More rules against who can have guns will make society safer by decreasing the number of drive by shootings and accidental shootings and save lives. These regulations will also prevent many homicides and mass shootings. Lastly, more laws controlling who has access to guns will help save the lives of people dealing with depression or mental illness that are having suicidal thoughts or actions. Other countries, such as Australia, have put these types of gun control laws into action and have experienced very successful results. Since 1996, Australia's deaths caused by guns have gone down by two-thirds and they have not experienced a single mass shooting (Peters). According to a study done by the Brady Campaign, "an average of 268 people are shot every day in America." That means that around 97,820 people are shot each year (11 Facts About Guns). How many more people need to die before America finally enforces stricter laws regarding gun control? America needs to seriously consider this question and enforce stricter gun control
More rules against who can have guns will make society safer by decreasing the number of drive by shootings and accidental shootings and save lives. These regulations will also prevent many homicides and mass shootings. Lastly, more laws controlling who has access to guns will help save the lives of people dealing with depression or mental illness that are having suicidal thoughts or actions. Other countries, such as Australia, have put these types of gun control laws into action and have experienced very successful results. Since 1996, Australia's deaths caused by guns have gone down by two-thirds and they have not experienced a single mass shooting (Peters). According to a study done by the Brady Campaign, "an average of 268 people are shot every day in America." That means that around 97,820 people are shot each year (11 Facts About Guns). How many more people need to die before America finally enforces stricter laws regarding gun control? America needs to seriously consider this question and enforce stricter gun control