According the U.S. Department of Justice, “because federal law does not require universal background checks, ‘individuals prohibited by law from possessing guns can easily obtain them from private sellers and do so without any federal records of the transactions’” meaning that possibly the wrong type of people can obtain guns (Smartgunlaws.org). This gun law loophole has been linked to the leading source of guns used in crimes. Also due to the internet it has become easier for individuals to buy firearms online and use them for deadly purposes. Research shows that “as of September 2013, about 67,000 firearms were listed for sale online from private, unlicensed seller” (Smartgunlaws.org). Many individuals buy guns online, without a background check ever taking place, and because it is technically legal, no one is violating the law in these transactions. If there were stricter gun laws, things like this would not happen, and the wrong people would have a harder time getting their hands on a
According the U.S. Department of Justice, “because federal law does not require universal background checks, ‘individuals prohibited by law from possessing guns can easily obtain them from private sellers and do so without any federal records of the transactions’” meaning that possibly the wrong type of people can obtain guns (Smartgunlaws.org). This gun law loophole has been linked to the leading source of guns used in crimes. Also due to the internet it has become easier for individuals to buy firearms online and use them for deadly purposes. Research shows that “as of September 2013, about 67,000 firearms were listed for sale online from private, unlicensed seller” (Smartgunlaws.org). Many individuals buy guns online, without a background check ever taking place, and because it is technically legal, no one is violating the law in these transactions. If there were stricter gun laws, things like this would not happen, and the wrong people would have a harder time getting their hands on a