More gun control laws will fix this and make it significantly harder for bad people to obtain guns. Others may think that it is an invasion of privacy to make people undergo background checks before obtaining a gun. Indeed, for a few people, background checks will be considered an invasion of privacy. However, it is very necessary. If there were not any background checks before owning a gun, it is possible for a terrorist or criminal to acquire a gun, like they can right now.
When someone thinks of the word “handgun” their minds will automatically think of something small, concealable, and deadly. What some people do not realize is that it is not handguns that commit the crime, but the hands and actions of the criminal. Allowing handguns to remain legal will allow individuals to feel safer and secure in their homes and it also protects our constitutional right to bear arms. Banning handguns will not only increase crime, but it will create a new situation that is similar to drug trafficking. With rising crime rates, law abiding citizens should be buying handguns to protect themselves.
Bump stocks are another point of interest for gun control supporters. A bump stock is an attachable stock to a firearm that simulates automatic fire by using the recoil of the gun to aid in successively pulling the trigger to increase fire rate. Gun control supporters are trying to get a ban on these attachments because they do not feel like civilians should have the power to own anything like an automatic weapon “He said he wanted the Department of Justice to ‘propose regulations that ban all devices that turn legal weapons into machine guns.’” Another focus is magazine size restriction. Advocates for gun control believe that 30 rounds is high capacity and any firearm should not be allowed to hold more than around 10 rounds. These are only a few of the things the supporters of gun control want to
Gun Control = Crime Control Jamie Cain Eng/102 10/01/2013 Mary-Angie Salvá-Ramírez, Ph.D. Since the beginning of time in the United States guns have been a part of the American tradition as a means of a protection and for hunting and sport. Today however, the use of guns has significantly changed. Many people feel that these gun control laws violate American citizen’s second amendment “the right to bear arms”. However, controlling the distribution and sales of registered guns and owners is necessary because of the criminals that use for them for violence and the homicide rates we have in this nation today.
They say this and they defend it with the statement that if they are threatened with a gun they can defend themselves if they have a gun themselves. I have the belief that by controlling the use of guns you WILL see a difference in killing due of the use of firearms. Of course guns don’t kill people. A gun can’t just shoot randomly but need a person to fire it. But then again if the gun weren’t there the person who wanted to shoot somebody didn’t have the possibility to do so.
In the United States men and women own over 250+ million firearms. These people own guns to give themselves security and safety against violent home intruders, but there are those who think otherwise. The Opposition of gun ownership rights say that the guns in society are the leading causes of violent gun crimes. However, whether guns are legal or not, they will end up in criminal hands, and once they are in the hands of criminals, there is nothing to stop these criminals from injuring and killing defenseless citizens. Guns have been a controversial issue for nearly a century, but guns have been in American hands since its foundation.
Gun Control There are Gun laws in the United States that regulate the sale, possession, and use of firearms and ammunition. These laws vary by state and are independent of federal firearms laws. There are just as many arguments for gun control as there are against gun control. In an ideal world where gun control was working, only people who will use guns for good will be allowed to possess and carry guns. However, the reality is that criminals will find a way to break gun laws and get guns illegally.
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I feel if we had stricter gun laws that our crime rates would plummet. If we held more people accountable then we would not have to worry as much about our children and public safety. Because of the enormous responsibility a gun owner carries, they should be required to submit their criminal or otherwise, background information before they are registered to carry a weapon. If Arizona citizens would enact a law that requires an extensive background test that would include any medical or criminal history then this would help law enforcement to keep better track of guns in our state. Also if the background history of a person who has a mental or criminal history that has a gun registration then they should be revoked and never be allowed to carry a weapon.
Anyone can obtain a gun by going to a state with less restrictive laws or by getting a friend who lives in the state to buy the guns for them. A national system would prevent this by scaring those "friends" into not buying the guns legally and selling them illegally, then if the guns are used in an illegal crime, that person can be held accountable. Secondly, a national system would be more helpful in tracking crimes after they have happened, to bring the perpetrators to justice. Instant background checks, on people attempting to buy guns or ammunition, are the next step in gun control. Brady system is still limited, and does have its flaws in tracking felons.