Gun Control News And Second Amendment Rights

IBD Staff
February 15th. 2018

Mass shootings and other forms of gun violence are an unfortunate reality in the U.S. And after each tragedy, the debate returns to whether lawmakers should enact more gun control legislation.

The problem is that these debates always take place in the heat of a highly emotional moment, when the shock of multiple slayings at a school or a public place is still fresh, and as families, loved ones and communities grieve their losses. As a result, facts too often get brushed aside. But what are the facts about guns and gun control? When you look into them, you see that blind calls for additional gun control laws won't solve the problem of gun violence in America, and could prove counterproductive.

First, it's worth noting that there are already some 270 gun-control laws on the federal books, to say nothing of state ordinances. In most of the shooting rampages, the public learns only later that none of the gun control proposals advocates want added to the list would have prevented the killer from carrying out his plans. Or that the problem was that public officials failed to properly enforce existing laws.

What's more, the evidence shows that there isn't a clear correlation between gun laws and gun crime, either among states in the U.S. or internationally.

As you can see from the stories below, IBD's approach to this issue has been to present the facts, simply, free of emotional turmoil, without fear or favor, in this highly charged debate.