Federal Assault Weapons Ban

Over the past years, there have been many debates over guns and the protection the Second Amendment gives to firearms. As with all debates, there are sides to them. Gun control activist are people who wish to have legislation passed that is intended to lower violence related to firearms as well as limit a civilians opportunity to possess a firearm. On the other side of the spectrum are the gun rights activist who seek argue that by passing legislation on gun control, it is infringing on the…

as the school shootings at Columbine and the Virginia Tech Massacre. Many Americans believe that if the government were to ban hand guns and other fire arms tragedies such as the Virginia Tech Massacre…

characters how to operate a firearm including his young son, Carl who has definitely been put to the test as well as his shooting skills. Throughout the series, the viewers have seen rifles, handguns, semiautomatics, and automatic weapons. The characters use these weapons in order to fend for themselves and their “family.” A knife may help when there is only a couple of walkers but it is not going to help when there is a herd of walkers surrounding them or another group that is coming after them…

Over 1,000 children and teens are injured every month due to gun violence, the most being caused by assault, while some are accidents. In 2010 alone 694 children died from gun violence alone. Gun violence fills America and is still the second biggest cause of death. The Children’s Defense Fund is an organization that is run all over the country. This organization…

the criminal use of guns as much as possible and to intrude as little as possible with other gun use. Americans have had a long debate about federal regulation of firearms. Devotees of the ordinance also argue that without federal laws, declares with some firearms limitation will provide guns illegally to states with stiffer restrictions. Opponents of federal involvement advance Second Amendment arguments against any gun control. They also argue that national gun laws only cause extra burdens…

rulings by citing this amendment. There was also a federal law written by President George Washington in 1792, which was meant for most men between the ages of 16 and 60, own a gun and ammunition required for military service. Although, when the law was written its purpose was intended for military personnel. The United States has 88.8 guns per 100 people, which is about 270,000,000 guns, being the highest total and per capita number in the world. Federal law sets the minimum standards for…

controversial issue in the United States for centuries. It gets worse after every mass shooting because it causes both political sides to debate on whether or not to implement stricter gun policies that will make it much more difficult for people to obtain a weapon. The founding fathers wrote the second amendment because they were afraid of a government that would become too big an oppressive. They believed that people should have the right to protect their families if there is ever an attack…

Steps can be taken to reduce criminals from getting a hold of weapons with tougher screening. This will only be the beginning of a new black market, and the majority of citizens who abide by the law would lose their constitutional right to bear arms. The NRA believes, if we put people through seminars and training…

have shown that with their implementation there has been limited effect on decreasing gun violence incidences. Gun control laws are only going to show effectiveness if they are completely enforced. “Bans often include "grandfather" provisions, allowing ownership of an item if it is acquired before the ban, complicating an assessment of causality” (Hahn). While some gun control laws are effective in reducing gun violence, others seem unnecessary and too restrictive. Law-abiding American citizens…

politicians continue to claim. If people take an extensive look at this dilemma many will draw the conclusion that out of thousands of cases yearly, a high percentage of gun violence is deeply rooted back to mishandling by companies that produce these weapons,…