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Summary of the Article
The article, which has been selected for conducting this study, is ‘Does Gun Control
Reduce Violent Crime?’ by Kleck, Kovandzic, and Bellows (2016). In this article, United
States (US) has been observed to be facing an issue of high crime rate, including both fatal
and non-fatal. Gun violence is one of the most common crimes in the country. It can be stated
that the US possesses a considerable amount of private gun rights as compared to the other
developed countries. On the other hand, the mixture of facts concludes that America’s
increased percentage of gun ownership is one of the reasons for the country’s significant rates
of violence. Strict laws can decrease crime, especially the homicide rate. In addition, guns are
mainly used to execute attacks from a distance by individuals as compared to ‘messier
weapons’ such as knives. “On the other hand, research on real-world crime incidents
indicates an aggressor possession of guns is generally associated with a lower likelihood of
attack and injury to the victim” (Kleck, Kovandzic, & Bellows, 2016, 489). Most
importantly, higher fatality rates are generally associated with gun attacks. Furthermore, gun
laws are mainly introduced for reducing the occurrence of offenses, by getting the
accessibility of the firearms reduced at least to some extent. Basically, the existing gun law
does not pose any considerable impact on the gun ownership right. Some people believe that
the laws related to gun control can augment the level of offenses being committed by getting
the potential sufferers disarmed. The main aim of the paper is to evaluate the impacts of gun
control related to the brutal crime (Kleck, Kovandzic, & Bellows, 2016).
Central Question
The central question of the article is “Does Gun Control Reduce Violent Crime?” In
the study, it has been observed that higher fatality mainly occurs due to gun violence. Some
people have argued that the law associated with gun control can enhance the occurrence of