Federal Assault Weapons Ban

the accords were supported and signed by the United States which bring up some issues regarding if the accords are constitutional. Is it constitutional to force people to be registered, to regulate the actions of free citizens, and limit the use of weapons? Is it constitutional to force people to be register so they may be monitored?…

greater confidence than armed men.”- Thomas Jefferson. This quote by Thomas Jefferson, a founding father, explains clearly how gun control helps the criminals. Gun Control is where the government restricts what guns you are able to own and/or carry a weapon they see as dangerous. In the court case District of Columbia v. Heller, Justice Breyer states that “DC gun laws are not unreasonable or inappropriate…”(ebscohost.com). That’s not true the 2nd amendment states “A well regulated Militia,…

It is also there to give the people the means to take back a tyrannical government and rebuild it how the people see fit. Since the early 20th century the United States government has been trying to institute different types of gun control at the federal level. In the current times the debate on gun control is heating up more than it ever has. People on both sides have their reasoning for their beliefs on whether the United States needs more or less gun control. Something that often gets lost in…

statement saying that automatic weapons are too dangerous to be in civilian hands and that they should be banned. On the side against gun control, Bobby Freeman read his side’s opening statement that said that the actions of the minority should not take away the majority’s rights. Then the panelists went on to discuss the safety of the majority, rights in contrast to freedoms, and the uses for automatic guns. The side for gun control argued that civilians do not need assault guns, and that…

911 and he drew his weapon and confronted Talovic. Hammond was joined by Sgt. Andrew Oblad of the Salt Lake City Police Department. They pinned down Talovic, until a Salt Lake City Police Department SWAT team killed him. Hammond, a man with a weapon, was credited with saving countless lives.…

control want restrictions on sales of all guns, but citizen groups and arms manufactures are trying to prevent this from happening. Polls from the states show public support for having background checks, banning larger round magazines and sale of assault weapons, and stricter gun trafficking laws. However, government should not limit private ownership of firearms due to statistics…

is close to approving a law that allows parents to have concealed weapons in their cars when dropping off their preschoolers to school and they are allowed to conceal them on themselves in the designated “victim zones” (The Editorial Board, 2015). There is a lot of backlash, mostly from the Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America group. They argue that this will lead to more damage because people who are concealing their weapons will want to be a vigilante and not wait for law enforcement to…

The advantages and disadvantages of gun control rose to the forefront of the debate when mass shootings have been witnessed to take place and become rampant throughout the nation. However, the support for reforms and federal bans remain elusive. Not to mention the overwhelming attack that took place in December 2012 at Sandy Hook Elementary failed to bring the debate to an agreement on the concern of background checks conducted for gun purchases. Though the debate has become…

to bear arms and that weapons for our military are a necessity for our free country and that this right shall not be taken away. So now that we know what the constitution says about the right to bear arms what do the people who create laws say about gun control and other things related to firearms? When a survey asked what they thought about gun control almost all of them were in favor of background checks to help end gun violence. Some of them said the government should ban large capacity…

majority of this is people unfit to use a weapon killing others. Even though there have been many attempts to control the firearms in the U.S. if does not always work. For example, the Federal Weapon Assault Ban banned nineteen models of semi automatic weapons and military features, as well as large capacity magazines. This ban would have been good to prevent people from using highly dangerous weapons which could be used to endanger others. This ban expired and was not renewed, due to…