Imagine the world without mass shootings, homicides, or gang violence. This same world can exist with hunters that collect guns as well as families that own guns for self-defense in households. Most people do not see that there is a strong need for an increase in gun control in the United States. Americans take pride in the pioneering role and the United States’ culture being built on the Second Amendment. This amendment states that Americans have the right to bear arms. The population of firm believers in the Second Amendment has a huge misconception about the idea of increasing gun laws. These gun-collecting hunters are scared their possessions will be confiscated and their hobby will be no longer. There are families scared of becoming defenseless
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In the United States, it is required that a citizen must pass a federally conducted background check to have possession of a gun legally. The citizen must fill out an application that is submitted to a federally licensed salesman that will then review the application. After this application has been submitted, the salesman will then compare the application to the purchaser’s background check. There is one problem with this process. If the citizen has lied on the application about past incriminations, the citizen is turned down immediately and the case is given over to the ATF. The ATF is an acronym that stands for the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. The ATF protects communities from violent criminals, criminal organizations, and the illegal use and trafficking of firearms (Bureau). Once the case is turned over to the ATF, the bureau is supposed to investigate these citizens and prosecute accordingly. The problem with this is the ATF is only prosecuting 1.1 percent of these citizens that are trying to purchase guns illegally (Kertscher). This is a huge problem that needs to be addressed at the federal level. Another problem that needs to be addressed as well is protecting the victims of domestic violence from criminals obtaining guns. There are some gray areas that need to be clarified and some areas of the law that need to be changed. The 1997 Amendment to the Gun Control Act of 1968 states that only citizens arrested during an altercation involving an “intimate” partner can be considered domestic violence. While it is illegal for a citizen to obtain a gun if previously arrested with domestic violence, it is not considered a domestic violence crime if the citizen is a stalker harassing
In the United States, it is required that a citizen must pass a federally conducted background check to have possession of a gun legally. The citizen must fill out an application that is submitted to a federally licensed salesman that will then review the application. After this application has been submitted, the salesman will then compare the application to the purchaser’s background check. There is one problem with this process. If the citizen has lied on the application about past incriminations, the citizen is turned down immediately and the case is given over to the ATF. The ATF is an acronym that stands for the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. The ATF protects communities from violent criminals, criminal organizations, and the illegal use and trafficking of firearms (Bureau). Once the case is turned over to the ATF, the bureau is supposed to investigate these citizens and prosecute accordingly. The problem with this is the ATF is only prosecuting 1.1 percent of these citizens that are trying to purchase guns illegally (Kertscher). This is a huge problem that needs to be addressed at the federal level. Another problem that needs to be addressed as well is protecting the victims of domestic violence from criminals obtaining guns. There are some gray areas that need to be clarified and some areas of the law that need to be changed. The 1997 Amendment to the Gun Control Act of 1968 states that only citizens arrested during an altercation involving an “intimate” partner can be considered domestic violence. While it is illegal for a citizen to obtain a gun if previously arrested with domestic violence, it is not considered a domestic violence crime if the citizen is a stalker harassing