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5 pages in length. Firm in his stance, James Q. Wilson argues in no uncertain terms how the prevalence of gun-related crime is not associated with the weapon but instead the socioeconomic and cultural factors of a given community. This is precisely the message Wilson (1994) sends to his readers in an article entitled "Just Take Away Their Guns" in which he vilifies the very suggestion that placing legal restrictions upon the lawful purchase of guns will ultimately make a tremendous impact upon illegal use of guns. Inasmuch as law-abiding citizens take the proper steps to obtain firearms and criminals do not, removing access to law-abiding citizens merely puts them at a greater disadvantage when coming up against an offender who will always have a way to find a gun. No additional sources cited.
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socioeconomic and cultural factors of a given community. This is precisely the message Wilson (1994) sends to his readers in an article entitled "Just Take Away Their Guns" in
which he vilifies the very suggestion that placing legal restrictions upon the lawful purchase of guns will ultimately make a tremendous impact upon illegal use of guns. Inasmuch as
law-abiding citizens take the proper steps to obtain firearms and criminals do not, removing access to law-abiding citizens merely puts them at a greater disadvantage when coming up against an
offender who will always have a way to find a gun. Wilson (1994) cites many reasons for his position on gun control, not the least of which includes the conflicting
perspective between the president and the general public; the extraordinarily low percentage of personally registered handguns that have been linked to crimes (2%); and the fact that the vast majority
of handguns possessed by criminals are not obtained via legal methods (only 6% are acquired legally). Black market firearms have always been available and will always continue to be
available. Here is where the student will continue expounding upon the other reasons Wilson gives for his position. "Our goal should not be the disarming of law-abiding citizens.
It should be to reduce the number of people who carry guns unlawfully, especially in places - on streets, in taverns - where the mere presence of a gun
can increase the hazards we all face" (Wilson, 1994). Wilson (1994) has compiled an impressive array of evidence to support his position with the inclusion of statistics, facts and
popular opinion. One of the most convincing of these, for example, is the statistical support for law-abiding citizens to have a much more favorable outcome to, for example, being
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