Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act

It took Regan nearly two weeks to recover and his press secretary, James Brady, who was shot in the head spent the following 28 years in a wheelchair. Shafer, J., Farivar, C., Trickey, E., & Hendershot, H. (2012, November 30) A year following Hinckley’s attack on President Regan, he was found not guilty due to reasoning of insanity…

together, others have made it nearly impossible to own a firearm. America has been reported to have the highest gun violence in the world, as well as the most lacks gun laws. Many Americans believe that adding more gun restrictions is against the countries Second Amendment rights. Are more gun restrictions and gun laws the right way to go? Will more restrictions lower gun violence? My intent is to prove that tougher gun restriction laws, or lack…

legislation, the sale, purchase, safety, and use of handguns and other types of firearms by individual citizens” (Lee). America has internally debated the issue of gun control for over a century. It continues to be an important and pressing issue today in the United States. There are no set standards for gun control. Each state varies in its laws. For example, in Missouri, the chief technical officer of the Osage County Guns says that, “buying a handgun is practically a cakewalk...…

incident in the US, the Orlando nightclub shooting leaving 50 killed and 53 injured on June 12 2016 also adds to the doubt raised on how effective is the present US gun laws. The gunman Marteen, who was an FBI suspect, was able to legally purchase a handgun and assault rifle days before the massacre. This is an example which shows the ease with which a person can get hold of firearm in the US. This is not a singled out incident, the San Bernardino shooting incident leaving 14 dead and 22 wounded…

The Gun Free School Zone Act was enacted in 1990, which outlawed the possession of firearms on school grounds and made it a criminal act to carry unloaded firearms within 1000 feet of school grounds. The assassination attempt in 1982 of President Ronald Reagan brought about The Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act in 1993. The Brady Act provided for a 5 day waiting period when purchasing a handgun. “The implementation of Brady has raised some constitutional challenges as of this writing,…

Lately, it seems that every time you turn on the television, there is an incidence of gun violence in the news. School shootings, domestic violences, and other forms of firearm brutality make up most of the content displayed in the media, calling for a possible increase in gun control in the United States. This controversial subject has become a common topic of debate all over the country: should civilian-use of violent firearms be limited or prohibited, or should the decision to possess these…

In recent history, the most important legislation is the Gun Control Act of 1968. This federal law requires dealers to have a license, restricts purchases by prohibited persons, including felons and minors, and generally prohibits the interstate sale of firearms. Within the Gun Control Act of 1968, the Brady Permit (Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act of 1993) mandates a 5 day wait period on the selling of handguns for background checks. From 1968 to 2014 the bill has blocked 2.1 million…

Gun Control does not prevent Gun Violence Gun control is a very controversial topic especially in today's society; whether gun control is good or bad is a very talked about subject especially when it comes to the United States. This is a very touchy subject because guns are a part of a lot of people's daily lives. People that are anti gun control believe that no one should be able to put any restrictions on guns. They believe that people should be able to buy a firearm just like a pair of boots…

Is banning handguns the wrong decision? Would background checks lower crime rates? Should we be able to have conceal carry? Gun control has been a controversial topic for decades. Gun control supporters are lobbying for a mandatory waiting period for purchases of handguns. The states seek to reduce violence, murders, and crimes with the new gun laws. Advocates of gun control want restrictions on sales of all guns, but citizen groups and arms manufactures are trying to prevent this from happening…

This law is called The Gun Control Act of 1968. Under this law anyone who sells a firearm as a retailer is required to have his customer fill out an ATF form 4473. On this form there are nine areas that if the customer answers yes to they are automatically prohibited from the purchase of a firearm. Some of the reasons a person may be prohibited from purchasing a firearm are if they are a convicted felon, an illegal alien, someone with a history of domestic violence, and someone who has renounced…