The Gun culture: analysis of existing gun laws and the rising rate of mass shootings in America

Abstract

In the United States of America, the Second Amendment allows for the ownership of guns by individuals. However, since this amendment, there have been cases of increase gun violence and looking at the way these cases have been dealt, there is an insufficiency especially to give the families of the victims’ justice. This doctrinal legal research uses utilitarian theory to examine whether the rising number of shootings stem from the law which allows for bearing of arms.. The objective of this study is to show the extent to which gun laws have encouraged mass shootings in America and the importance and relevance of making evaluations and reforms to this law to promote maximum safety of the people in America.