People who support strict gun laws believe they will reduce crimes of violence (McGinty, et al. 2013). Homicides will also decrease. Conversely, some people support gun rights but are against the gun control measure. The main reason is that gun control will not only reduce murder and crime cases, but will also stimulate these cases and make them frequent (McGinty, et al. 2013). It is difficult to determine the validity of this argument because the measurement of homicides and crimes and the effects on gun control are difficult to calculate. Information regarding gun control and the consequences of gun control is mostly partial. They are only available to certain people who look for them. The public will only rely on information presented by the media, which in most cases may not be complete. People who are not in favor of gun control argue that firearms are not a big problem; the big problem is access to guns by children and people who don't qualify to own them. These people end up breaking the law by abusing firearms (McGinty, et al.
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