This statement would be invalid because, “(96.1%) of those inmates who were already prohibited from possessing a gun at the time of the crime obtained the firearm through an unlicensed private seller” (Universal Background Checks). Despite most guns being obtained illegally, it does not mean we need to enact more laws on gun restriction, but to make sure that all private sales of firearms have background checks. Another loophole that is frequently used, would be at gun shows. During gun shows there are no background checks; therefore, allowing people prohibited to own guns an easy way to obtain them without having to worry about a transaction record. Even if America did increase gun laws, it would be restricting the people’s ability to protect themselves from harm. “As many as 200,000 women use a gun every year to defend themselves against sexual abuse” (GOA 1); and “Every two minutes someone is sexually assaulted in America” (Victims of Sexual Violence: Statistics). The removal of guns will not fix all of America's violent issues because there are many weapons that we can not take away such as sexual assault. In fact, abolishing guns would do more harm than good to this country, this being a prime example. Even if we were able to take guns away from these violent people, it would not stop them from committing a violent…