Evaluation:
Published: 31.05.2003.
Language: English
Level: Secondary school
Literature: n/a
References: Not used
  • Essays 'Gun Control', 1.
Extract

Gun control isn't about guns its about control. Laws that forbid the carrying of arms. disarm only those who are neither inclined nor determined to commit crimes. Such laws make things worse for the assaulted and better for the assailants, they serve rather to encourage than to prevent homicides, for an unarmed man may be attacked with greater confidence than an armed man. This is the premise that a nationally known organization, the NRA stands behind. They believe that our forefathers included the second amendment for a purpose. …

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