Gun Control And Control Of Gun Rights In South Korea

For example, in California, a young male came into an elementary school with a 7.62x39 semi-automatic rifle and shot and killed four children. After this tragedy, the Fourth Circuit court ruled that assault style weapons are not protected by the ruling made by the Supreme Appellate Court in the case DC v Heller. (The Monitor, Mar. 2010). Just like in California, other areas of the country were having the same debate on just how far the Supreme Court decision on the second amendment protecting the right to self defense goes. In MaryLand, within the fourth circuit of appeals (National Review, Feb. 2017), assault style weapons were also banned. This included certain handguns which was against the decision in Heller v DC.

More gun control might lead to fewer suicides by gun. Between 1999 and 2013 there were 270,273 firearm suicides in the United States, accounting for 52% of all suicides in those years. Firearm related suicides accounted for 61% of gun deaths in the U.S.A. between 2000 and 2010. Gun control might lead to fewer gun deaths, but it will not lead to fewer suicides. As my father says, “If someone is so mentally deranged that they think taking their lives is the best solution to their problems, they will commit with anyway possible”

Everyone in the world has a theory about why something happens or how it happens, but in sociology there are many different types of theories that often contradict each other. Theory is defined as “a statement of how and why specific facts are related” (Macionis, 2013). Most theories explain why people act in certain ways and explains why a person in a group may act different than someone that is alone. When building sociological theories most sociologist ask their selves two different questions: “What issues should we study?” and “How should we connect the facts?” (Macionis, 2013). By answering these questions the sociologist is led to a road map, or a theoretical approach. Theoretical approach is described as “a basic image of society that

In today’s society, there is plenty to talk about. Whether it be about the President, the weather change, there is always something to talk about. One of the major issues that has been talked about for an extended period of time is gun control and the issues that follow it. There are two specific articles that were chosen today; one of which from the Chicago Sun Times website, and the other from the New York Times.

Americans are faced with a big issue of violence in the streets, these streets where elderly people are beaten for their money and women are attacked and raped. Sadly, some people believe that the best way to deal with these violent occurrences is to pass gun control laws that take away legally owned guns from everyone. Not only does gun control end up disarming the innocent but it also violates the Second Amendment. By taking away guns from the American citizens, whom the Second Amendment bestowed onto us this act violates our rights. Unfortunately for those who have legally armed themselves for self-defense, gun control would eventually strip away their ability to fend for themselves. Gun control will also end up causing a rise in crime. By taking away arms from good law abiding citizens and leaving them defenseless, it makes things much easier for criminals by knowing that their victims are not armed. Although the gun ban would take away guns from stores, a criminal will find a way to get their hands on one, imagine that. Gun controls are taking away our rights as citizens. If a law abiding citizen happens to enjoy hunting, they will lose that right. Gun controls are also taking away weapons from citizens. Gun control is not having a positive effect on America because it violates the second amendment, takes away rights and it won’t reduce the crime rate.

The rise in cases of gun violence and related incidences of assault has drawn the public to the issue of guns and gun control. Such has been evident within the spheres of politics especially with the last election period seeing the incumbent president Donald Trump suggesting on stringent gun control laws. However, despite the acknowledgment of the need to have better gun laws, much ground and consensus has never reached. Such, to an extent, contributed to the current lack of political goodwill within the country to have the necessary legislations enacted to facilitate the same on the controls (Grandy 23). Of the guns under question are the assault rifles. Like the military weapons, assault rifles have a destructive potential to causing

Guns in the U.S has been a problem for many years now. So much so that America is what comes to mind when people think about guns. America is the most known nation in the world when it comes to firearms, with citizens owning about an astonishing 270 million of the world’s 875 million firearms(Marshall). That is thirty percent on the world registered firearms. The reason why Americans own so may guns comes down to the second Amendment, which claims, “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.” (Rauch) This grants the citizens from America the right to own and buy firearms. Since this amendment is vague, it comes down to

The Supreme Court ruled on June 28th that the 2nd Amendment's protection of the right to bear arms applies on state and city levels. The 5-4 decision along ideological lines echoed 2008's decision to strike down DC's handgun ban, citing the 14th Amendment as a major factor in the decision to extend the federal right to own a hand gun for personal protection down to local levels. Though it officially returned McDonald v. City of Chicago to the lower courts for a decision, it is expected that Chicago's 28 year old handgun ban will be overturned, and that legislation against handgun restrictions in other states will be legally challenged for years to come.

