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individuals who own guns illegally to surrender them to the authorities. A thorough operation
ought to be carried out, and legal action should be taken for the individuals who fail to surrender
their illegally acquired guns. When less number of guns is in the hands of few licensed citizens
occurrences massive shooting and other gun-related violence that has been witnessed recently
would reduce (Fox and DeLateur 128). Thus, more gun restrictions would improve the security
of American citizens.
Counter argument
Stricter gun laws that regulate ownership of guns may not necessarily mean that there
would be a reduction in the rate of crime. There may be few cases where gun violence have
reduced as a result of strict gun laws such as Australia, but again it would not be prudent to
assume it is applicable in the U.S or anywhere else. For instance, Britain had once enacted a ban
on handguns after Dunblane massacre, but the studies showed that even increased gun violence.
The rate of homicide is still high than it was before the ban (Kleck 47). The reduction of gun
violence as a result of a stricter gun is not uniform, and the studies are far from giving conclusive
evidence.
Refutation
It may be true that there are contradicting conclusions about the effectiveness of stricter
gun laws to reduce gun violence, but most of the studies including those done from state to state
indicate some correlation between strict gun laws and reduction in gun-related violence
(Hamilton and Augustine 87). It would, therefore, be better to have a uniform national law that
applies nationwide and stricter rather than the status quo which is already making the situation
