The United States is the leader in per-capita gun deaths among industrial nations of the world. The mass shootings events have been noticeable as they makes news headlines worldwide when they occur time and time again within public places of the United States. With each shooting, the people of the United States call into question about how the U.S can take the necessary precautions to prevent the next mass shooting from occurring and taking the lives of the innocent. One such idea is to restrict and limit how people can obtain firearms from vendors within the U.S. These preventative measures would extensively check for the stability of the potential gun owner regarding mental health, history, and possible complications that would essentially
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While individuals with mental limitations should have the right to everything anyone else can do. Mental limitations at times can inhibit a series of brain functions that can affect how an individual thinks morally about the implications of his or her actions. Therefore, those with mental limitations should be tested on how they act in society and how they use their common sense to do the right things. It is known, that individuals in the past have been known for their unstable behavior before a serious event occurs. In one case, a college student from Virginia Tech with a mental illness was allowed to purchase a series of automatic pistols that he would ultimately use to kill 32 individuals at his college and injure several others (DeBrabander, 2015, Para. 5). This type of event is most certainly preventable by checking the individual’s mental health and by having counseling with the potential gun owner. However, extra precautionary measures should be taken as mental illness can cause random behaviors to spur without moment’s notice and can have dangerous implications. These checks are only to ensure that an individual is not a threat to others safety that would ultimately lead to public peace of mind. Moreover, there should be restrictions on the number of rounds individuals can buy without necessary permits for use to …show more content…
Those who wish to avoid checks often use loopholes such as the Brady bill loophole. This gun loophole has been described by a correspondent from CNN stating, “In 1986, the Firearms Owners' Protection Act opened the doors for licensed dealers to sell from their own "personal collections," without background checks, and the loophole became entrenched” (CNN, 2016, para. 4). These so-called, ‘licensed dealers’ do not inherently have to check for any form of ID or background check to deem a person able to handle a firearm. Surprisingly, private dealers are not even deemed liable for what occurs after purchases with the Firearms Owners’ Protection Act. Thus, a series of complications have arisen since the Brady bill was introduced in 1986. For example, reports from the Huffington Post, Chris Kirkham, stated how John Patrick Bedell, a man with a documented history of illness, wounded two pentagon offices with a semiautomatic handgun purchased from a private seller in Nevada ( 2012, para 2). Demonstrating how the Brady bill has faltered in allowing private gun owners to sell a variety of firearms from assault rifles to handguns to those known to be mentally ill or past criminals. Strict and comprehensive restriction laws need to be implemented to limit violent crime within
While individuals with mental limitations should have the right to everything anyone else can do. Mental limitations at times can inhibit a series of brain functions that can affect how an individual thinks morally about the implications of his or her actions. Therefore, those with mental limitations should be tested on how they act in society and how they use their common sense to do the right things. It is known, that individuals in the past have been known for their unstable behavior before a serious event occurs. In one case, a college student from Virginia Tech with a mental illness was allowed to purchase a series of automatic pistols that he would ultimately use to kill 32 individuals at his college and injure several others (DeBrabander, 2015, Para. 5). This type of event is most certainly preventable by checking the individual’s mental health and by having counseling with the potential gun owner. However, extra precautionary measures should be taken as mental illness can cause random behaviors to spur without moment’s notice and can have dangerous implications. These checks are only to ensure that an individual is not a threat to others safety that would ultimately lead to public peace of mind. Moreover, there should be restrictions on the number of rounds individuals can buy without necessary permits for use to …show more content…
Those who wish to avoid checks often use loopholes such as the Brady bill loophole. This gun loophole has been described by a correspondent from CNN stating, “In 1986, the Firearms Owners' Protection Act opened the doors for licensed dealers to sell from their own "personal collections," without background checks, and the loophole became entrenched” (CNN, 2016, para. 4). These so-called, ‘licensed dealers’ do not inherently have to check for any form of ID or background check to deem a person able to handle a firearm. Surprisingly, private dealers are not even deemed liable for what occurs after purchases with the Firearms Owners’ Protection Act. Thus, a series of complications have arisen since the Brady bill was introduced in 1986. For example, reports from the Huffington Post, Chris Kirkham, stated how John Patrick Bedell, a man with a documented history of illness, wounded two pentagon offices with a semiautomatic handgun purchased from a private seller in Nevada ( 2012, para 2). Demonstrating how the Brady bill has faltered in allowing private gun owners to sell a variety of firearms from assault rifles to handguns to those known to be mentally ill or past criminals. Strict and comprehensive restriction laws need to be implemented to limit violent crime within