for quite some time. We can not keep tucking away the thought of gun control in the back of our minds, pretending that it is not there. It is. The right to carry guns is a big privilege that is constantly abused in the United States. Every day, someone dies from a gun shot wound.

It is no longer necessary to go to a sporting goods shop to buy a gun. Every minute of every day someone buys a gun right off the street. On the street, a gun is cheap, easy to use, and there is no wait to get it. With a bargain like that, what criminal is going to apply for a permit? How can law enforcement officials possibly control the use of handguns when they have no idea of who has one?

The August 24, 1997 edition of the LA Times published an article that included a conversation between a gun salesmen and an undercover reporter who was working on an expose of the handgun situation. The conversation took place at a Nevada Gun show. During the conversation, the dealer tries to sell a Poly Tech AK 47 to a potential buyer from California. Keep in mind that this particular gun is highly illegal and that the poten

the ones that have been restricted, but pack the same lethal punch. In the June 9, 1997 edition of U.S. News, they reported that not only is the remanufacturing of illegal guns high, but somewhere between 10 and 32 percent of guns used in crimes in the United States are stolen. On top of that, the government's National Crime Victimization Survey reveals that about 80 percent of the guns stolen yearly come from privately owned homes. If we put my idea into effect, people would not have to worry about someone breaking into their homes for a gun.

If this would work in other states as well, which I believe it would, it would enable law enforcement officials to shift their focus from gun control to teaching people responsibility for their guns. If people are going to be able to carry around a gun, they should at least know how to use it properly. They should have to take a course on the proper way to use a gun. They should learn the dangers of gun use, precautions on storing them, and most importantly of all, responsibility. This way people will know the dangers and consequences of a gun. Hopefully, they would no longer continue to leave their guns within the reach

Some common words found in the essay are:
Tech AK, Victimization Survey, , LA Times, Nevada Gun, gun control, potential buyer, law enforcement officials, guns legal, guns legal carry, guns people, 1997 edition, legal carry, carry gun, law enforcement, percent guns, enforcement officials,
Approximate Word count = 788
Approximate Pages = 3 (250 words per page double spaced)