Gun Control Legislation In The United States

One of the most important legislation part for control violence in today's society are certainly the laws related to gun control. As with every important question, there are two opposite opinions on whether in Wisconsin we should have about gun control. My opinion is that we should have more gun control in Wisconsin. My point of view is based on the ability to better protect women from domestic abuse; the threat of people who already passed background check, and the necessity to reduce mass shooting in Wisconsin.

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.

What could be done to reduce gun violence in the United States, by comparing gun control laws with other countries to see weather or not gun laws are effective? I feel comparing gun control laws between other countries to see how their laws are in effect with lowering gun violence, so we could get a better understanding on what we could do as a country to help reduce gun violence or to see if gun control is even affective.

would find a way to obtain a firearm regardless of the law. Crime rate does not originate from the accessibility of guns, but rather the actions of an individual that has disregard for life in today 's society. There will always be ways for the offender commit crimes with or without guns.

In December 14, 2012 a devastating shooting out broke in Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown. This event awakened lawmakers, which started working hard in the direction of more security. In 1971 congress passed the second amendment which stated that “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.” In the year 2016 this statement is generally, very debatable. One side of the party altercates that owning guns is a right that everyone should have because it is the same as the same as the plain right as self defense. The other party says that back when the second amendment was written the plan was of making a standing army. But now that the U.S. has a strong army and police force the amendment is obsolete. In 1968 the Gun Control Act was passed. This act let federal, state, and local law enforcement raise authority in controlling gun control in attempt to reduce crime. The act also said that it is illegal to market or supply firearms or ammunition to “any individual who the licensee knows or has reasonable cause to believe is less than eighteen years of age”. In 1993 another act that was passed was the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act which required the purchaser of a firearm to complete a background check. Section 922 in the U.S. Code restricts categories of people from freighting, accepting, or owning firearms or ammunition. In 1994

Gun laws have become the hot topic over recent months because permits to carry a concealed weapon are in most states no longer needed. Criminal uprisings and terrorist attacks in the past two decades have had a extreme influence on the people of America. And many have realized that local, state, and federal government is unable to protect the masses when disaster strikes. People are now more aware of the crime in their own communities than in past because of our new technologies. So, many millions of Americans have taken their own security measures.

“Seems like we have another shooting to investigate,” sighs officer Tom, “how many did we have this week?”

From school shootings to movie theaters, and concerts, we the people of the United States have noticed tremendous amounts massacres going on in our country. All of this violence raises many questions, and a lot of controversy in our country. Does the government need to ban guns completely? Or just have more control on guns? Many people like to argue that this violates their rights, and the second amendment of the U.S. constitution telling us that “the people have the right to bear arms”. Many people like to argue that guns don’t kill people, but that people kill people. “In the past year there has been 372 mass shootings in 2015 in the U.S. Approximately 33,636 deaths due to firearms each year (Shaus 8).” Many other countries do not have a big issue on homicides due to firearms. In Australia guns have been banned, and led to only 18 mass shootings since 2009. “The UK totaling in 56 million people, and only about 50 to 60 deaths a year occur annually from the violence of firearms (Rapoport 1).” In today's world U.S. gun violence is a nuisance, and should be controlled.

“Every day ninety-three Americans are killed with guns. For every one person that is killed with a gun, two more are injured. America’s gun homicide rate is more than twenty-five times the average of other developed countries.” (CDC, 2015) These facts from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control show us that a real problem has arisen in America. Guns have caused a division in the country, and give people more power than some can handle. This dilemma strikes a question into the minds of Americans. When will the problem of gun violence in the country cross the line from a small issue, to a national dispute? The time for gun control has arrived. Controlling the movement, sales, and production of guns could reduce crime in America by lowering murder rates, reducing armed robberies, and decreasing other gun related crimes.

I have chosen to write about the debate of gun control in America. This debate is becoming much more heated and talked about with more shootings happening. The Democratic Party believes that all guns should be banned; The Republican Party believes that citizens should have the right to own a gun. However this argument is not all black and white; in fact, the entire debate is a massive grey area.

