Problem Topic and Thesis
Could gun violence in America be reduced through stricter gun control at the federal level? Gun violence in America has risen to pandemic levels due to lax gun control measures, which makes it relatively easy for otherwise dangerous and questionable individuals to purchase firearms. Although some individual states have passed stricter gun control measures, the lack of uniform federal legislation leaves American citizens more vulnerable to gun violence than other industrialized societies. While opponents to stricter federal legislation cite that it will not reduce the number of public shootings and homicides, one must acknowledge that America has a visible ...