Question

Read the section "CON: Gun control laws won’t stop Las Vegas-type massacres."

Which of the following details is LEAST useful for supporting the claim that gun control laws will not stop further gun violence?
A.France has far stricter gun laws than the U.S., but 130 were slain, mostly with illegal guns, in the 2015 Paris attacks.
B.That is irrelevant when a killer such as Stephen Paddock secures a towering location above the event. He was not screened and was out of range of handguns.
C.Had two or three riflemen been on duty with the right equipment, they might have been able quickly to spot the room from which he was shooting and dispatch him.
D.Reducing evil to an object without addressing the complex motivations that drive killers to commit unspeakable acts serves no purpose other than padding political talking points.

Answer 1

The least useful detail for supporting the claim that gun control laws will not stop further gun violence is option D, which discusses the complex motivations of killers rather than the direct impact of gun control laws on the ability to perpetrate such violence.

Step-by-step explanation:

The detail that is LEAST useful for supporting the claim that gun control laws will not stop further gun violence is option D: Reducing evil to an object without addressing the complex motivations that drive killers to commit unspeakable acts serves no purpose other than padding political talking points. This statement is less about the effectiveness of gun control laws and more about the discussion around the motivations behind gun violence, which may not directly support or refute the effectiveness of gun measures. In contrast, option A refers to the situation in France, which is a comparison between different countries' gun laws and the occurrence of mass violence; option B points to the specifics of the Las Vegas shooting and the killer’s tactical advantage, which could imply that gun control may not have been effective in that scenario; and option C suggests that armed response might be an alternative to gun control for ending such attacks faster.