Crime and Criminals | Gun Control Laws Reduce Crime

In the following viewpoint, Richard Harwood reports on a study that found that although crime rates in the United States are similar to the crime rates in other Western countries, the murder rate in the United States is much higher. The study’s authors contend that the easy availability of guns accounts for the higher murder rates. Encounters between victim and victimizer can quickly turn deadly when a gun is handy, Harwood asserts. Harwood is a syndicated columnist.

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