The deaths due to handguns pertains to each and every person. Measures must be taken to reduce the homicide rates. This is in efforts to raise national security and increase awareness of such a dangerous weapon. According to a study from Alma College the United States takes the lead for handgun ownership and handgun homicide rates per 100,000 people in comparison to Australia, Canada, Israel, Sweden, and the United Kingdom. Furthermore, because of the cheapness, conceivability , ease of use, and lethality, handguns are ideally suited to commit deadly crimes in comparison to alternative weapons like a full rifle. This is crazy! Why does the United States need such a high percent of the population to carry a such a deadly weapon that is ideally suited for killing? Does Martin Killias' study which found a 74.6% correlation that prevalence of firearms is strongly correlated with the firearms homicide rate not deter the United States government from enacting any laws to stop this madness?
After researching and finding such astonishing numbers it became interesting to see why the United States government would not crack down on this maddening issue. Study after study showed a strong trend towards the increase of handgun related crimes. I personally cannot make any claims to how it feels to own a handgun and if it gives any sense of security because I have never actually owned such a weapon and do not plan to in the future. After looking into this ongoing dilemma it became clear to me that the amount of crimes committed due to handguns far outweighs the need of self security. The United States must introduce a law to help alleviate this issue promptly for the security of every person in this nation. Sources: http://philpapers.org/rec/DIXHPA https://ucr.fbi.gov/crime-in-the-u.s/2011/crime-in-the-u.s.-2011/tables/expanded-homicide-data-table-8
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