Recently, there’s been considerable chatter of increased gun violence in the United States. The Washington Post recently ran an article entitled “2020 was the deadliest gun violence year in decades. So far, 2021 is worse”. NPR also had an interview entitled “Understanding 2021's Rise In Gun Violence”. So on and so forth.
I have a question. Does the data support legislation as a effective method to control gun violence?
Why I ask this...
Currently I live in San Jose, California. Recently we had a workplace shooting. It was well thought out, planned, and executed almost perfectly except for the failed attempt to burn his house down.
In the house were high capacity firearms and magazines which are illegal in California. If they're illegal, how did he get them? He couldn't have acted alone. There's a paper trail somewhere. Why didn't the current laws prevent this tragedy?
And so I ask again, do gun laws work?
This is not an opinion carefully disguised as a question. I would really like to know what the data supports.
I have a question. Does the data support legislation as a effective method to control gun violence?
Why I ask this...
Currently I live in San Jose, California. Recently we had a workplace shooting. It was well thought out, planned, and executed almost perfectly except for the failed attempt to burn his house down.
In the house were high capacity firearms and magazines which are illegal in California. If they're illegal, how did he get them? He couldn't have acted alone. There's a paper trail somewhere. Why didn't the current laws prevent this tragedy?
And so I ask again, do gun laws work?
This is not an opinion carefully disguised as a question. I would really like to know what the data supports.