Semi-Automatic Rifles Pros And Cons

July 20th, 2012, twelve are killed and fifty-eight are injured at a movie theater in Aurora, Colorado. The man who killed them used a semi-automatic rifle with a one hundred round magazine. An automatic weapon has no use in the United States because all sporting events, and activities with guns can be accomplished without automatic weapons. It is important because it limits the possibilities of events like the shooting at the Sandusky school in Ohio. Some would say they are a good for shooting range activity and most people don’t commit crimes with them, getting rid of automatic weapons would get rid of the crimes committed with them overall. People die because of the actions taken with with assault rifles. Automatic weapons should be banned in the US because they are not needed for self defense, and they have almost no use in recreational activities.

The common argument that the anti gun movement push is that high caliber weapons mainly so called ¨assault rifles¨ cause mass destruction and that they kill thousands of people a year. They also claim that there is no use for the weapons and they wish to impose a nationwide ban on ¨assault rifles¨. Now to the average American the term ¨assault rifle¨ may sound intimidating but anti gun politicians use this term to scare Americans into thinking that a regular semi automatic rifle is an fully automatic machine which it is not. The most common rifle that the movement goes after is the ar-15 which is a semi automatic rifle. Now according to FBI crime statistics rifles accounted for 285 of murders in 2013,

The National firearm act of 1934 regulating only fully automatic firearms like sub-machine guns is approved by Congress. Then Roosevelt wins approval of the National Firearms Act of 1938, which requires the licensing of interstate gun dealers, who must record their sales. It prohibits sales to individuals under accusation or convicted of crimes of violence. The Gun Control Act of 1968 was passed for the purpose of keeping firearms out of the hands of those not legally permitted to possess them because of age, criminal background, or incompetence. In 1972 the Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms is created listing as part of its mission the control of illegal use and sale of firearms and the enforcement of Federal firearms laws. The Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act enforces a five-day waiting period on the purchase of a handgun and requires that local law enforcement agencies conduct background checks on purchasers of handguns. Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 band all sale, manufacture, importation, or possession of a number of specific types of assault weapons. Given this information you

There is currently an ongoing debate in the U.S whether or not the government should ban assault weapons. An assault weapon is a semi-automatic weapon that has a larger magazine that is capable of holding more bullets, and fires a bullet every time the trigger is pulled. There are also assault weapons categorized as machine guns that fire bullets as long as the trigger is held down in a constant state. What differentiates assault weapons from other guns is that assault weapons are deadlier for they have semi-automatic capability, larger ammunition and military like features. It makes the weapons more appealing to people who want to kill large amounts of people. The likelihood or ability to obtain an assault weapon in the United States are

The proposed bill that I would like to discuss is S.150 from the 113th Congress proposed by Senator Dianne Feinstein of California. S. 150 is a bill that would federally ban the “import, sale, manufacture, transfer, or possession of a semi-automatic assault weapon” (Congressional Research Service, 2013). The guns would be banned based on their physical features and/or name. There are three types of fire arms that could possibly have been banned (these are all semi-automatic weapons). Semi-automatic rifles having any of the following features will be banned: a pistol grip, a forward grip, a folding telescoping or detachable stock, a grenade or rocket launcher, a barrel shroud, or a threaded barrel. Semi-automatic pistols will be banned if

Currently in the United states there are over 18,000 firearm laws in place. The first federally mandated firearm law was the National Firearm Act of 1934. This firearm act, which is still in place today, required a Federal Firearms License to be obtained by anyone in the business of buying, selling, and manufacturing firearms. The National Firearms Act also required all NFA firearms to be registered with the Secretary of the Treasury. NFA firearms at the creation of the NFA included rifles and shotguns with a barrel length under 18 inches, machine guns, and firearm silencers. To purchase any of these firearms a $200.00 tax was imposed on every transaction with one of these firearms in an effort to prevent criminals from purchasing such firearms as they were said to have been popular with the gangsters of that era. The Bureau of Alcohol tobacco and Firearms defines a machine gun as a firearm with select fire capabilities. Select fire means that the firearm has both full and semi automatic fire capabilities. Semi automatic means that for every one pull of the trigger, one bullet will be fired. Fully automatic means that for as long as the trigger is pulled, the firearms will continue to fire. On May 19th 1986, the Firearm Owners Protection Act prevented the sale and transfer of machine guns produced after May 1986. This provision excluded machine guns registered before May 1986 and machine guns sold to government agencies. With only

The main argument against this law though is this: until a few bad seeds came into the picture the people who owned these weapons were law abiding and had no desire to kill anyone with them. In fact, this law makes many rifles used for hunting illegal.

