14000. THE PROBLEM OF VIOLENCE AND THE ISSUE OF GUN CONTROL. This paper considers the policy recommendations that would probably be made by representatives of three major sociological perspectives (functionalism, conflict theory, and symbolic interactionism). It is concluded that policy making should not be limited to any one theoretical approach; it should be flexible and make use of the best that each theory has to offer. 13 pages, 27 footnotes, 9 bibliographic references.