Using Gun Control to Dominate Gun Violence
... Crime, medical expenses paid out by the state and the death of innocent people will remain high if gun ownership is not controlled. Cost of Having Gun Control The cost of death and injury resulting from gun violence is tremendous. A disproportionate number of those killed with a gun, whether through suicide, homicide or unintentional shootings, are young. ... A substantial portion of the cost of gun death and injury is paid for with public funds, and so many young lives are cut short, it is in the public’s interest to implement policy changes aimed at preventing violence from draining our human and financial resources. In 1994, the cost of gun injuries in the United States was an estimated $21. ... Ninety-six percent of gun related injury costs were paid with public funds. Tighter gun control laws will eventually reduce the amount of money paid out because they would cut down on the number of people whom actually posses a firearm.