Admittedly, people may hunt with this inherently inaccurate type of weapon, but there are more accurate alternatives available. At the same time, the banning of high capacity semi-automatic weapons does not jeopardize other legitimate hunting and target weapons at all.

1. I don’t believe that regular people should have guns unless the country is in a war. People worry about getting attacked by a criminal with a gun, but what if no one could not carry or buy any guns at all. At least you would not have to worry about getting shot. But to answer the question, since the US allows people to have guns, I think at least no machine guns should be allowed. Machine guns have too much strength for an individual to hold it at his own house and have a big risk. If there is only one criminal having a machine gun, but a gun would automatically start to shoot and there must be a horrible massacre. Even though it is for his own safety, RPGs or any machine guns could not be legally purchased because of how much power they

W Bush the 41st president, he decided to implement a ban on some of the certain styles of rifles. The rifles in question are what are commonly referred to as "assault rifles". An assault rifle is classified as such if it meets certain criteria- it is magazine fed, and military style weapon. If this is the case, then every firearm ever invented from the Chinese up until today's weaponry, they were all classified at one time or another to be military. President Bush was asked at a meeting with undercover DEA agents to place a ban on these assault style rifles that were winding up in the wrong hands (source noted). Because of the high rate of fire, and ammunition in magazine, narco traffickers who were obtaining these weapons clearly had an advantage to the law enforcement of the day (Stockton, CA school shooting, FBI Miami shootout of

In 1934, a law called the National Firearms Act, had been set in motion to successfully ban automatic weapons from citizens so that the only ones allowed to have automatic weapons were the police, military, and people with written

According to the article “Out of Control”, “The United States has the highest rate of gun ownership in the world, with more than 200 million guns in circulation,” (1). There have been numerous deaths in the U.S. involving the use of guns. Many of these violent crimes have been committed with the use of semiautomatic weapons. In 1994, there was a law on the ban of certain assault weapons that Congress passed but this law has weakened since it has been established (“Out of Control” 1). Semiautomatic weapons allow the shooter to pull the trigger each time without having to manually reload. There have been many incidences where innocent people have died due to the use of semiautomatic

There are numerous types of firearms that are available for people to purchase. But, many in the government are trying to pass the assault weapons ban in the United States. An assault weapon is a semi-automatic firearm with a large capacity magazine. It is considered a military rifle and can cause severe damage. According to Phelan IV, “In December 14, 2012, Adam Lanza fatally shot 20 children between six and seven years old, as well as six adult staff members with an assault weapon (Phelan IV).” This brought varying opinions on whether an assault weapons should be banned at the federal level. Opponents say assault weapons should not be banned because of the second amendment and because gun control efforts have proved to be ineffective; however, these weapons should be banned in the U.S., as it is rarely used in self-defense and it can build a safer society.

A new Quinnipiac survey released this week found that there is a strong opposition to ban military-style assault weapons. Among those who oppose the ban are the millennials, The Guardian reported.

The United States of America is a nation of massacres by military-type assault weapons. Aware of the deadliness of these weapons and due to public safety concerns clearly outweighing the benefits of personal ownership of military-type assault weapons, the United States passed the 1994 Federal Ban on military-type assault weapons. This ban was notably effective during the 10 years it was in effect. However, the Ban automatically expired in 2004. Since that time, the number of U. S. mass murders has markedly increased. Attempts to reinstate the Ban, most recently the stricter 2013 Ban, have all failed. Nevertheless, the less restrictive 1994 Ban did pass the Senate and House of Representatives at one point and was successful. Therefore, the 1994 Federal Ban on military-type assault weapons should be reinstated.