Prior to the fatal shooting of 17-year-old Laquan McDonald in October of 2014, one officer requested a Taser to better diffuse the conditions. No officer near the scene had another non-lethal way to deal with the situation at hand (Give Cops). This is exact testament contributes greatly to the need for gun control laws–even in law enforcement. There are those who support gun control laws in the United States and there are those who oppose gun control laws. Gun control laws should not violate a citizen’s right to bear arms, however, these laws should exist in order to assure security for the country as a whole. Firstly, most gun enthusiasts interpret the Second Amendment in the wrong ways. The text of the Second Amendment contains that “A
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Background checks are not required with every gun purchase in this nation. This has caused embezzlement to become quite frequent and has put guns in the hands of those unfit to possess such weapons. Current law states that “only licensed gun dealers are required to perform background checks for all gun sales, and only those individuals deemed to be ‘engaged in the business’ of dealing in guns are required to obtain a license from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives” (Gerney and Parsons). Current law is too vague in defining those who are “engaged in the business.” If those selling guns leisurely had to provide a consumer with a background check before selling the firearm, this would lessen the likelihood of massacres by criminals and the mentally ill. The accusations that background checks will not treat the issue because criminals will not consent to a background check are false. The purpose of a check is to prevent those who are not supposed to purchase guns, from legally owning them. Lacking these checks, there is no method to guarantee that gun distributers are obeying the law and not allowing ineligible people to purchase firearms, (Sager). “About eighty-percent of the people surveyed, in a study pertaining to gun control laws, support background checks before a gun purchase can be made. Around seventy-seven percent of these same …show more content…
In the documentary No Control, Cody Wilson has created multiple gun models using his 3-D printer, and then posted the dimensions to produce the guns on the Internet for the public eye. This is not outlined or deemed unconstitutional by any legal document. “Almost no prison inmates say they went to a licensed dealer and filled out forms” (Davidson). Data shows that nearly seventy-five-percent of the people surveyed in a poll having to do with gun control laws, support required gun registration (Klein). There has been little to no punishment to those who purchase or create firearms in such methods that avoid the law. There is a dyer need for consequences of these courses of
Background checks are not required with every gun purchase in this nation. This has caused embezzlement to become quite frequent and has put guns in the hands of those unfit to possess such weapons. Current law states that “only licensed gun dealers are required to perform background checks for all gun sales, and only those individuals deemed to be ‘engaged in the business’ of dealing in guns are required to obtain a license from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives” (Gerney and Parsons). Current law is too vague in defining those who are “engaged in the business.” If those selling guns leisurely had to provide a consumer with a background check before selling the firearm, this would lessen the likelihood of massacres by criminals and the mentally ill. The accusations that background checks will not treat the issue because criminals will not consent to a background check are false. The purpose of a check is to prevent those who are not supposed to purchase guns, from legally owning them. Lacking these checks, there is no method to guarantee that gun distributers are obeying the law and not allowing ineligible people to purchase firearms, (Sager). “About eighty-percent of the people surveyed, in a study pertaining to gun control laws, support background checks before a gun purchase can be made. Around seventy-seven percent of these same …show more content…
In the documentary No Control, Cody Wilson has created multiple gun models using his 3-D printer, and then posted the dimensions to produce the guns on the Internet for the public eye. This is not outlined or deemed unconstitutional by any legal document. “Almost no prison inmates say they went to a licensed dealer and filled out forms” (Davidson). Data shows that nearly seventy-five-percent of the people surveyed in a poll having to do with gun control laws, support required gun registration (Klein). There has been little to no punishment to those who purchase or create firearms in such methods that avoid the law. There is a dyer need for consequences of these courses of