Some people believe that extremely strict gun control laws will eliminate crime, but gun control laws only prevent “good guys” from getting guns. Criminals will always have ways to obtain weapons, whether on the black market, across borders or through illegal street sales. New gun control laws won't stop them. Since the Columbine High School, Virginia Tech, and Sandy Hook shootings, the frequency of mass shootings has increased significantly. Gun control is not effective because it has not been shown to actually reduce gun-related crimes. Instead of considering a ban on private gun ownership and violation of individual property rights, it might be more practical to consider the option of partially restricting access to guns. The Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution states that "a well-regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed ("The United States Constitution- United”, Amendment II). » This means that citizens of the United States have the right to privately own guns. and own firearms. However, this has created controversy as some believe that many people abuse this right to commit criminal acts. Some believe that this amendment only applies to the way of life in the 18th century, when the United States was under British control. The theory asserts that citizens do not have an individual right to own firearms and that local, state, and federal legislative bodies therefore possess the power to regulate firearms without implying a constitutional right. During the 111th Congress, the gun control debate was examined by two key players. Supreme Court decisions. In District of Columbia v. Hel...... middle of document ......duction of crime. " Texas Review of Law & Politics 8.1 (2003): 175-87. Academic Search Premier. EBSCO. Web. June 15, 2015. Martynenko, Natalia and Eduard Martynenko. “Advantages and Disadvantages of Property Forfeiture as a Measure of Law "Homeland Security 3.1 (2011): 225-30. EBSCO Summaries, June 15, 2015. Moorhouse, John C. and Brent Wanner. "Does Gun Control Reduce Crime or Increase Crime? Is Gun Control » CATO Journal 26.1 (2006): 103-24. Second Amendment. Cornell University School of Law, nd Web. June 10, 2015. Wodarz, Dominik and Natalia L. Komarova. “Dependence of the firearm-related homicide rate on the availability of firearms: a mathematical analysis.” PLoS ONE 8.7 (2013): 1-13. Premier Academic Research. 2015.