Gun Violence in United States - A Letter to the President

This letter addresses the problem of gun violence in the United States and suggests stricter gun control policies to reduce the number of gun-related deaths. It highlights the high rate of gun ownership in the US and its relation to gun-related deaths. The letter also cites the example of Australia's successful gun policies and their impact on reducing gun violence. References are provided to support the arguments presented in the letter.

Running head: GUN VIOLENCE IN UNITED STATES
Gun Violence in United States
-A Letter to the president
Name of the Student
Name of the University
Author Note

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Dear Sir,
The problem of gun violence in United States is an ever pressing issue that has caused
deaths and injuries of tens of thousands of people due to incidents of suicide or armed assault
or homicide. As of 2016, almost 11.96 people out of 100,000 people have died due to gun
violence (including, suicides, accidental death and homicide). Moreover, United States of
America has one of the highest rate of gun ownership (nearly 390 million people) per capita
and the highest number of gun related deaths (almost 33,594 people), compared to any other
developed country (bbc.com, 2019).
According to Webster (2015), the number of gun related homicides in United States in
six times than that of Canada and 16 times than that of Germany and the American Citizen
owns a total of nearly half of all the civilian owned guns in the world, even though population
makes up only 4.4% of the global population, which shows the disproportionately high
ownership of guns in United States. This high rate of gun ownership has been suggested to be
one of the key factors promoting and facilitating gun violence in United States (Masiakos &
Warshaw, 2018).
The relation between gun ownership and gun related deaths can be exhibited by the
higher prevalence of gun related deaths in states that have higher gun ownership. Studies by
Morain et al. (2019) showed that states such as Alaska, Arkansas, Idaho, Wyoming and Idaho
which as gun ownerships of 60 to 70% has higher incidence of gun related deaths compared
to states with less gun ownership such as New York, New Jersey or Delaware. Furthermore,
According to Siegel (2018), stricter gun policies and laws in Australia have significantly
helped to reduce gun violence in the country, helping the government to reduce the number of
gun ownerships by more than 20% and gun related deaths by more than 50%.

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Considering such premises, I would request you to reevaluate the problem of gun
violence in America and develop stricter gun control polices and reduce gun ownership by
American citizen in order to reduce the number of gun related deaths in the country.
Regards,
A concerned citizen

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References:
bbc.com. (2019). America's gun culture in 10 charts. Retrieved from
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-41488081
Masiakos, P. T., & Warshaw, A. L. (2018). Addressing the public health epidemic of firearm-
related violence in America. Annals of surgery, 268(1), e15.
Morain, S. R., & Crifasi, C. K. (2019). Time to pull the trigger? Examining the ethical
permissibility of minimum age restrictions for gun ownership and use. Preventive
medicine, 118, 205-209.
Siegel, M. (2018). Implications of the Australian experience with firearm regulation for US
gun policy.
Webster, D. W. (2015). Commentary: Evidence to guide gun violence prevention in America.
Annual review of public health, 36, 1-4.

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