GUN CONTROL STARTS WITH LEGISLATION
Gun laws that are ineffective are a major cause of violent crime in America, the best way to resolve the problem is to change and strength the laws. We are reaching the end of 2016, and there have been reports of at least 44,427 gun related incidents. In 2015 there was a total of 53,379. In 2014 it was reported that there was 51,848 gun related incidents. (Gun Violence archive, 2016)The gun violence does not have any signs of slowing down. Every day, 48 children and teens are shot in murders, assaults, suicides & suicide attempts, unintentional shootings, and police intervention. Every day, 7 children and teens die from gun violence. Every day, 40 children and teens are shot and survive. Every …show more content…
So what is Gun Control? Gun Control is a wide used expression that covers any sort of limitation on what kinds of firearms can be sold and bought, who can possess or sell them, where and how they can be stored or carried, what duties a seller has to vet a buyer, and what obligations both the buyer and the seller have to proclaim transactions to the government. The state of gun control today is Federal law and some state legislation prohibits certain people from owning firearms: those with criminal track records or mental disorders; drug dependencies; immigrants without legal status; veterans leaving under dishonorable discharge; anyone with a permanent restraining order keeping them from another person or people. Federal law requires that licensed gun dealers run a thorough background check on applicant through a database run by the F.B.I., but, this problem is the system has major holes in it. Maybe the biggest hole is that small-scale sellers, including many who do business at gun shows, are not required to do background checks – the so-called gun show loophole. It prohibits gun possession by a person “adjudicated as a mental defective” by a court or other authority. Most people with serious mental illness never receive such adjudication and …show more content…
If Collins can push her measure through the House of Representatives and Senate, with President Barack Obama 's support, it would mark the first significant legislative breakthrough since 1994 when President Bill Clinton obtained support for an assault weapons ban (that the Republican Congress failed to renew in 2004).
Some seem to think the conflict has a lot to do with the NRA’s power. The NRA is The National Rifle Association of America (NRA) is an American nonprofit organization which advocates for gun rights. The organization 's overall revenue, which includes membership dues, program fees, and other contributions, has boomed in recent years – rising to nearly $350 million in 2013. The majority of this money funds NRA initiatives like member newsletters, sporting events and gun safety education and training programs. A CNN Money analysis of federal campaign finance records shows that much of this money comes from everyday Americans. These contributions, which the NRA uses to keep pro-gun lawmakers in office, are on the rise. Since 2005, the NRA Political Victory Fund has received nearly $85 million in contributions from individual donors. After the 2012 Sandy Hook shooting, donations to this political action committee surged as gun owners worried that their rights to buy and own guns were at risk. Some political funding comes from big corporations, many within the gun industry,
Gun laws that are ineffective are a major cause of violent crime in America, the best way to resolve the problem is to change and strength the laws. We are reaching the end of 2016, and there have been reports of at least 44,427 gun related incidents. In 2015 there was a total of 53,379. In 2014 it was reported that there was 51,848 gun related incidents. (Gun Violence archive, 2016)The gun violence does not have any signs of slowing down. Every day, 48 children and teens are shot in murders, assaults, suicides & suicide attempts, unintentional shootings, and police intervention. Every day, 7 children and teens die from gun violence. Every day, 40 children and teens are shot and survive. Every …show more content…
So what is Gun Control? Gun Control is a wide used expression that covers any sort of limitation on what kinds of firearms can be sold and bought, who can possess or sell them, where and how they can be stored or carried, what duties a seller has to vet a buyer, and what obligations both the buyer and the seller have to proclaim transactions to the government. The state of gun control today is Federal law and some state legislation prohibits certain people from owning firearms: those with criminal track records or mental disorders; drug dependencies; immigrants without legal status; veterans leaving under dishonorable discharge; anyone with a permanent restraining order keeping them from another person or people. Federal law requires that licensed gun dealers run a thorough background check on applicant through a database run by the F.B.I., but, this problem is the system has major holes in it. Maybe the biggest hole is that small-scale sellers, including many who do business at gun shows, are not required to do background checks – the so-called gun show loophole. It prohibits gun possession by a person “adjudicated as a mental defective” by a court or other authority. Most people with serious mental illness never receive such adjudication and …show more content…
If Collins can push her measure through the House of Representatives and Senate, with President Barack Obama 's support, it would mark the first significant legislative breakthrough since 1994 when President Bill Clinton obtained support for an assault weapons ban (that the Republican Congress failed to renew in 2004).
Some seem to think the conflict has a lot to do with the NRA’s power. The NRA is The National Rifle Association of America (NRA) is an American nonprofit organization which advocates for gun rights. The organization 's overall revenue, which includes membership dues, program fees, and other contributions, has boomed in recent years – rising to nearly $350 million in 2013. The majority of this money funds NRA initiatives like member newsletters, sporting events and gun safety education and training programs. A CNN Money analysis of federal campaign finance records shows that much of this money comes from everyday Americans. These contributions, which the NRA uses to keep pro-gun lawmakers in office, are on the rise. Since 2005, the NRA Political Victory Fund has received nearly $85 million in contributions from individual donors. After the 2012 Sandy Hook shooting, donations to this political action committee surged as gun owners worried that their rights to buy and own guns were at risk. Some political funding comes from big corporations, many within the gun industry,