President Obama's Importance Of Background Checks

Next, part of the reason gun control was so prominent in the 2016 presidential election and campaign. It seems that (former) President Barack Obama (in office 2008-2016) has suddenly shown his true colors as a gun control-supporting Democrat. Back in 2008, when he was campaigning for his first term in office as president, he blew off gun control, saying that his opinions on gun control were not “an excuse not to vote for me [Obama],” and he did not put much emphasis on them; the only notable thing that was said on the matter was a call for “common sense reforms” (1). These reforms are believed to mainly push background checks, as it is considered “common sense” to ensure that one’s criminal record and mental health are in order before he/she

The Second Amendment gives citizens the right to bear arms and individuals believe that this right is being taken for granted and away from their rights, so President Obama wants to be committed to the Second Amendment, but also protect the citizens from the gun violence by legislating proper ways to keep firearms out of the hands of dangerous people. “We won’t be able to stop every violent act, but if there is even one thing that we can do to prevent any of these events, we have a deep obligation, all of us, to try.” The goal of President Obama’s plan to protect the citizens is to develop policy proposals that will help decrease the amount of gun violence. President Obama would have meetings about his plan to amend the Second Amendment.

On the other side of the gun control debate, one of its major opponents is the National Rifle Association (NRA). The NRA along with 50 percent of Americans are not in favor of the government’s intervention in gun control. The NRA opposes the President’s plan to reduce gun violence for two main reasons. Firstly, the NRA says President Obama wants to dilute the political influence of the NRA. Secondly, he has a hidden agenda to expunge the Second Amendment from our Bill of Rights. The NRA believes the President’s plan to undermine their political influence by neutralizing voting gun

Gun control debates of the past have led to the passage of some legislation, the most prominent measure being the Brady Bill, which required that background checks be run on potential customers before they were sold a gun. However, this national legislation concerning gun control only applies to licensed gun dealers. This has left a huge “gun control loophole,” the sale of firearms by unlicensed dealers and private collectors at gun shows, at the national level, which has recently become the center of intense debate. Those who support gun control (generally liberals) argue that it is necessary to regulate this area, while the other side of the debate (generally conservatives) contends that the enforcement of gun control

Obama also claims that the most stymied things that harass him is the fact that the United States of America is the one developed country in the world, but the American do not have adequate common sense of gun safety laws even though a series of mass shooting happened repeatedly (as cited in Mufson, 2015). According to the article Talking up arms; Gun laws, President Obama declared an executive action that calls for more in-depth background checks and he is putting pressure on his federal agencies to reinforce the restrictions and limitations

“What is going on with gun control?” you may ask. Or even, “What does gun control even mean?” President Barack Obama wants to enforce stricter gun rules. “His proposals focus on new background check requirements that will enhance the effectiveness of the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS), and greater education and enforcement efforts of existing laws at

After the tragedy at Umpqua College, the former president, President Obama, has addressed the nation for the fifteenth time concerning a mass shooting. President Obama has been trying to propose new laws to stop all the gun violence the whole time he has been in office. A recent presidential candidate, Jim Webb, had a recent debate over the mass school shootings. Jim Webb was a Democratic candidate for the upcoming election but recently dropped out of the election. In the debate Jim Webb argued that gun sellers have to stop the distribution to criminals, and the mentally ill. Mr. Webb believes that American citizens have the right to defend themselves but background checks must be enforced to firearm sellers (Pavlich 1).

The Second Amendment not only gives the right to keep and bear arms, but also to use weapons as a form of protection from any danger. Everybody is exposed to dangers all over the world this is why for the protection of citizens, many feel the need to purchase and bear weapons for their safekeeping. According to Marilynn Robinson, “I’m betting he could put them out of business, because when people see weapons, they have every reason on

Our Framers had damn good reasons for protecting the right of citizens and states to keep arms, just like they had damn good reasons for the other measures in the constitution to guard against the tyranny of government run amok. The 2nd Amendment makes clear that CONGRESS shall make no law restricting this right. They clearly intended for the states to regulate the use of firearms and this right extends to use of guns for both recreation and personal defense. Congress has no role in this and Obama can shove his pen and his phone up his ass.

America is the most well armed nation in the world, with American citizens owning about 270 million of the world’s 875 million firearms (Marshall). Indeed, this is more than a quarter of the world’s registered firearms. The reason why Americans own so many guns is because of the Second Amendment, which states, “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 amendment guarantees U.S. citizens the right to have firearms. Since this amendment is relatively vague, it is up for interpretation, and is often used by gun advocates to argue for lenient gun laws. Hence, gun control is a frequently discussed controversial topic in

The debates on gun control are becoming for intense, as President Obama approves new laws through executive order. The millions of Americans that argue these new laws and regulations are an invasion of privacy seem to be hushed by the other millions of Americans from a new age that support the new restrictions. There are gun marches to support the 2nd Amendment of the US Constitution and the rights of Americans who carry guns for protection of home and private businesses, to counter this, there are also marches to support stronger regulations and stricter back grounds checks to limit the access of guns, legally, to persons with a record.

Obama is changing gun laws because of how they are being misused. Around 33,000 people died in 2013 because of misused guns. He is not saying to not have gun at all,he is saying that to get a gun it would be harder. To get a gun you would need to have a background check and get trained by a professional. One reason why he wants to have these gun laws to happen is because of all the school shootings. “The New Town was because the gun got into the wrong hand. If these gun laws happened before those 28 teachers and students would be alive at this moment about to go to

Barack Obama began his last year of presidency off with a plea for gun control (Talking up arms; Gun laws). Obama was wanting to enforce the law on background check for people that want to own guns. Most background checks are given to people that are buying their first gun but people do not check after they have bought their first gun. If people do not get their background checked you do not know if there a feline or have a record.

Seung-Hung Cho was a Virginia Tech student and the second deadliest mass shooter in the history of the United States. Cho was deemed mentally ill and an imminent danger, by a court ruling. He purchased a gun (sans required background check) and murdered thirty two people (CNN.com). Thirty two lives that could have been saved by a background check. A required background check could keep deadly weapons out of the wrong hands and save numerous lives.

The topic of guns in America has become a hot-button issue within the last half century. In the Second Amendment of the Bill of Rights it states that we, as citizens of this country, have a right to bear arms. We have the right to own firearms and many people exercise that right, mainly for protection or hunting. Guns have become the most popular weapon in the United States, you can see the effect of their popularity all around. They show up in popular media all the time, music and music videos, movies and television shows. Guns even have their own convention, the gun show is a multi-day gun conference that shows off and allows the purchase of guns to the patrons of the convention. Guns in this country have been commonplace since it began, a fundamental right of the American people. With the controversy that guns have caused within the last half century, people have begun to think that guns do more harm than they help. With this thought creeping in the heads of many American citizens, you have to ask yourself, how far can the second amendment extend? Yes, everyone has a right to own a firearm, however does everyone need to own one? The loopholes in the purchasing of firearms make it easy for certain individuals who have a colored past, to be able to purchase a gun. Gun violence is a major problem in America, we have more deaths related to guns than any other country in the world. If you close the loopholes in the purchase process and create strict policies, will it cause