Someone is speaking about the gun reform issue, but in each case, there is an unstated assumption. An assumption is a statement that is taken for granted. From the choices that follow each item, select the one that is the unstated assumption. Consider each item by itself.

 

"States with the largest increases in gun ownership also have the largest drops in violent crimes."

Fewer restrictions on gun ownership will decrease violent crimes.

More restrictions on gun ownership will increase violent crimes.

Violent crimes decrease in areas with fewer restrictions on gun ownership.

"When high-capacity magazines were used in mass shootings, the death rate rose 63% and the injury rate rose 156%."

The rate of death & injury during mass shootings increases when high-capacity magazines remain legal.

Keeping high-capacity magazines legal increases the rate of death & injury during mass shootings.

Banning high-capacity magazines will decrease the rate of death & injury during mass shootings.

"Guns are used for self-defense 2.5 million times a year."

Stricter gun laws would make it more difficult for people to protect their homes and families.

Homes and families are safer due to gun ownership.

Gun ownership helps protect people's homes and families.

"The problem with gun control laws is that they take away guns from law-abiding citizens, while would-be criminals ignore them."

Criminals ignore the law. Therefore, laws are ineffective.

Laws are ineffective because criminals ignore the law.

We should have fewer laws. Law-abiding citizens would be safer.

"31% of total accidental shooting deaths could have been prevented by installing safety devices on guns. 100% of deaths per year in which a child under 6 years old shoots and kills him/herself or another child could be prevented by automatic child-proof safety locks. And 23% of accidental shooting deaths by adolescents and adults per year could be prevented by loading indicators showing when a bullet was in the chamber ready to be fired."

Mandatory safety features would reduce the number of accidental gun deaths.

There would be fewer accidental gun deaths if we mandated safety features.

Not mandating safety features would increase the number of accidental gun deaths.

"Background checks prevent criminals and those with mental illness from getting guns."

Gun control legislation would prevent dangerous people from having access to guns.

Dangerous people wouldn't have access to guns if we passed gun control legislation.

A lack of gun control legislation would allow dangerous people access to guns.