On February 28, 1994, The Brady Handgun Violence Prevention

The Brady Handgun Violence Protection Act, in short: The Brady Act, was United States legislation that was passed by Congress in 1993. The Brady Act required a five-day waiting period and criminal background check, performed by state and local law enforcement, for the purchase of a handgun. The Brady Act was instituted to curtail handgun violence and decrease the probability of a handgun ending up in a criminal’s hands. The legislation was heavily pushed by Senator James Brady and his wife, Sarah Brady, after Sen. Brady was seriously injured by a gunshot wound during the attempted assassination of President Ronald Reagan in 1981.

When the state of Virginia enacted its one-gun-a-month law, specifically targeted at reducing the amount of gun trafficking, there was a significant drop in the number of out of state crime guns traced back to Virginia dealers. In twelve states where child access prevention laws were put in place and in effect for over a year, unintentional firearm deaths fell by 23 percent among children under the age of 15. Following Maryland’s adoption of a ban on “gun junk” firearm homicides dropped by 8.6 percent, a total of 40 lives saved. Finally, after the passage of the Brady Law in 1994, which required background checks to be issued prior to purchasing a firearm, aggravated assaults with a weapon dropped by 35 percent and a total of five hundred thousand people with a criminal record were legally prevented from obtaining a gun (Gun Control, 2013). According to gun control proponents, these few examples are more than enough evidence to show that sensible gun laws can and do work and that if more laws like them were put in place the results would be astonishing. In addition to sensible gun laws being put in place, gun control proponents strongly believe that closing loopholes is a key component that can reduce crime and make society safer. Gun control proponents like to point out that although some gun regulations are

December 15, 1791, the day America’s Bill of Rights was ratified, was the day the initial infrastructure for our country’s basic rights were established. Since then, firearms have been a highly deliberated topic. Even today, the debate over whether we, as a country, should institute stricter gun laws continues to be an ongoing conversation throughout social media, the press, and within our governing bodies. But, since the approval of the Bill of Rights, gun laws have continued to be restricted in order to protect the lives of citizens who reside in America. The initial catalyst for more rigid gun laws was the horrific assassination attempt of Ronald Reagan, which also brought injury upon James Brady who, due to this incident, later became an advocate for gun laws. Ronald Reagan’s potential rendezvous with bloodshed brought about the initiation of Brady’s law as a safeguard to prevent another incident of this kind from besieging our country.

One of the most famous anti-gun organizations is the Brady Campaign, established in 1974, which has played a major role in the control of guns. Their main goal is to make it more difficult for convicted felons, the mentally unstable, and other such people to obtain guns (“About Us: History of the Brady Campaign”). They presented the Brady Act, passed in 1993, which would “impose a waiting period of up to five days for the purchase of a handgun, and subjects purchasers to a background check” (“Brady Act”). Since the imposition of this act, over one hundred million background checks have been conducted, and more than seven hundred thousand attempted purchases have been denied (“National Instant Criminal Background Check System”). Another major group is the Coalition to Stop Gun Violence, or the CSGV. Their mission statement is “The Coalition to Stop Gun Violence seeks to secure freedom from gun violence through research, strategic engagement and effective policy advocacy.” They are composed of forty-seven national organizations, including religious and social justice organizations, child welfare advocates, and public health professionals.

The Brady Law was passed in February of 1994 in the name of James Brady, who was President Reagan's press secretary who was severely wounded by a bullet in the assassination attempt of Reagan in 1981. Since the enactment of the Brady Law, violent crimes committed with firearms have greatly reduced. In fact, from 1985 all the way up through 1993 the use of guns in crime was at an all time high. It was until the Brady Act was passed that the use of firearms in crimes decreased. Today the Brady Act continues to keep firearms out of the hands of criminals.

In the United States, over the past few decades, gun violence has increased massively, leading to over 10,000 gun-related incidents in 2015. The main cause of the massive amount of violence in the United States in recent decades is mainly because people who are in danger have no means to protect themselves. This is why guns should be more accessible for citizens, so that they can protect themselves in dangerous situations. Allowing citizens to conceal weapons would heavily decrease the amount of incidents that occur because innocent people were unable to protect themselves. Also, putting less control on guns would prevent crimes from even happening in the first place. If a criminal had intentions of committing a crime, they would be much less willing if they knew that they might possibly get shot trying to commit that crime. Thus, criminal activity and violent crimes will cease to continue at such high rates and more people will have the ability to protect themselves in dangerous situations.

The law is named after former White House Press Secretary James Brady, who was shot in the head during the 1981 assassination attempt on President Ronald Reagan. 1994: The Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act becomes law. The law banned the manufacture, use, possession and import of 19 types of assault weapons, including AK-47s and Uzis. The law expired in 2004. 2007: The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia rules in favor of Dick Anthony Heller, 66, an armed security guard who sues the district after it rejects his application to keep a handgun at his home in Capitol Hill. District appeals to Supreme Court. June 2008: The Supreme Court upholds the lower court ruling, striking down D.C. handgun ban as unconstitutional. According the changes of gun laws, we can see the law of owning gun and using gun is more and more strict. Also, there are more and more laws to limit people owning gum and using gun.

