Gun Control? Come on the Answer is obvious The term gun control as it is used in the United States refers to any action taken by the federal government or by state or local governments to regulate, through legislation, the sale, purchase, safety, and use of handguns and other types of firearms by individual citizens. For several decades the controversy over guns has existed; however, as we see the number of gun violence incidents increase this has pushed the debate further into significance. The debate involves the discussion of efficacy of the existing gun control laws to reduce violent crime and the meaning behind the second amendment. It goes further as to if teachers should have the ability
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To put this into perspective, you can buy a gun before you can buy alcohol. Then in 1998 we see the introduction of background checks, which dealt with who can access the weapons. In addition under the presidency of Barack Obama who also contributed greatly with funding. He was very determined with advocating for gun control; however, Congress was unfortunately not on his side. However with the prominent laws passed loopholes still do exist, people get control of guns and this led to significant violence so Obama’s efforts can’t just stop there. Forty percent of the guns in the United States are bought from private sellers at gun shows, or through other private exchanges which fall under the “ loophole” and are …show more content…
Why? In this nation, where nearly half of all US households own at least one gun, nearly 30,000 people die from a gunshot each year. “A Dec. 10, 2014 Pew Research Center survey found 52% of Americans believe the right to own guns should be protected while 46% believe gun ownership should be controlled, a switch from 1993 when 34% wanted gun rights protected and 57% wanted gun ownership controlled. According to a Feb. 20, 2018 Quinnipiac Poll taken shortly after the Feb. 14 mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, 66% of American voters support stricter gun control laws (Background of the Issue - Gun Control” ). As more gun violence incidents are occuring, the more the debate is pushed into
To put this into perspective, you can buy a gun before you can buy alcohol. Then in 1998 we see the introduction of background checks, which dealt with who can access the weapons. In addition under the presidency of Barack Obama who also contributed greatly with funding. He was very determined with advocating for gun control; however, Congress was unfortunately not on his side. However with the prominent laws passed loopholes still do exist, people get control of guns and this led to significant violence so Obama’s efforts can’t just stop there. Forty percent of the guns in the United States are bought from private sellers at gun shows, or through other private exchanges which fall under the “ loophole” and are …show more content…
Why? In this nation, where nearly half of all US households own at least one gun, nearly 30,000 people die from a gunshot each year. “A Dec. 10, 2014 Pew Research Center survey found 52% of Americans believe the right to own guns should be protected while 46% believe gun ownership should be controlled, a switch from 1993 when 34% wanted gun rights protected and 57% wanted gun ownership controlled. According to a Feb. 20, 2018 Quinnipiac Poll taken shortly after the Feb. 14 mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, 66% of American voters support stricter gun control laws (Background of the Issue - Gun Control” ). As more gun violence incidents are occuring, the more the debate is pushed into