Ending Gun Violence in US

Ending Gun Violence
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Ending Gun Violence
Gun violence has become a hot button topic amongst policymakers, the public, law enforcement, and gun retailers. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), there is a drastic rise in gun violence in the last decade, and the numbers keep rising. While public law enforcers have suggested diverse strategies, a detailed examination and evaluation of the factors causing gun violence, mass education of the risks of owning a gun, and mandatory training should serve as the foundational steps in eradicating gun violence.
Over the last decade scholars, policymakers have suggested a change of attitude, perception towards gun use as a lasting solution to the gun menace. According to the Congressional Research Service, approximately three-quarters of the United States (U.S.) population, a gun but do not know how to use them (PERF, 2019). Today in the U.S., it is not an unusual scene to witness a teenager armed with a gun. Therefore, it is of paramount importance to educate the population about gun use and gun use laws. Offering training seminars ensure proper handling of firearms and portray guns as a form of protection, not entertainment or violence (Prevention Institute, 2020). Remarkably, this inclusive approach will elicit public participation in the fight against gun violence by unifying people's voices and opinions from all races, class, and sexuality in the fight against gun violence.
Gun violence is an unrelenting problem that requires the collective effort of all members of the community. Although mass shootings are the most highly publicized, gun homicides, domestic gun violence, and misuse of guns by law enforcement common, especially in minority communities (Intervention Strategies, 2020). In this regard, community members should advocate for stricter rules, policies, and regulations on gun ownership and use. Increased community participation will harness people's voices and opinions from all races, class, and sexuality to fight against gun violence to facilitate a gun safety culture (Sam, 2014).
Gun violence strings a series of gun-related deaths and injuries. Studies show that victims of gun violence are likely to perpetrate gun homicide in the future if they do not get psychological help (Intervention Strategies, 2020). Therefore, community members must become engaged in providing training and seminars to cater to the increasingly affected. Immediate and urgent intervention is needed to interrupt the cycle of gun violence successfully. This strategy is based on the premise that gun violence affects an individual's mental and physical well-being.
The federal government should consider banning and buying back any semiautomatic weapons possessed by private citizens (Abbasi, 2020). The second amendment does not provide clear stipulations on the ownership of semiautomatic weapons. This kind of assault weapons is made specifically for use by the military and the police. However, one will often find these kinds of weapons, even in the homes of private citizens. Semiautomatic guns are carnage weapons. They have large magazines, which can be easily repla...