Gun Control?

Ignited by the recent horrific event, gun control and public safety in general seems to be on the forefront of many people minds. Let's imagine a world where there are no guns whatsoever. What would this look like? Would there be an alternative of harm? These are hard questions to answer, although it is relevant to look into the harm such weapons have allowed for and how humanity has simply morphed around it as if there has been no other option but to continue the use of such weapons.

In an average year, over 35 thousand people (all ages) just in the US die from gun violence in addition to over 81 thousand surviving from gun related violence (n.a., 2014). This number has also been an increasing trend over the past decade due to the easy accessibility to such weapons as well as many increasing economical and social stresses throughout the world (Crifasi, 2017). Throughout history, gun control in the US has been managed very poorly and has largely been based around the 2nd amendment generated in 1791. There has been attempts at regulations and limitations to this militias habit of feeling as though we need gun rights within our boarders, but there has not been enough change to invoke a safer and less gruesome outcome from these seemingly needed rights. Much of society almost seems numb to gun violence through the so frequently news, media and video gaming that is centered around the common occurrence of tragedy around guns. Violence abroad is also enhanced when a militia gets more war time machinery thus increasing violence world wide. We see this through the genocides discussed in class (Rwanda and Syria) where in Rwanda, over 80% of genocide victims are killed by gun violence (n.a., 2011).

One aspect I continuously can't get past is the lenience the US has on guns and how very correlated it always has been to homicides. The graphic below is a good visual representation of the US gun related homicide rates in comparison to those of other developed countries. It's one thing to compare gun violence to less governed developing countries in that on all other playing fields the US is not similar. Although if you compare the US to similar governed and highly regarded developed countries it becomes painfully apparent how critical gun violence is within the US. The homicide rate in the US is 7 times of that to the next closest developed country's rate. That right there should raise everyone's concern as to what liberties we should be giving anyone and everyone in the US in relation to any concealed weapon.

https://everytownresearch.org/gun-violence-by-the-numbers/#America

                     
Spending most of my time on a large populated college campus, I've recently found myself more and more concerned about this topic. Gun violence is present in everyone's life around the world and has proven to be an increasingly horrific part of many people's lives. What are some measure you think the government or the people should take to limit such actions? What part of our society do you feel it affects the most/most often?


Crifasi C., McGinty B., Webster D., Vernick J. (2017). Five Myths About Gun Violence. The Washington Post. Retrieved March 4, 2018 from 
https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/five-myths/five-myths-about-gun-violence/2017/10/06/c4536e44-a9ed-11e7-b3aa-c0e2e1d41e38_story.html?utm_term=.cae004f850a2

(n.a).(2014). Key Gun Violence Statistics. Brady Campaign. Retrieved March 4, 2018 from
http://www.bradycampaign.org/key-gun-violence-statistics

(n.a). (2011). Rwanda: How the Genocide Happened. BBC. Retreived March 4, 2018 from http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-13431486