Kenny in 1963, is what led United States to increase public awareness of the control on guns. (Longley) Before the Kenny tragedy, the bill of rights was created in 1791, which allowed people to own guns, although some states attempted to ban weaponries these laws were thrown out, also in 1865 black codes was well-known for not allowing black individuals to own weapons. (Longley) Over the years the control of guns have changed, from certain people using these weapons, to everybody being able to utilize them. On the other hand, in 1968 gun control main point was to stop weapon from coming in the mail, as well as having restrictions to who can sale or buy. As the years went on some states accomplished veto the possession of guns, eventually leading up to Crime Bill. The theory behind this act brought the federal death penalty, federal assault weapons to be ban as well as many other …show more content…
So, if an individual went to jail twice for having possession of a gun, if that same person got caught with a gun for the third time, he or she would be sentenced to prison for life. Due to the three strike law a lot of prisons surpassed the capacity, which caused more money to build more prisons. Besides the three strike law, sex offenders had to be registered whether it was for raping an adult or child. Correspondingly, even children 's were being charged as an adult which is why in 2014 there was about 250,000 children each year being prosecuted as an adult in United States (Muhammad, 2014). After Bill Clinton left the office he realized how bad the Crime Bill was and made it his duty to make some changes. President Obama also made it his priority to change how guns are being distributed, and making sure background check are a part of buying firearms.
In conclusion, Gun Control and Crime Bill policies address the same problem on stopping the usage of guns whether it is a child or adult utilizing these objects. Gun Control has more to do with stopping the process of ordering guns in the mail and giving them out to people who are more liable to harm an individual. Crime Bill banned manufacture from selling and also prohibits juveniles into buy or selling a