Americans are faced with an ever-growing problem of violence. Our streets have become a battleground where the elderly are beaten for their social security checks, where terrified women are viciously attacked and raped. Each day teenage gangsters shoot it out for a patch of turf to sell their illegal drugs, and where innocent children are caught daily in the crossfire of drive-by shootings. We cannot ignore the damage that these criminals are doing to our …showed first 75 words of 976 total…

…showed last 75 words of 976 total…the victims themselves. We must work to reduce crime in America, but we should look at the problem realistically, and develop plans that would be effective. Obviously, gun control laws are neither realistic, nor effective in reducing crime. Therefore, we must direct our efforts toward controlling crime, not controlling legal ownership of firearms. Bibliography Works Cited "Facts You Can Use". Webcrawler. 5 March 2000. "Florida State Firearm Laws". Webcrawler. 5 March 2000. Thomas Jefferson. "Draft Virginia Constitution". 1776. Webcrawler. 5 March 2000.