However, in the case of District of Columbia v. Heller in 2008 the supreme court upheld the second amendment by finding the hand-gun ban unconstitutional and in McDonald v. City of Chicago in 2010, the City of Chicago’s hand-gun ban was also found unconstitutional. But there are states such as California that have passed laws that I feel infringe on our constitutional rights, and have yet to be brought to the supreme court. Such as regulations that require a background check to purchase ammo, and regulations on assault rifles specifically the AR15, which is a long rifle not an assault

The Firearms Control Act of 1975 banned the ownership of handguns, automatic firearms, and unregistered possession of firearms by residents. The act also required firearms that were kept at home to be disassembled, bound by a trigger lock or unloaded. In 2008, in the Supreme Court case of District of Columbia v. Heller the court ruled that the provisions of the trigger lock and weapon ban violated the second Amendment. Moreover, that the Second Amendment grants an individual the right to hold a firearm unconnected with the service of a militia. However, the court also ruled that the registration of firearms remain in place. In addition, the cities ban on assault weapons to remain in place as well. This case was a landmark case for mostly gun right advocates. This case ruled that individuals not be restricted from possession firearms for law full purposes such as self-defense in a

Gun Control in the United States has gone out of control. The United States should enforce laws to not allow any guns in a house hold in order to reduce violence and crime in the country. Reducing the rate of crime in the United States, controlling big weapons, taxing ammunition, and gun collection can help make this happen. Gun Control can make this country a safer environment to live in.

Last year, then-Republican candidate Carly Fiorina claimed that states with strict gun laws had “the highest gun crime rate in the nation” (Robertson, 2015). The following month, President Barack Obama stated that states with stricter gun laws “tend to have the fewest gun deaths” (Robertson, 2015). The West might have been won with a Smith & Wesson, but in our modern society guns are the subject of much debate. While some groups push for fewer guns and more gun control, others insist that increased gun control leads to increased crime. Both sides cite statistics in support of their views, yet experts who have reviewed the same data have concluded that the data is inconclusive. The contenders on both sides don’t ever address the other factors that contribute to crime, such as poverty, racial tensions, a strained and overworked police force, and the deterioration of family social structure. As a nation, we need to move beyond the never-ending debate over gun control. We need to work out a compromise that will help law enforcement put a stop to these terrible mass shootings while preserving Second Amendment rights.

Morton Grove, a suburb area near the city of Chicago, became the first municipality in the United States to ban handguns in 1981. The village suddenly became the center of gun debate in the United States and the N.R.A “began a campaign in many states to push for legislation that would preempt gun regulations by municipal governments.” (Rubin) The campaign was not successful, at least not in Illinois because in the next year, the city council of Chicago hold hearings on similar handgun bans in the city of Chicago and passed the ordinance by Alderman Ed Burke. Soon after the Chicago handgun ban, according to Rubin, an associate professor in the Northwestern University, other suburbs soon joined the action and began passing gun legislations, including Evanston, Oak Park, Highland Park and etc. Finally, in 1992, Major Richard M. Daley led the City Council to ban assault weapons in the city of Chicago. (Rubin). Thus the city of Chicago had become one of the cities with strictest gun bans in American History.

I think that North Korea needs the second amendment gun control. So they can protect themselves from danger Suki Kim quoted “ but for them the truth was dangerous”{7:37}. I think that if anything were to happen if they had the right for guns they could protect themselves like for example let say that someone breaks into your house you know you have to be ALERT they can be armed and you aren’t that can lead to death so if guns were included they will be protected. So they can feel safe and not afraid like Suki's students quoted in their letters “they were fed up with the sameness of everything”. If they are fed up why don’t they say something EXACTLY they are to afraid because they know they will be punished or murdered because everyone is

The legality of having guns and possessing firearms in the United States of America is well engraved within the Second Amendment of the nation’s constitution. However, the issue of gun regulation has remained a central topic in America’s public. Some people advocate for a total ban on gun possession, while others are totally against this idea. The shooting incident in Las Vegas weeks ago has raised controversial debates in the United States of America. In fact, the White House is concerned on the stand that President Trump will take on the issue of stricter gun laws. One of the cities that has gained the attention of both the legislators on this topic is Chicago. For its reputation for its low rate of gang arrests, lax punishments for gun law violations, and comparatively weak laws in accordance with surrounding states, it is justifiable to say that Chicago’s daily shootings are a clear indicator that strict state gun laws don’t work.