Guns: Its time for gun control

Gun, Drugs, Murder Since the days of the pioneers, firearms have been part of the American tradition as protection and a means ofhunting or sport. As we near the end of the 20th century the use of gunshas changed significantly. Because of fast and steady increase in crimeand the fight for the right to own a hand gun, the introduction oflegislation for gun control, to try to reduce the crime in the UnitedStates, has been …

…a violation of the Constitution to control the sale and distribution and the registration of guns and gun owners. But it is necessary for there to be certain limits on the way that firearms are handled in this country becauseof the homicide rate involving guns and because of the violence created by criminals using guns. If gun control legislation were to go through there would be a significant decline in gun related crimes and fatalities.