We have all heard things about the “black market” throughout the years; from what I know, it is a place where people go to trade different items that one may not be able to obtain legally at the time. One of the biggest contributors to the trade of the black market is guns. In most crimes, the perpetrator purchases the firearm on the black market so that it will not get traced back to their name. In fact, according to a study done by the United States Department of Justice, 90% of prisoners that possesed a gun during their crime did not secure it from a retail store. This statistic alone floors me. Most Americans want further gun regulation due to mass shootings and crimes related to gun use, but in the end, only 10% of gun users would truly be reaping the consquences of harsher gun laws. So we must ask ourselves, will creating stricter gun laws make more individuals turn to the black market for guns? And if so, will it backfire on the government and increase crime rates as a result?
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