Those who talk about gun control do not know what they are talking about. They demand “common sense” to control gun violence without considering the already alarming recidivism trend. In April 2014, The Bureau of Justice published the statistics of recidivism from 30 states. The research found that 68% of prisoners were arrested for a new crime within three years of their release from prison. We are talking about a little more than 275,000 criminals. And 77 percent were arrested within five years. Gun control makes law-abiding citizens defenseless against the already dangerous recedivism trend in the US.
Gun control emboldens criminals and make them more dangerous. It increases the number of victims as most citizens becomes defenseless. Chicago’s crime rate increased by 50% in 2020 despite leading the gun control movement since the 1970 (Charles, 2020).
un control advocates focus crimes commited with firearms, they ignore that The right to own firearms shall not be infringed. As statistics suggest, many criminals leave jail or effectively help them become better citizens. PeopleYou don’t have to be brilliant to understand that regardless of the existence of the law, the vast majority of criminals keep committing crimes, terrorizing law-abiding citizens like you and me.
The government can’t contain the intent of someone to commit a crime. That is why they have to blame something else. They blame the object instead of the criminal. The purpose of a criminal will not change just because they don’t have a firearm. In the UK, criminals realized that knives serve their purpose and that gun control does not prevent them from committing their crimes. It makes their job easier by keeping citizens defenseless.
What does make sense is to 1) keep violent criminals off the streets; 2) help ex-convicts be part of society; and 3) make sure the law is enforced regardless of race, ethnicity, or gender, to mention a few. Those I believe are long-lasting actions we can support to help reduce crime.
The idea of punishing millions of citizens in this country because of the actions of a few thousand is insane. And I don’t buy it. I grew up in Venezuela, and I know that gun control keeps law-abiding citizens defenseless and criminals armed.
References
Charles, S. (2020). After 3 years of progress, Chicago’s murder tally skyrocketed in 2020
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