The Effectiveness of Gun Control

The Effectiveness of Gun Control Will banning guns prevent crimes? In my opinion it will not. Regardless of how the government attempts to ban guns, people will find illegal ways to obtain it, as it is not hard to get them illegally. On December 19, 2012, Jeff McMahan published an opinion page on New York Times called “Why Gun ‘Control’ is Not Enough.” Jeff McMahan is a professor of philosophy at Rutgers University. He is the author of “The Ethics of Killing: Problems at the Margins of Life” and “Killing in War.” He has several books forthcoming, including “The Values of Lives,” a collection of essays. The author talks about why gun control should be stricter. He claims that the United States should ban private gun ownership entirely, or almost entirely. He supports his claims with a few major reasons: 1. People without gun are more vulnerable; 2. The more people that have guns, the less effective the police are in protecting innocent citizens; 3. If gun control can restrict access to guns by potential criminals, it won’t do much when guns are to be found in every other household.
If I do not have a gun then how will I protect myself? If someone breaks into my house, should I call the cops and wait for 20 minutes for them to come? By the time they arrive I could be dead. I would rather kill or scare off the criminal if the opportunity arose than be assaulted. Gun restrictions leave people vulnerable and helpless. This is because of the fact that gun restrictions restrict people's ability to have access to guns. Only criminals will use guns that are restricted, and people who are not criminals will be left without guns and unarmed. I personally never got burglarized or robbed before but my neighbor, Lou Michaels experienced it firsthand. He got burglarized in broad daylight. He called the police for help, but it took a very long time for them to arrive to the scene. So Lou was afraid to step foot in his own home for fear of his own safety. His patience grew thin