The Handgun Debate The level of violence in America today is one of the biggest problems the nation faces. It is virtually impossible to pick up the morning paper or turn on the evening news without seeing a story about some act of violence. Now there seems to be no safe-haven from all the madness. Shootings at work, school, and even churches have become commonplace in contemporary American culture. There are over 200 million guns in …showed first 75 words of 1160 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1160 total…and should be efficiently regulated. Curran points out in his call to end handgun ownership that “It is beyond absurd that we impose safety standards on everything from toys to toothpaste, while we allow handguns to be made any old way manufacturers decide is profitable” (Maryland, 3). The industry should be looked in to with great depth. Concessions need to be made by hard liners on both sides of the issue. Violence will not fix itself.