Crime and firearms, to many, may appear to go hand in hand. But can they both be linked together? Do firearms always lead to crime? If so, do “gun control” laws on firearm ownership and use protect citizens or stop crime? This question is the basis for the gun control debate amongst liberals and conservatives that has been going on for decades. Gun control can even stem back as far as 1837 when Georgia passed a law stating that handguns were illegal but this law was ruled unconstitutional and was eventually thrown out (About.com). Obviously this debate is still present to this day.
Firearms are an extremely powerful weapon. They can be used to protect and defend or they can be used to threaten and harm. Firearms are deadly tool, but a tool none the less. The intent with the tool is solely based on the end user. As college students it is important for us to keep up with current events and issues in today’s society. It’s extremely important to pay attention to the gun control debate and where it is headed. These issues affect us …show more content…
In the 1920’s and 1930’s organized crime was at an all-time high due to the prohibition of alcohol. Mafia families were making money hand over fist. The mafia families were also fighting for power and control of this market as well. The best way to do this was to kill each other with guns. The Thompson machine gun was the gun of choice for mobsters to use. It is also famously known as the “Chicago typewriter”. You could order a Thompson machine gun from anywhere in-between $175-$200. Mobsters were using this gun so much that the federal government finally grew tired of it. So congress passed the National Firearms Act of 1934 requiring the person to pay a $200 tax to purchase a fully automatic firearm. Eventually the prohibition on alcohol was removed and mob violence lowered due to this reason and not the
Firearms are an extremely powerful weapon. They can be used to protect and defend or they can be used to threaten and harm. Firearms are deadly tool, but a tool none the less. The intent with the tool is solely based on the end user. As college students it is important for us to keep up with current events and issues in today’s society. It’s extremely important to pay attention to the gun control debate and where it is headed. These issues affect us …show more content…
In the 1920’s and 1930’s organized crime was at an all-time high due to the prohibition of alcohol. Mafia families were making money hand over fist. The mafia families were also fighting for power and control of this market as well. The best way to do this was to kill each other with guns. The Thompson machine gun was the gun of choice for mobsters to use. It is also famously known as the “Chicago typewriter”. You could order a Thompson machine gun from anywhere in-between $175-$200. Mobsters were using this gun so much that the federal government finally grew tired of it. So congress passed the National Firearms Act of 1934 requiring the person to pay a $200 tax to purchase a fully automatic firearm. Eventually the prohibition on alcohol was removed and mob violence lowered due to this reason and not the