Gun Control
Gun control throughout recent years in the United States has been a very controversial and debated topic. Since the recent decades, many actions have been made to help prevent large shootings such as in Sandy Hook or Colorado. Such actions could be seen as early as in the Brady Bill which was passed in 1993 by Bill Clinton (“Brady Act” 1). Since this time, many more regulations have been put in place to protect America from horrible instances like these, but not much has changed according to the Department of Justice. As gun control regulations were beginning to spark, so were opposing viewpoints. This paper will discuss the differentiating views among those of pro-gun control to anti-gun control as well as to highlight the respective …show more content…
The Law enforcement Officers Protection Act in 1986 made it “illegal for anyone to make bullets that could penetrate through bullet proof clothing to protect officers” (NCJRS). As well as this in 1993, The Brady Bill, made everyone have a five day waiting background check to purchase a gun. These are all very good regulations but some were unconstitutional such as Barack Obama’s reaction to the Newtown innocent in 2013. He banned assault weapons and limited magazines to 10 rounds which directly violates in the second amendment in owning a …show more content…
“Since the use of weapons like handguns has never been condemned by the Catholic Church, their regulation is a prudential matter…” (CSTC). Since they do not have a clear position they go back to the Ten Commandments in saying “Thou shalt not kill” (CSTC). This article written by the Catholic Social Teaching Corner says that even though guns don’t kill people and people kill people, guns still help provoke violence. This statement is false for it merely states that anything can be deemed as one that can cause harm even if it is based solely of the true intention or morals of a
Gun control throughout recent years in the United States has been a very controversial and debated topic. Since the recent decades, many actions have been made to help prevent large shootings such as in Sandy Hook or Colorado. Such actions could be seen as early as in the Brady Bill which was passed in 1993 by Bill Clinton (“Brady Act” 1). Since this time, many more regulations have been put in place to protect America from horrible instances like these, but not much has changed according to the Department of Justice. As gun control regulations were beginning to spark, so were opposing viewpoints. This paper will discuss the differentiating views among those of pro-gun control to anti-gun control as well as to highlight the respective …show more content…
The Law enforcement Officers Protection Act in 1986 made it “illegal for anyone to make bullets that could penetrate through bullet proof clothing to protect officers” (NCJRS). As well as this in 1993, The Brady Bill, made everyone have a five day waiting background check to purchase a gun. These are all very good regulations but some were unconstitutional such as Barack Obama’s reaction to the Newtown innocent in 2013. He banned assault weapons and limited magazines to 10 rounds which directly violates in the second amendment in owning a …show more content…
“Since the use of weapons like handguns has never been condemned by the Catholic Church, their regulation is a prudential matter…” (CSTC). Since they do not have a clear position they go back to the Ten Commandments in saying “Thou shalt not kill” (CSTC). This article written by the Catholic Social Teaching Corner says that even though guns don’t kill people and people kill people, guns still help provoke violence. This statement is false for it merely states that anything can be deemed as one that can cause harm even if it is based solely of the true intention or morals of a