Paul Green

How to Resolve America's Gun Problem Paul Green

How to Resolve America's Gun Problem. A 5 Step Plan with the potential to save thousands of lives a year 109 a day 3,314 a month 39,773 a year 397,730 a decade 3,977,300 a century. These figures represent the number of firearm-related deaths in the United States based on 2017 figures. Step 1 - Demonstrates the overwhelming evidence that America does have a significant gun problem. This needs to be widely accepted to provide the motivation for action to be taken to resolve the problem. Step 2 - Explains why guns are so popular in America. Those wishing to see more gun safety need to understand and accept their popularity, as it sets boundaries to what is achievable. Step 3 - Demonstrates how virtually all claims made by gun-rights advocates do not stand up to any form of scrutiny. Step 4 - Details the many obstacles which are preventing an easy solution to America's gun problem. If these obstacles did not exist the gun problem would have been resolved a long time ago. Step 5 - Proposes a way forward culminating in the final chapter which provides a 20-point gun safety strategy which if largely adhered to, would save thousands of lives every year.