Gun control is a topic that divides the opinions of the United States citizens and creates endless discussions that until now has not reached a conclusion. The United States has faced many mass shootings during the last years making the supporters of gun control want a reform even more. Guns are responsible for over thirty-three thousand deaths in the United States every year. The United States leads the world with more gun-related homicides and suicides than any other country, according to a 2016 study conducted by the American Journal of Medicine. (“Gun Control”). On the other hand, opponents of gun control say that a strict restriction on guns is a violation of their Second Amendment’s right. In order to find a conclusion to the debate, a balanced approach to gun
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The Sullivan Act required people to have a permit to own or carry any small firearm that could easily be concealed. The first national gun control laws were passed by Congress in the 1930s after crimes involving automatic weapons. On March 30, 1981 President Ronald Reagan was shot in the chest by a mentally ill men in Washington D.C. The attack created another argument used in favor of gun control. Another attack that attracted the attention of gun control supporters was the attack caused by a student in Virginia Tech in 2007.
Seung-Hui Cho, a student at Virginia Tech used two guns to kill 32 people and wound several others in two attacks two hours apart on the college campus in Blacksburg. Cho, who had a documented history of mental and emotional health problems had nonetheless been able to purchase guns because the state of Virginia had failed to share his history with the NICS. (“Gun Control Laws”) In the wake of this accident, Congress passed the NICS Improvement Amendments Act of 2007, which gave the NICS access to information about the mental health, and other aspects of the buyer’s
The Sullivan Act required people to have a permit to own or carry any small firearm that could easily be concealed. The first national gun control laws were passed by Congress in the 1930s after crimes involving automatic weapons. On March 30, 1981 President Ronald Reagan was shot in the chest by a mentally ill men in Washington D.C. The attack created another argument used in favor of gun control. Another attack that attracted the attention of gun control supporters was the attack caused by a student in Virginia Tech in 2007.
Seung-Hui Cho, a student at Virginia Tech used two guns to kill 32 people and wound several others in two attacks two hours apart on the college campus in Blacksburg. Cho, who had a documented history of mental and emotional health problems had nonetheless been able to purchase guns because the state of Virginia had failed to share his history with the NICS. (“Gun Control Laws”) In the wake of this accident, Congress passed the NICS Improvement Amendments Act of 2007, which gave the NICS access to information about the mental health, and other aspects of the buyer’s