Some people believe that extremely strict gun control laws will eliminate crime, but gun control laws only prevent "good guys" from getting guns from fire. Criminals will always have the ability to obtain weapons, whether through the black market, across borders, or through illegal street sales. New gun control laws won't stop them. After the shootings at Columbine High School, Virginia Tech, and Sandy Hook, the frequency of mass shootings increased dramatically. Gun control is not effective as it has not been proven to actually reduce the number of gun crimes. Instead of considering banning private possession of firearms and violation of individual property rights, it may be more practical to consider the option of partially restricting access to firearms. The Second Amendment to the United States Constitution states that “A well regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed (“The Constitution of the United States,” Amendment II)." This means that citizens of the United States have the right to privately own and possess firearms. However, this has created controversy because some believe that there are many who abuse this right to commit criminal acts. Some believe that this amendment applies only to the lifestyle of the eighteenth century when the United States was under British control The theory states that citizens do not have an individual right to own guns and that local, state, and federal legislatures therefore possess the authority to regulate firearms without implicating a constitutional right. During the 111th Congress, the gun control debate was examined by two key figures Supreme Court decisions. In District of Columbia v. Hel...... half of the document ...... crime reduction." Texas Review of Law & Politics 8.1 (2003): 175-87. Academic Search Premier. EBSCO. Web. June 15, 2015. Martynenko, Natalia and Eduard Martynenko. “Advantages and Disadvantages of Property Forfeiture as a Criminal Law Measure.” 2015. Moorhouse, John C. and Brent Wanner. “Does Gun Control Reduce Crime or Does Crime Increase Gun Control?” Journal 26.1 (2006): Academic Search Premier. Legal Information Institute. Cornell University Law School, n.d. Web. June 10, 2015. Wodarz, Dominik, and Natalia L. Komarova. “Dependence of the Firearm-Related Homicide Rate on Gun Availability: A Mathematical Analysis.” PLoS ONE 8.7 (2013): 1-13. EBSCO website 2015.