Well what if it discharges in the middle of class and accidentally shoots and injures someone, anyone for that matter. “I don’t ever want to be a college president who has to call a parent and tell them that their child has been shot on campus”(Michael Sorrell, president of paul quinn college). Mr.Sorrell has got his head in the game. No teacher should even have to think about possibly having to call a parent over a child being shot and injured. “University leadership believes concealed handguns on campus present significant concerns and are not conducive to a positive learning environment.”(Donald Christian, president of Concordia University Texas). This is also true, weapons on campus would be a big distraction. Teens would want to hold it and see it or possibly go outside and fire it. They would be overly distracted and more worried over the weapon that's in the same room as them than they would be their work that's laying on the table right under their noses. This could also cause many problems because they may fail for not paying attention it could ruin one's future

“A free people ought not only to be armed, but disciplined. ” -George Washington. School shootings have come to the forefront of our thought, especially in recent years, and people across the country are seeking the best way prevent future incidents. On one side you have those that believe more strict gun control laws and a higher presence of gun free zones is the optimum solution. This argument can be supported by the article "More Guns on Campuses Won’t Make People Safer, Researchers Say" By Jon Schuppe, where he quotes researchers from John Hopkins university stating that "Increasing gun availability in campus environments could make far more common acts of aggression, recklessness or self-harm more deadly and, thus, have a deleterious impact

Gun violence in the United States is a current issue and does not go unnoticed. According to the Gun Violence Archive currently in 2017, the “total number of incidents is 42,964 (2017)“ involving gun related injuries. Within the THiNK textbook there were two articles within the reading to compare peoples view on guns and how they should be controlled. One of the articles was called “Stop Worrying About Guns in the Classroom. They’re Already Here,” by Erik Gilbert. Who makes a claim that whether or not the students and faculty is aware, people are already bringing guns on to campuses. With Americas history of active shooters students have a decreased sense of security, therefore want to increase their protection, whether or not it

Critics often argue that teachers need to be armed on campus, because students and teachers have the right to self protection. Admittedly, self protection is something we need to know how to handle. However, having everybody armed with a loaded gun on school campuses is absolutely unnecessary, because some people have very short tempers, and if they happen to get mad, they will always have a loaded gun right on them, which could turn into something worse. For example, Andy Pelosi, director of the campaign “Students For Concealed Carry”, states, “Suicide is the second leading cause of death for college aged young adults. On average, about 1,000 college students commit suicide each year while another 24,000 attempt suicide. Suicide attempts with firearms are fatal more than 90% of the time. It goes without saying that making firearms more available to college students will make it more likely that more of these 24,000 unsuccessful attempts each year will become fatal.” (Keep Guns Off Campus n.p) Pelosi’s point is that if guns are allowed on every school campus, the amount of stress these college students have, could result in suicide. Having these guns with them on campus will make suicide much easier, because they will always have a weapon by their side. Andy also notes, “Numerous studies have shown that whenever guns are introduced into an environment, the result is more gun deaths and injuries. It stands to reason that introducing guns into college campuses would only increase the risk of gun violence to students, faculty, and staff.” (Keep Guns Off Campus n.p.) In other words, Pelosi strongly believes guns should not be allowed on campus. Member of the site debate.org states his opinion saying, “Guns should not be in a learning environment/atmosphere. Guns are a sign of intimidation. The potential of a violent incident

In 1968, the Gun Control Act was passed after the assassinations of major political figures such as President Kennedy and Dr. Martin Luther King. This Act expanded regulations on the sale and distributions of firearms, including banning the sales of guns to individuals with a criminal background. In 1993, The Brady Law was an amendment added to The Gun Control Act 1986. This particular law required manufacturers to wait five days before hand guns were allowed to be sold to a person. In the last two decades gun violence and mass shootings have led politicians to re-evaluate the legislature regarding the legal accessibility to firearms by the public, especially military style assault rifles. The goal of reforming gun control is to

From a historical perspective, gun control laws have existed as early as 1813 when Kentucky made it a statutory offense to carry a concealed weapon. The National Rifle Association was born in 1871. (ProQuest Staff, 1) On March 30, 1981, President Ronald Reagan, White House Press Secretary James Brady, and two others were wounded during an assassination attempt by John Hinckley, Jr., who was mentally ill. This led to the Brady Bill in 1993 which imposed a five day waiting period on the purchase of handguns and a background check by law enforcement officials. Multiple states across the union have proposed changes to gun control laws in some form.

There have been many accounts of mass shootings in the United States in 2010, guns were used 11,078 times and mass shootings compromising 35% of all gun deaths in the U.S. Region and states with lower gun ownership have shown to have higher shootings rates than states with lower gun ownership meaning letting guns on campuses will likely increase the chances of shootings to arise. According to a Harvard study‘‘

First of all, the presence of firearms will lead to an increase in accidental shootings. There are many cases being reported where students shoot anyone or everyone in their access, and in many cases end their own lives. Moreover, studies show that over half of college students contemplate committing suicide, and I think that the presence of firearms has a close relation to the chance of suicide by firearms.