ADVERTISEMENT“If someone wants a gun, they’ll get a gun.” This is a claim that gun control advocates often hear when they call for stronger laws to prevent gun violence. For those who view gun violence as a public health issue, this basic equation helps explain the effectiveness of many gun restrictions. Gun laws keep firearms out of the hands of dangerous individuals on a daily basis, but it’s hard to point to clear-cut examples of these laws’ effectiveness. “It’s not something we can observe directly.”Jessica Rinaldi / Reuters Experts say that gun laws work as intended every day, but only receive attention when they fail. All of this has made people “wired to be skeptical” that it’s possible for gun laws to prevent gun violence, Webster added.

Source: Huffington Post June 23, 2017 18:15 UTC