Ethical Relativism: Gun Ownership Norms and Violence in USA and Kenya (Essay Sample)

Ethical Relativism: Gun ownership norms and violence in USA and Kenya
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21/10/2020
Guns take a prevalent position in violence instigation in contemporary American life. It is not lost that gradually, a horrendous gun crime will spark the nation’s gun debate. The United States continues to record high gun ownership rates with corresponding exceptional amounts of gun violence complemented by especially permissive gun laws. Violence levels are relatively low in Kenya which is a non-gun carrying nation. Gun ownership escalates violence in societies that espouse it as compared to societies that do not.
American civilians own in excess of 200 million firearms and at least one gun can be found in 38% of all American homes.In 2020 alone, gun violence has led to the loss of 34, 569 lives and a total of 31,122 injuries. In the United States, the Second amendment accords the legal right to private gun ownership, Individual states have also passed laws that permit private gun ownership with only a caveat for background checks. There are still a number of loopholes for an ineligible person to buy a gun as sales in gun shows are not subjected to background checks.
Kenya has limiting gun ownership laws and norms. Kenya’s firearm act limits gun ownership to individuals with a firearm certificate which is pegged on sufficiently proving reasons for acquiring the controlled weapon and is subject to background checks. The act also limits gun ownership to handguns. As such Kenya has a light stock of privately owned guns. Kenya’s homicide rate was at level of