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Less Firearms: Less Guns, Less Crime?
Less guns, Less crime? “‘If a preschool child hits another child with a rock, the solution is not for every child to have a rock!”’(NICHOLS) More gun control is needed with the advances of fire arms. Getting a gun is far too easy in America. A person can obtain a firearm the day they walk into a gun store and hands over the money. The absence of more gun control is helping these crimes occur more often, this is allowing citizens to obtain guns easily.

“Right now, State officials, local authorities, and school districts in all 50 States are considering our their own plans to protect their children in their schools”(LaPierre) ways the schools can prevent any issues with guns would be to arm the staff of the schools with a concealable firearm.

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