Gun control won't be an effective way of stopping crime, it will instead increase the violent crime rate in our country. George Santayana is credited for saying "Those who do not learn from history are doomed to repeat it.", look back to the Prohibition period from 1916 to 1933. The government believed that by banning alcohol, the crime rate would drop by 50%, instead, crime increased 8 folds. Gun control is the same thing, the government believes that crime rates will drop if gun control is enforced and tightened, when it will more likely increase the crime rate. Criminals who… Read more
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