Gun Solution Pro Case Speech Good afternoon! We the Con team negate the resolve that the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act should be repealed in an effort to stop gun violence. The Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act or PLCAA is a law which protects firearms manufacturers and dealers from being held liable when crimes have been committed with their products. We will oppose this resolve with three main contentions.
Repealing the act would not decrease gun violence 2. Repealing the act could have economic disadvantages 3. There are better alternatives to stop gun violence
Our first contention states that Repealing the act would not decrease gun violence. According to the New York Times, “Many criminals obtain guns illegally on the black market, not at legitimate gun shops.” In addition, The FBI's National Crime Information Center gun file contains over 2 million reports; 60% are reports of stolen handguns.This would mean that if …show more content…
Every time there is another tragedy, congress calls for measures to be proposed so the gun violence stops. I agree will their calls, however repealing the PLCAA is not the best solution. For example, in 2005 when congress was voting on the PLCAA bill, Bernie Sanders voted for it to become a law. Last year Sanders defended his support for the law during an October interview with NBC News's Chuck Todd. “If you were a gun shop owner in Vermont, and you sell somebody a gun, and that person flips out and then kills somebody, I don't think it's really fair to hold the [gun shop owner] responsible.” Furthermore, more sensible law could be made instead. The government should ban high capacity magazines and assault weapons, as well as expand the 24 waiting period. Congress does not need to spend time trying to appeal a law that is not physically hurting someone, while they could be drafting bills that could actually save someone’s
Repealing the act would not decrease gun violence 2. Repealing the act could have economic disadvantages 3. There are better alternatives to stop gun violence
Our first contention states that Repealing the act would not decrease gun violence. According to the New York Times, “Many criminals obtain guns illegally on the black market, not at legitimate gun shops.” In addition, The FBI's National Crime Information Center gun file contains over 2 million reports; 60% are reports of stolen handguns.This would mean that if …show more content…
Every time there is another tragedy, congress calls for measures to be proposed so the gun violence stops. I agree will their calls, however repealing the PLCAA is not the best solution. For example, in 2005 when congress was voting on the PLCAA bill, Bernie Sanders voted for it to become a law. Last year Sanders defended his support for the law during an October interview with NBC News's Chuck Todd. “If you were a gun shop owner in Vermont, and you sell somebody a gun, and that person flips out and then kills somebody, I don't think it's really fair to hold the [gun shop owner] responsible.” Furthermore, more sensible law could be made instead. The government should ban high capacity magazines and assault weapons, as well as expand the 24 waiting period. Congress does not need to spend time trying to appeal a law that is not physically hurting someone, while they could be drafting bills that could actually save someone’s