ant's child, was shot and killed by a visitor to the home. In this particular instance, armed self-defense was a legitimate use of force in response to a very real threat (Waters, 2001).
McCulloch (2004) cited a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report that reviewed a total of 51 studies on various gun control measures, including waiting periods for receipt of a gun and statutory bans on certain types of weapons. The research revealed no empirical evidence indicating that these measures reduced firearm-related violence. In the absence of sound empirical support for a major policy change such as banning the sale of certain weapons, government should simply not act.
In fact, as Malcolm (2002) reported, banning handgun sales may have the effect of increasing rather than decreasing crime. In the United Kingdom, government has implemented strict gun control laws for some time; in 1997, government banned the sale of all handguns, anticipating a dramatic decrease in gun-related crime and violence. This simply did not occur. What did occu
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