Gun Violence : Most serious issues that the world is facing today.
A contemporary global human right issue, gun violence is the acts of violence committed by the use of a gun. Gun violence threatens the most important fundamental human right – the right to live and need immediate attention to combat the worldwide issue that is taking away thousands of lives.
Acts of gun violence are daily tragedies affecting people’s lives every single day all over the globe. Statistics have shown that more than 500 people lose their lives every day because of violence committed by firemen.
Gun violence can affect anyone, but in certain situations, firearm violence disproportionately affects communities of women, colour, and other marginalized groups of society. Sometimes, the presence of firearms makes people feel threatened and fearful, and the act has long term psychological effects on individuals and the whole community.
Acts of gun violence are not only the murder of an individual. Suicide, domestic violence, intentional homicide, robbery and assault, police brutality, intentional homicide, accidental fireman deaths are also accounted as acts of gun violence.
The state is obligated to maximize the protection of human rights, try and create the safest possible environment for people – especially those who are considered to be at great risk. Suppose a state fails at exercising adequate control over the possession and use of firearms in the face of prevailing gun violence. In that case, this could lead to a breach of their obligations under the international human rights law.
Gun control is a set of laws established by the jurisdiction of the country regulating the manufacture, transfer, sale, possession, modifications or use of firearms by civilians. Most countries have restricting fireman guiding policies out of which only a few legislations being categorized as permissive.
Owning a gun is a licensed act which requires a lengthy procedure. Civilians are allowed to own a gun if the government thinks that he is eligible to be entitled to one. However, civilians are allowed to own only a few specific kinds of gun specified by the government.
Jurisdictions restricting access to firearms typically restrict access to only certain categories of firearms. Then categories of person are restricted who will be granted a license to have access to a firearm.
The goal of gun control is to prevent someone from willing to harm themselves or other people to have access to a gun. However, gun control is not the answer today’s world is looking for. The most heinous firearm crime is a mass shooting and gun control is not the answer to public mass shootings.
Gun control has today become a social issue as it not only affects the victim but also the family of the victims, friends and community. Gun violence and gun control are seen as a social issue, as the impact of shooting is much larger than one person.
When people are frightened of gun violence, it can harm people’s health care or even the right to education. This is because people are too afraid of sending their children to schools or avail health facilities – when these activities might not fully function due to fireman violence in their community.
