Gun Control

Every year, more than two thousand people die in the United States from gun-related injuries, most of them the children and the young adolescents. The misuse of firearms is a problem worldwide, of course. But the United States has weaker firearm regulations and higher numbers of deaths. It is necessary to ban the using of firearms in public places and prohibiting the carrying of a firearm, except the policemen. In Columbia the firearms are involved in 80 percent of homicides. There are prohibited carrying firearms on weekends, public paydays, public holidays, and election days. During the ban, if a legally acquired firearm are found on an individual, the weapon are taken from the individual and the individual fined. The rate of homicide was 14 percent lower than expected during the banning on carrying firearms. Denying high-risk users access to firearms also helps to control gun misuse. The term high-risk user is usually applied to convicted criminals, those deemed "mentally unfit," and to drug addicts. It also applies to minors. It is difficult for them to possess a firearm. Many states enacted restrictions on juvenile gun (especially handgun) possession. Thirteen states prohibit only the carrying of concealed handguns. Three Chicago suburbs ban handgun ownership outright. There are the restrictions on the advertising of guns, too. One thing is certain: The more guns there are in circulation, the greater the likelihood that they will be misused.