Everyone agrees that current licensing requirements for child-care facilities are reasonably necessary to ensure public safety. Current licensing requirements for handgun ownership are far less stringent than those for operating child-care facilities. Yet the recent flurry of school shootings by young children using their parents’ handguns shows that handgun ownership poses a significant potential threat to public safety.
The author is arguing that
(A) the recent school shootings would not have occurred were it not for lenient handgun ownership laws.
Incorrect. The author hasn't said that the recent shootings wouldn't have occurred(B) parents of young children should not be allowed to own handguns.
Incorrect. Author is arguing for more stringent licensing requirement. (C) the legal requirements for obtaining a license for operating a child-care facility are more stringent than those for handgun ownership.
Incorrect as nothing mentioned about legal requirements for obtaining the 2 license(D) unlicensed child care and unlicensed handgun ownership both pose a potential threat to public safety.
It's true but nit the point argued by the author. Incorrect(E) it would be reasonable to impose more stringent requirements for handgun ownership.
Author has mentioned that current licensing requirements for handgun ownership are far less stringent. He also mentions through his example that handgun ownership poses a significant potential threat to public safety. It can be said that the author is arguing for more stringent requirements for handgun ownership. Correct