Gun Control- A Firing Issue Gun control is undoubtedly an issue that most Americans have been exposed to. In 1989, guns killed 11,832 Americans. The National Rifle Association (NRA) members believe that it is their constitutional right to own guns, stating that guns are not the root of the crime problem in the United States. Gun control activists like the members of the Coalition to Stop Gun Violence (CSGV) argue that guns are responsible for the majority …showed first 75 words of 1339 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1339 total…cus their energy and effort into a direction to the root of the crime problem- the criminals. Works Cited Bernards, Neal. Gun Control. San Diego: Lucent Books, Inc, 1991. Kopel, David B. “Gun Play. ” Reason Magazine. Los Angeles: Reason Inc, 1993. Newton, David E. Gun Control: An Issue for the Nineties. Hillside: Enslow Publishers, 1992. Roleff, Tamara L. Gun Control, Opposing Viewpoints. San Diego: Greenhaven Press, 1997.