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Gun Control Is Not Crime Control
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| Term Paper Title | Gun Control Is Not Crime Control |
| # of Words | 960 |
| # of Pages (250 words per page double spaced) | 3.84 |
Gun Control is not Crime Control
Gun Control is not Crime Control Americans are faced with an ever-increasing problem of violence. The streets of America are now a war zone. Teenage gangsters murder one another for drug territory, and innocent victims are caught in the crossfire. However, most recent and most abhorrent, is our children are killing one another. They are killing with extreme prejudice. Our children are killing, exhibiting little or no remorse for lives they have taken. We cannot ignore the carnage our society endures due to the criminal behavior of a minority, obviously lacking the basic moral behavior regarding human life. Nevertheless, we must not be misguided in our efforts to address the problem at hand. To eliminate the right of citizens to own firearms is not a solution. Violent crime is not an issue that has reared its ugly head in the nineties. The prohibition of alcohol was the beginning of what historians considered the most violent time in modern history. Prohibition sparked murderous wars between mob families for the black market alcohol trade. The government in their infinite wisdom made the ownership of fully automatic firearms illegal, as a solution to the increased violence. I do not see any need for anyone to own a machine gun, then, or now. Nevertheless, the ban on the firearms did not curb the violent behavior of the criminal element. The ban created a new black market. It was the repeal of the prohibition of alcohol that ended the massacre. This is a parallel to the drug trafficking gangs of today. An amendment to the 1994 Crime Bill, offered by Representative Charles Schumer, presented America with the “Assault Weapon Ban,” with false promise that this would save the American people from the drug wars prevalent to the day. The infamous “Crime Bill,” banned nineteen specified firearms, as well as foreign copies of the same. It has been five years since the ban, and the drug trade has flourished. The senseless killing for turf continues. We are at war with the drug cartels around the world. The country is now debating the legalization of drugs as a means to ending the madness. The restrictions on firearms did not have the intended affect on crime expected by millions of Americans. America is now turning to the real cause of the crime, the dealers, and the users of drugs. The failure of more firearm restrictions opened the door for the debate over the legalization of drugs. Kurt Schmoke states, “ The violence brought about...This is not the end of the termpaper! Register below to see the complete version of this term paper.
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