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This Concept Map, created with IHMC CmapTools, has information related to: JamesParker-13.1, If Criminals prefer unarmed and undefended targets, then The presence of more armed targets could make criminals more hessitant to commit robberies and assaults. therefore (ArgScheme: modus ponens) The presence of more armed targets could make criminals more hessitant to commit robberies and assaults., Banning guns is not needed. defeats The banning of firearms keeps people safe by reducing murders and gun-based crime., People who use guns as defense are more likely to be harmed by a robber. Supports The banning of firearms keeps people safe by reducing murders and gun-based crime., A study by the CDC was unable to determine any significant influence on crime rates by either strict gun control laws or liberal concealed carry laws. (5) Supports Banning guns does not reduce net crimes or suicide overall., Several studies found that incidents of defensive uses of guns far outnumber incidents of offensive use of guns. (3) Defeats Guns are used more often to commit crimes that they are used defensively., Guns should not be banned. contradicts The banning of firearms keeps people safe by reducing murders and gun-based crime., Laws that work by removing guns from society remove accountability from the people. therefore (ArgScheme: modus ponens) Removing accountability of guns from the people means that they are no longer accountable for being knowledable about how to use guns., Criminals prefer unarmed and undefended targets. therefore (ArgScheme: modus ponens) The presence of more armed targets could make criminals more hessitant to commit robberies and assaults., Background checks return information about criminal convictions and psychological evalutations. therefore (ArgScheme: modus ponens) Background checks should be performed on people trying to buy firearms., Gun control laws are really there to prevent us from hurting ourselves and one another. therefore (ArgScheme: modus ponens) Laws that work by removing guns from society remove accountability from the people., If Removing accountability of guns from the people means that they are no longer accountable for being knowledable about how to use guns, then The lack of accountability of knowledge about how to use guns makes guns far more dangerous in our society. therefore (ArgScheme: modus ponens) The lack of accountability of knowledge about how to use guns makes guns far more dangerous in our society., If The presence of more armed targets could make criminals more hessitant to commit robberies and assaults, then If many citizens carried concealed weapons, criminals would be wary of robbing or assaulting random people. therefore (ArgScheme: modus ponens) If many citizens carried concealed weapons, criminals would be wary of robbing or assaulting random people., Background checks should be performed on people trying to buy firearms. therefore (ArgScheme: modus ponens) We need a way to hold stores accountable for performing background checks., If A national gun registration is a feasible way to ensure that only authorized parties legally own firearms, then We have a system which promotes legal ownership of guns by responsible and capable citizens. therefore (ArgScheme: modus ponens) We have a system which promotes legal ownership of guns by responsible and capable citizens., An armed target could cause physical harm to a criminal. therefore (ArgScheme: modus ponens) Criminals prefer unarmed and undefended targets., If Gun control laws are really there to prevent us from hurting ourselves and one another, then Laws that work by removing guns from society remove accountability from the people. therefore (ArgScheme: modus ponens) Laws that work by removing guns from society remove accountability from the people., Several published studies examining the correlations between the rates of gun ownership and gun-related homocide and suicide rates around the world concluded that there was no correlation between gun ownership and total suicide of homicide rates, as substituions to guns were used to carry out these acts. (1) Supports Banning guns does not reduce net crimes or suicide overall., If We have a system which promotes legal ownership of guns by responsible and capable citizens, then Banning guns is not needed. therefore (ArgScheme: modus ponens) Banning guns is not needed., If The citizens of the U.S. must at all times retain the power to overthrow an oppressive government, as stated in the Constitution, and if Overthrowing the government requires guns, then Responsible citizens should always have access to guns. therefore (ArgScheme: modus ponens) Responsible citizens should always have access to guns., We need a way to hold stores accountable for performing background checks. therefore (ArgScheme: modus ponens) A national gun registration is a feasible way to ensure that only authorized parties legally own firearms.