The Pros And Cons Of Gun Control Laws

In the era of automatic weapons, large caliber hand guns, and Teflon tipped bullets where extensive background checks, mental evaluations, and waiting periods should be mandatory as they are in most westernized countries, nothing is so dangerous with regards to firearms as the “Gun Show Loophole”, also known as The Brady bill loophole (Hereafter known as the GSL). Because of the GSL, anyone can walk into a gun show and without the burden of showing identification, taking a background check, or having a psychiatric evaluation, they can walk out with a firearm regardless of their criminal or mental history. This is an obvious danger when firearms fall into the wrong hands. “These shows have gotten as common as garage sales, and all this is a problem for us,” Jack Killorin, a spokesman for the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms said. “It’s known that guns have moved out of these shows and into criminal hands.” (Cole, 2016) The Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act was enacted in 1993, which was an amendment of the Gun Control Act of 1968. The Brady bill was enacted to …show more content…
Therefore, one can buy it even if one is a felon, a fugitive, a drug addict, undocumented, dishonorably discharged, committed to a mental institution, etc.” (Grayson, 2016) This is an even more terrifying prospect than the standard workarounds for gun shows because these weapons can be sent anywhere discretely and can be purchased with untraceable means such as cash gift cards. The main problem here is that the internet is expanding and evolving faster than the USA’s painfully slow legislative process can keep up with. By the time laws have been passed with regards to the internet, it has evolved months or even years before so that the effect of such laws is