Can stricter laws make gun possession safer?

Your final assignment of the course will be a research proposal, which is a
detailed plan of a proposed research study.

As an initial step in the process of developing your own
proposed study, you will be asked to submit a research question which you intend to propose a research
study to answer in your final assignment. One (1) page; Write out your research question, and then
describe the following: what you already know about the issue/behavior/group about which you are
asking this research question, and why you want to answer this particular question (what is your interest
in the topic?)

Chosen question: Can stricter laws make gun possession safer?