The question, Are guns laws too strict has been asked for many years. But now, according to new studies there 's a new question, Are gun laws strict enough? According to a recent poll taken by Gallup, 55% of the people they asked aren 't satisfied with gun laws the way they sit today and actually want stricter laws(Art Swift. . . up sharply). This should come as no surprise considering the increase in mass shootings across the united states each year. An article in the Wall Street Journal claims that America not only leads the world in mass shootings, But is also 5 times higher than our predecessor the Philippines. The article also states that although the united states only represents less than 5% of the population on earth it claims 31% of
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A lot of these were short lived or not taken very seriously. For example, the Federal Assault Weapons Ban which banned semiautomatic assault weapons was passed in 1994 but then ten years later expired("Federal Gun Control Legislation - Timeline"). This ban expired a mere 3 years before the Virginia Tech shooting had this ban still been in effect it could of prevented this massacre other recent events alike. Both firearms used in the attacks that day were semiautomatic and had this ban still been in affect it very well could have prevented the shooter from buying these weapons so easily (Williams and Morrison . . . found ).I 'm not saying the government should go around knocking on doors and taking every bodies guns away. But we can make not only purchasing the weapons harder, But also the licensing process. Anyone can sit at home on their computer and file for a weapons permit. The problem with this is where handing out permits and licensee 's to just anyone who clears a background check, But just because whoever 's on the other end of that computer cleared the background check doesn’t mean they 're a good or stable person. I feel that anyone who wishes to obtain a permit or licenses should have to do so through both the ATF and the local police department. They should have to go through a thorough screening done by the local police department and given a psych evaluation test at the time of …show more content…
If we don’t do something soon the only way we are possibly going to be able to stop it once and for all is all out ban on all
A lot of these were short lived or not taken very seriously. For example, the Federal Assault Weapons Ban which banned semiautomatic assault weapons was passed in 1994 but then ten years later expired("Federal Gun Control Legislation - Timeline"). This ban expired a mere 3 years before the Virginia Tech shooting had this ban still been in effect it could of prevented this massacre other recent events alike. Both firearms used in the attacks that day were semiautomatic and had this ban still been in affect it very well could have prevented the shooter from buying these weapons so easily (Williams and Morrison . . . found ).I 'm not saying the government should go around knocking on doors and taking every bodies guns away. But we can make not only purchasing the weapons harder, But also the licensing process. Anyone can sit at home on their computer and file for a weapons permit. The problem with this is where handing out permits and licensee 's to just anyone who clears a background check, But just because whoever 's on the other end of that computer cleared the background check doesn’t mean they 're a good or stable person. I feel that anyone who wishes to obtain a permit or licenses should have to do so through both the ATF and the local police department. They should have to go through a thorough screening done by the local police department and given a psych evaluation test at the time of …show more content…
If we don’t do something soon the only way we are possibly going to be able to stop it once and for all is all out ban on all