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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…

our generation to talk about justifying gun control which goes against everything the 2nd amendment states. The 2nd Amendment is the right to bear arms which means everyone has the right to posses a firearm if they go through a background check to determine if the person is smart and safe with the firearm. The people of the United States need guns to protect themselves against invasions or attacks. A candidate for president, Clinton has made her advocacy for new restrictions a focal point of…

Recently there have been many debates on gun control and whether or not there should be more restrictions on guns. This issue has been a conflict since around 1930. The Federal Government placed one of the beginning gun control law called National Firearms Act of 1934. This act was meant to stop gun violence with gangs across America.…

American Gun Violence is a Global Issue Gun violence in America is a big global issue. Thousands of American lives are lost annually as a result of the use of firearms. Many people think that something should be done about all of the violence, but at the same time guns have always been a large part of American culture. They symbolize significant wars and events that helped make the United States what it is today. This topic is rather controversial and exiling guns as a solution will be…

guns really more dangerous than vehicles? Have you ever had a family member or loved one killed with a gun or firearm or in a car crash? Firearms have been always allowed in the United States ever since the beginning when our country was formed, but should they be banned for how dangerous they’re? Many statics have raised over time and many people on trying to figure out whether firearms are more dangerous than vehicles. In other words, guns are more dangerous than vehicles because: they’re…

Columbine, Virginia Tech, Sandy Hook and the Aurora Colorado movie theater. All of these places were sites of mass shootings; people who shouldn’t have had access to a firearm went into these places and took multiple innocent lives. Was the result of these incidents occurring along with the people carrying out the acts having a firearm a result of failed gun control? The second amendment of the United Sates constitution gives the citizens the right to bear arms, but there needs to be a line…

individuals deemed to be ‘engaged in the business’ of dealing in guns are required to obtain a license from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives” (Gerney and Parsons). Current law is too vague in defining those who are “engaged in the business.” If those selling guns leisurely had to provide a consumer with a background check before selling the firearm, this would lessen the likelihood of massacres by criminals and the mentally ill. The accusations that background checks will…

sale of guns to people found guilty of unlawful possession of firearms within the past year (Phillips). The purchase of semi-automatic weapons is legal in most U.S. states, as are automatic rifles made before 1986. The amendment to the 1986 gun control act- known as the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act of 1993 requires a background check before the purchase of firearms can occur (Phillips). The minimum age able to purchase firearms is 18; although, some states are debating raising the age…

Guns. They kill people, which is why humans (and not lizard men, as we do not tolerate those in America) believe that we should regulate firearms in the good old U.S. OF A! *que fireworks, George Washington riding a bald eagle, people measuring using feet instead of meters, and the national anthem playing. America isn’t known for its tea, or its biscuits, or funny accents. No instead American is famous for being fat and using lots o’ guns. So, how accurate is the claim that guns should be…

law was enacted. The murder rate for the rest of the United States on average, however, dropped 11%. Britain, in the year 1997, passed a law that ordered citizens to turn over almost all handguns to the authorities. Using a national registry of firearms, the British government was able to hunt down all but eight legally owned handguns. After the law had been enacted and enforced, the murder rate increased by 15%. This does not include the rate of increase attributed to a similar law enacted…