... with less violence in society. According to the Violence Policy Center (VPC), "the United States has not so much a firearm problem as a handgun problem." Clarke Cochran, et al, says in his book, American Policymaking: An Introduction, that the FBI data shows that "a handgun used in self-defense is 100 times more likely to kill or injure its owner than it is to stop a potential criminal." (193). What are the major policy issues in regard to gun control? Cochran believes that, "the issue is how much a human life is worth against the convenience of a law-abiding gun enthusiast's unrestricted access to firearms." (192). James Meko, professor of criminal justice at Gannon University, believes that the major issue here is the constitutional issue versus social issue. The reason there is such a fight in regard to gun control is because of the Second Amendment to the U.S. ...

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