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This Concept Map, created with IHMC CmapTools, has information related to: 13.1 Steven Cappetta, If guns are uniquely powerful tools that can devastate lives, then our organized society is supposed to protect its citizens from this potential for violence. ArgScheme: monus ponens Our organized society is supposed to protect its citizens from this potential for violence., Hundreds of small children each year somehow get ahold of guns and situations end with devastating results. ArgScheme: monus ponens Accidents with guns are consistent each year, If government safety measures help to minimize gun accidents, then gun control laws should be enacted. ArgScheme: monus ponens Gun control laws should be enacted, If our organized society is supposed to protect its citizens from this potential for violence, then the govenment should monitor and record those who purchase weapons, well as any distinctive features of the weapons themselves. ArgScheme: monus ponens The government should monitor and record those who purchase weapons, as well as any distinctive features of the weapons themselves., If every year, thousands of criminals purchase guns legally to use them to commit crimes, then policies such as background checks and mandatory waiting periods will deter criminals while negligibly limiting the rest of the citizens. ArgScheme: monus ponens Policies such as background checks and mandatory waiting periods deter criminals while negligibly limiting the rest of the citizens., If policies such as background checks and mandatory waiting periods deter criminals while negligibly limiting the rest of the citizens, then gun control laws will aid in keeping weapons out of criminal hands. ArgScheme: monus ponens Gun control laws will aid in keeping weapons out of criminal hands., If the government should monitor and record those who purchase weapons, as well as any distinctive features of the weapons themselves, then the only ones threatened by this policy are criminals and it would be a tremendous aid to law enforcement. ArgScheme: monus ponens The only ones threatened by this policy are criminals and it would be a tremendous aid to law enforcement., The only ones threatened by this policy are criminals and it would be a tremendous aid to law enforcement. ArgScheme: monus ponens Gun control laws should be enacted, All guns that contain safety features will help prevent guns from being fired accidentally or by minors. ArgScheme: monus ponens The government safety measures will help to minimize gun accidents, The government should monitor and record those who purchase weapons, as well as any distinctive features of the weapons themselves. ArgScheme: monus ponens The only ones threatened by this policy are criminals and it would be a tremendous aid to law enforcement., Accidents with guns are consistent each year ArgScheme: monus ponens All guns that contain safety features will help prevent guns from being fired accidentally or by minors., Every year, thousands of criminals purchase guns legally to use them to commit crimes. ArgScheme: monus ponens Policies such as background checks and mandatory waiting periods deter criminals while negligibly limiting the rest of the citizens., Gun control laws will aid in keeping weapons out of criminal hands. ArgScheme: monus ponens Gun control laws should be enacted, Policies such as background checks and mandatory waiting periods deter criminals while negligibly limiting the rest of the citizens. ArgScheme: monus ponens Gun control laws will aid in keeping weapons out of criminal hands., The government safety measures will help to minimize gun accidents ArgScheme: monus ponens Gun control laws should be enacted, Guns are uniquely powerful tools that can devastate lives. ArgScheme: monus ponens Our organized society is supposed to protect its citizens from this potential for violence., If the only ones threatened by this policy are criminals and it would be a tremendous aid to law enforcement, then gun control laws should be enacted. ArgScheme: monus ponens Gun control laws should be enacted, Gun control laws will aid in keeping weapons out of criminal hands. ArgScheme: monus ponens If gun control laws aid in keeping weapons out of criminal hands, then gun control laws should be enacted, Thousands of accidents are caused by an inexperienced or careless adult handling a gun. ArgScheme: monus ponens Accidents with guns are consistent each year, Our organized society is supposed to protect its citizens from this potential for violence. ArgScheme: monus ponens The government should monitor and record those who purchase weapons, as well as any distinctive features of the weapons themselves.