Main Point 1
Gun control through tighter and stricter universal background checks will help keep dangerous assault weapons out of the hands of criminals, drug addicts, terrorists and the mentally challenged.
Evidence 1
This is evidenced by the fact that most of the recent shootings and gun violence were committed by people who had taken advantages of the current loopholes in gun control laws. Moreover, as Karimu argues, the best ways to reduce gun-related crimes and deaths are to increase background checks for new firearms purchase, strengthen federal programs targeting trafficking in illegal guns and tighten the existing gun control laws (400). According to ...