The issue is gun control, and the following arguments present the pros and cons of the debate.

PRO- those who are for gun control favor the banning of privately owned guns. They believe the result well be a huge drop in violence and the saving of many lives. Not only would accidents be prevented if there were no legally owned guns, but it would be harder for criminals to get hold of guns. If there are fewer guns in public hands, there are fewer guns to steal. All of society would benefit. Gun control advocates believe that the enormous cost of police, medical, and social services needed to deal with gun-related problems would drop sharply.

CON- those who are against gun control favor the private ownership of guns. They often point out that "guns don't kill, people do." They see violent

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? three out of five deaths are from guns

Gun violence is a huge issue and should not be taken lightly. One thing that concerns me is that why the toll of gun violence in teenagers and young adults is especially high. Reports show that the amount of people killed by guns under the age of thirty-five has doubled in the last twenty-five years. In 1989, over half (52%) of all victims murdered by firearms were twenty to thirty-four. Slightly over sixty-six percent were between the ages of fifteen and thirty-four. Why are teenagers and young adults so often victims of gun violence? According to the experts, many factors may cause a young person to resort to violence and to pick up a gun if it is available. Some say that unemployment, the use of drugs and alcohol, personal problems, or lack of maturity lead to such violence. Others blame permissive gun laws that have made it easy for young people to acquire guns and to use them for violent purposes.

Another issue concerning gun control in the United States is where do all the criminals get there guns from? We know that only a small percent of criminals get there guns from retail outlets, which means that most guns are illegally used. So how do we stop guns from circulating in the public? It's easy don't sell them to the public. If a person doesn't have a gun he can always steal one because such a large population of the people in this country own them.

In conclusion there are many factors concerning gun control such as stricter laws and what would happen if we did this or that. But main the thing is for there to be something done, because by just arguing over the issue it is not improving the chances of gun crimes to decrease. Should we do what other countries do? Should we ban guns from the public? I don't know. But if there is to be any improvement in the decrease of g

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