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The chosen policy issue is gun control and related laws. The recent proliferation of firearms has been a major danger to the society. In the United States, the use of guns has become far much widespread. The grave issue is that guns are at times getting into the hands of minors and people with mental problems. When this happens, such people can proceed to use these weapons for unlawful functions such as mass shooting as witnessed in the United States. It is thus important to come up with a policy that restricts the ownership and use of guns and if possible vet the to-be owners. This assignment will mainly focus on a needs assessment of the proposed legislation and why it is integral in the modern day society. Facts will be drawn from existing and recent research to exemplify or demonstrate how gun use has become a nuisance and a major problem to the society and why it ought to be kept in check.

2. Variables to be Measured (10%):

Variables to be Measured

In the process of researching on this subject of gun control and related laws, various variables will come to the fore. However, the most important aspect will be to focus on the statistics and facts that back up the need for gun control. During this research, the need to know whether or not gun ownership increases the likelihood of homicides and related crimes will be essential. A lot of focus should be towards the growing availability of guns. There is also the argument that people are valorizing violence in various societies (Belloni et al., 2016). The research will also delve into the culture of fear and other factors that increase the need to own guns. Some of the control variables will include sex, age, race, income, education, and family status. Data gathering through the internet and library resources is vital. Authority websites such as government and security sites will be integral. Scholarly journal articles will be necessary for gaining relevant facts and research data. During the Public Policy Analysis phase, the data obtained from academic sources will be used to create hypotheses on why gun control is necessary (Pederson et al., 2015). The hypotheses will base on the number of murders and other fatalities that have since occurred as a result of the proliferation of firearms.

References

Belloni, A., Chernozhukov, V., Hansen, C., & Kozbur, D. (2016). Inference in high-dimensional panel models with an application to gun control. Journal of Business & Economic Statistics, 34(4), 590-605.

Pederson, J., Hall, T. L., Foster, B., & Coates, J. E. (2015). Gun ownership and attitudes toward gun control in older adults: Re-examining self interest theory. American Journal of Social Science Research, 1(5), 273-281.

3. Method of Analysis (10%):