Gun Control Essay ENG Comp II
Gun advocates favor freedom, choice and self-responsibility. If someone wishes to be prepared to defend himself, he should be free to do so. No one has the right to deprive others of the means of effective self-defense, like a handgun.
It should be noted that the bulk of the problem behind gun violence, whether gun homicides or gun violence in general, lies with repeat offender criminals: In state correctional facilities, fully 90% of felons convicted for weapons offenses had prior convictions. 44% of felons convicted for weapons offenses had prior convictions for violent crimes. In federal correctional facilities 75% of felons convicted for weapons offenses had prior convictions. 26% of felons convicted for weapons offenses had prior convictions for violent crimes. (Source: Bureau of Justice Statistics: Selected Findings, Firearms, crime, and criminal justice: Weapons Offenses and Offenders, 995, page 6, citing survey data published in 1991.)
It should be noted that the bulk of the problem behind gun violence, whether gun homicides or gun violence in general, lies with repeat offender criminals: In state correctional facilities, fully 90% of felons convicted for weapons offenses had prior convictions. 44% of felons convicted for weapons offenses had prior convictions for violent crimes. In federal correctional facilities 75% of felons convicted for weapons offenses had prior convictions. 26% of felons convicted for weapons offenses had prior convictions for violent crimes. (Source: Bureau of Justice Statistics: Selected Findings, Firearms, crime, and criminal justice: Weapons Offenses and Offenders, 995, page 6, citing survey data published in 1991.)
