Gun laws don't address the problem, so they tend to fail. The problem is the improper use and not the possession of weapons. Criminals won't obey gun laws if they don't even obey other already established laws. The only people affected by gun laws are peaceful, law-abiding citizens, who never abuse their firearm rights (Wright 12). In general, gun control advocates seem to reflect the mood of the American public (Bijlefeld 2). Congressman Jack R. Kingston of Georgia wants these people to take a hard look at Jamaica in 1974. In 1974, Jamaica enacted very strict gun control laws, which include random house-to-house searches, mandatory life sentences for possession of a single bullet, very strict gun control laws. In the space of six months, violent crime dropped significantly. After a year, it returned to the level before gun control laws, and has been increasing ever since (Bijlefeld