National Firearms Act

laws are. The history of gun control in the United States of America. Murder statistics of firearms and other weapons. It will also bring up cases that are similar to gun control and how they were enforced and how they worked out in the end. The last thing it will cover is if gun control impedes on the rights of an American citizen. Introduction Gun control will not make it harder for criminals to obtain firearms. But with the heighted…

privately owned firearms, we aren’t doing much to prevent them from falling on the wrong hands. According to The Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act convicted felons, drug users and abusers, and mentally ill people are prohibited from purchasing or possessing firearms (FBI). But, convicted criminals and mentally ill people are acquiring firearms without any difficulty and are using them for the wrong reasons mainly because of weak laws that regulate the sale of firearms. Firearm sales in gun…

was killed while in the middle of her waiting period to purchase a handgun (Kopel, 2016). In 1993 congress wanted to update the previous gun control act, not only did the firearm retailers have to keep permanent copies of the ATF form 4473, they now needed to notify the FBI or their state equivalent for a rapid background check through the National Instant Criminal Background Check System. This procedure went into effect in 1998. The FBI is required to do the background checks in all states…

The push for stricter gun control, whether it be gun bans, ammunition bans, background check reforms, or the reformation of laws pertaining to firearms, is something that has been growing over the past decade. The many acts of violence committed using firearms has led many people to believe that these actions will prove beneficial to America. Many American citizens and politicians possess the “less guns equals less violence” line of thought. As simple and straight an answer this may sound, it is…

about 89 firearms for every 100 people. This is almost triple the amount of any other first world country. The amount of homicides by firearm per 100,000 people is also 3.5 times greater than any similar country. There is clearly a strong correlation between the abundance of firearms, and the rate of violent crime. Strengthening gun laws would be a positive step towards decreasing the rate of gun violence. It is clear that at this point in time, it is much too easy to purchase a firearm. At a…

shootings, homicides, suicides, and other acts of violence associated with guns, many people feel that extremely strict gun control laws are the only solution. These people feel that controlling gun ownership will help to better our society. Others who oppose gun controlling legislation feel that these laws violate our second amendment right to bear arms. The second amendment, contrary to popular belief, does not give individuals the right to own firearms. Some gun control laws simply make it…

Crime and firearms, to many, may appear to go hand in hand. But can they both be linked together? Do firearms always lead to crime? If so, do “gun control” laws on firearm ownership and use protect citizens or stop crime? This question is the basis for the gun control debate amongst liberals and conservatives that has been going on for decades. Gun control can even stem back as far as 1837 when Georgia passed a law stating that handguns were illegal but this law was ruled unconstitutional and…

As stated earlier, the discipline of sociology is relevant as it is helpful in looking at how there might be a disparity between different regions in America, how many individuals in certain regions own firearms, and why. The cultural influence that plays a part in how Americans feel about firearms regionally is reinforced by Celinska (2007) in the article “Individualism and Collectivism in America: The Case of Gun Ownership and Attitudes toward Gun Control”. The author conducted a study to…

perfect world, if everyone obeyed the law, it would be a safe world. In today’s society there seems to be no such thing as “safe”. Especially when it comes to gun control. This debate on whether or not citizens can carry firearms or not has caused an uproar in the national. America was raised on this God given right to carry weapons such as guns if people want to, not if the government allows them to. Taking guns away from individuals would be unconstitutional. Gun control should be…

many tools and attachments that go on firearms, from as simple as a suppressor to grenade launchers and bayonetts. People must have a discussion about suppressors, also known as silencers. Silencers, as the audience may or may not know, is simply a muffler for a firearm. It (the silencer) redirects and slows the expanding gases that come from the firearms projectile as it passes down the barrel, thus causing the loud crack and report of the firearm to be slightly muffled to a lower…