Ending Gun Violence

Ending Gun Violence
Ending Gun Violence
Christian Showers
ENG122: English Composition II
Sharon Hanscom
October 26, 2020
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 has been a drastic rise in gun violence in the last decade, and the numbers keep rising. With the continuous increase in gun violence cases, people have started their shifting mindsets about gun control. Community’s leaders have intensified efforts to analyze and evaluate gun control controversies to unearth the position, arguments, debates, and questionable aspects of policymakers, the public, and the private sector to work towards establishing longstanding solutions to the menace. 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, banning of the semiautomatic firearms, review of the guns laws stated in the second amendment, and mandatory training should serve as the foundational steps in eradicating gun violence.
Over the last decade, scholars and 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 owns a gun but does 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.
By adopting and implementing gun control laws and measures, it is possible to address the factors leading to firearm violence. According to WHO, a significant number of gun violence cases are perpetrated by people who should not own a gun? However, mass shootings are the most highly publicized, gun homicides, domestic gun violence, and firearms misuse by teenagers, 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 across all races, class, and sexuality to fight against gun violence to establish a gun safety culture (Sam, 2014).
Providing mental and psychological help also plays a central role in ending gun violence in the community. According to health care practitioners, gun violence strings a series of physical and psychological effects. 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 engage in providing training and s...