In the United States, some states allow guns on college and university campuses; others don’t in the United States. Some states allow guns on campus; others don’t accept to bring. In United State there are three types of laws regarding guns on campus in the various states: mandatory, institutional, or non- permitted. Mandatory means people are always allowed to bring firearms on campus. Generally, firearms should be allowed in the campus or in the publicly funded institution. Institutional means campus can choose to allow firearms, but school-gun policy generally does not have the power of law. Most of these states have been banned by the use of a few exclusions. Non- permitted mean there is a total ban on guns. In recently the law of Georgia was changed to allow bringing concealed weapons to college campus to use guns in college campus. The campus carry is not a good law. The law should be changed because it was protective to use guns in campus. It should not be safe to walk through the campus

Imagine, you are standing in a crowd of people, maybe including family and friends, or

Ever since the independence of the 13 colonies from Great Britain, the United States of America has had a complex history with gun laws. There has been this ongoing debate in the United States regarding the stance of guns such as how to acquire them, which types of guns to sell, and so on. This debate in the United States is divided especially between party lines of the gun control supporters the Democrats and those against gun control the Republicans. Yet some laws from Great Britain helped form the back bone of many American gun laws that we see early in the creation of the United States. Guns are intertwined with American culture and has had a profound effect on the American way of life. In the United Kingdom, the 1689 Bill of Rights which was signed by King William of Orange which was “An Act Declaring the Rights and Liberties of the Subject and Settling the Succession of the Crown” (The Bill of Rights). This law helped with the creation of free elections. “That the freedom of speech and debates or proceedings in Parliament ought not to be impeached or questioned in any court or place out of Parliament; That excessive bail ought not to be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted” (The Bill of Rights). These laws in England had a great effect on the creation of America's own document the United States bill of Rights. This law also had major effects for both England and colonial America. This law not only helped future laws in

Gun control issues have been a problem in America for some time now. Of course there has been different reasoning from Saint Valentines day massacre in 1929, to the National Firearm Act of 1934. Both problems were a result of gang violence, which was the root of our nations gun control issue today. Today there is more going on than just gang violence sparking a new era of concern for Americans. Extreme measures are being taken by Americans in public establishments, shooting innocent people for whatever reason. A fairly recent shooting occurred starting outside a gay community ending in a club in Orlando, Florida with the shooter by the name of Omar Mateen. 49 people were killed that night. This act of violence goes to show that more strict regulations need to be set into place so that irate things like this can be prevented for the most part. It also needs to be understood that even with more strict regulations, allowing people that are qualified, anything can happen still. Although there are Gun Control laws set in place, there are always going to be differing opinions that have supporting evidence as to why but it is still good to have regulations in place.

England passed a law banning all handguns in 1997 following a school shooting(Malcolm). However, in 2002, handgun crime has more than doubled by nearly thirty-five percent since then(Malcolm). There are two flaws in the idea that England’s strict gun law is responsible for its low levels of crime. First, violence and armed crime was low before gun controls were implemented. Secondly, the long decline in the interpersonal violence ended in 1953, and violent crime has been escalating ever since then, despite increasingly strict gun regulations(Malcolm). The first serious gun control was imposed in 1920 not because of fear of crime, but rather due to fear of revolution(Malcolm). In the beginning of World War I, the government faced massive labor disruption, feared a Bolshevik revolution, and worried about the return of thousands of soldiers brutalized by an especially ferocious war. The new act required a prospective gun owner to obtain a certificate from the local police, who were responsible for determining whether the applicant was in good standing for possession of a firearm. Parliament was assured that the sole intention of the law was to keep weapons out of the hands of criminals and other dangerous persons.(Malcolm) Despite the fact that laws were implemented to remove guns from citizens, crime still increased, and most of the citizens had no way to defend themselves when held at range from a deadly combatant.