Over the past decade the issue of gun control has been a hot topic. The ability to own a gun is considered by some a birthright of Americans. However, with crime rates involving handguns rising each day it has become quite clear. Handgun laws must become more stricter in order to reduce homicide and crime. Danial Blackman is one example of a dangerous man who was allowed to carry a concealed weapon despite prior criminal …showed first 75 words of 942 total…

…showed last 75 words of 942 total…kill. Sure. They’re available all over the world, too, but no where else is murder so common place. The on casual factor that sets us apart from the rest of the world is handguns, they make it possible to settle finality the passionate domestic arguments and street disputes that produce most of our homicides. If handgun ownership is continued to be easily accessible, the rate of murder and crime will only continue to rise.