Gun laws in the United States

amendment of the United States of America says, “A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.” This is the law that makes an outline for what all of the other gun laws must be. So naturally, the words of this amendment are twisted to mean different things. These things normally being either for or against gun restriction laws. The side of the argument that is in favor of heavy gun control laws…

out any of the modern guns as well as the guns that were around when the constitution was made. Another important court case is United States V. Masciandaro. This case is important to the Second Amendment. The case is about carrying a concealed weapon in plain view, a young man and his girlfriend where visiting a state park in Virginia. One of the park police officers noticed that their truck was not parked correctly in between the lines and got out of his vehicle to examine Masciandaro’s truck…

On the other hand, responsible gun laws do not infringe on the constitution and do not disarm those good citizens. Blek writes, “We must challenge and move beyond the mistaken belief that creating responsible gun laws in some manner offends our constitutional rights.” Guns have become too easily available and should not be allowed to those with mental illnesses or those with ill intentions such as criminals. However, America cannot allow itself to become disarmed and without protection,…

In the United States Constitution, the second amendment states that all Americans have the right to bear arms (By the People, Page 134). In the recent wake of many school shootings, many people are fighting to ban guns on college campuses or at least create a strict gun policy for all Americans to follow. These fights have lead to many new policies the local, state, and federal levels; however, they have not made much progress. Recent public policy has attempted to “arm teachers and faculty at…

People from both ends of the political spectrum despise guns in such a way that they believe taking away guns from law abiding citizens will make the world a safer place in which to live. Others contend that, in many cases, making it easier for citizens to own guns will discourage criminals from attacking others. In order to find the solution to this ongoing debate, we will look into the history, statistics, and general facts about how gun control affects crime…

What are good ways to improve gun violence? The political and social debate over the question of how much gun control is appropriate has been an extremely polarized one for several decades. The term gun control as it is used in the United States refers to any action taken my the federal government or by the state or local governments to regulate, through legislation, the sale, purchase, safety, and use of handguns and other types of firearms by individual citizens. Discussions on the topic…

in the United States: gun control. Smith (2014) states that “a huge practical problem in tackling firearm violence in the United States is the sheer number of uncontrolled guns in the country”. The debate on gun laws is basically two sided, should laws be stricter on those purchasing firearms or should the law embrace citizens “constitutional rights” to bear arms. It seems that Americans are weighting in on this debate and there is still no clear answer. In this paper I will discuss how gun…

The continued existence of the United States of America involves guns. Guns have played a role in everything from the revolutionary war to the current war being fought in the Middle East. If the American colonists had been successfully disarmed, there would be no America. Guns safeguard the idea of freedom in America. Laws controlling the manufacturing, sale, and use of firearms should not be passed to ensure that Americans have the ability to defend themselves against individuals, Terrorism,…

have been 1.516 million gun related deaths on United States territory compared to the 1.396 million war casualties since the founding of the U.S.” (Hristova). Mike McLively, director of Giffords Law Center’s Urban Gun Violence Initiative, said gun violence “is silently affecting everyone and determines whether or not you live in a safe community or not.” Although not all are directly affected by this terrible act of violence, mass shootings are an issue for the United States population because…

Restricting 2nd Amendment rights should not be allowed because it is just going to increase riots and crimes,guns are used alot for self defence. They mainly research data from 2016 to get the most recent results. Gun control can have its pros and cons. Some aspects of gun control issues are sometimes best measured through surveys. Their are different weapons, All of them are classified into three different broad types. Handguns which are the weakest,rifles which are a little bit stronger than…