Wyoming where almost half of the population owns guns do not have higher crime rates than those that have strict gun-control laws. If firearms were the problem as anti-gun control activists claim, these states would have more incidences of violent crimes. On the other hand, cities such as Chicago with strict gun control laws have high rates of gun-related crimes.
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