Gun Control Persuasive Essay Due to extensive media coverage and mass public attention to the recent high school threats and shootings, there is now a huge public awareness to the growing number of fatalities by and effects of handguns. I believe that many tragic accidents and violent crimes can be prevented if handguns are outlawed. Nan Desuka, author of Why Handguns Must Be Outlawed wrote, "Guns don't kill people-criminals kill people." Many people blame criminals …showed first 75 words of 523 total…

…showed last 75 words of 523 total…Although handguns would be outlawed from the public, law enforcement officers would still be permitted to carry handguns to protect the public. Although a decision on gun-control may never be reached, there are still several precautions that can be taken to assure safety in a household where guns are present:(1) Don't leave a gun loaded.(2) Keep it locked away.(3) Don't own a gun, and maybe senseless crime will decrease and innocent lives can be saved.