Proposition 63 “Firearms, Ammunition sales, Initiative Statute” proposes to help reduce gun violence. There are two clear sides to this proposition, those who support gun control laws and those against them. Gun control is an important debate not only in California but in all America. Although any opportunity to reduce gun violence is important, I think Proposition 63 is not an answer. What will Proposition 63 do? It will replace and update California’s gun and ammunition law. It creates requirements to buy ammunition and a license to sell ammunition from the Department of Justice. It will also prohibit purchasing ammunition from out-of-state without first passing through a dealer. Also, it will remove firearms from convicts. In Fiscal Impact, it will increase costs for state and local courts and law enforcement costs as well. (Prop 63) In the text of proposed law for Proposition 63 proposes it will close all loopholes and implement more extensive background checks. It also states we should worry more about gun violence in everyday life apart from the mass shootings and massacres. In the text of proposed laws informs us, “Gun violence destroys lives, families, and communities” (Prop 63 163) to put in perspective everyday tragedies. Which, leads us to the debate of the 2nd amendment. A person’s right to bear arms. Not only is our right based after the United States Constitution (2nd amendment), one can see this as common sense. This country was established on
The ban on high-capacity ammunition has been in effect since 2000, but people who attained the high-capacity rounds before the ban were allowed to keep them according to Ballotpedia.org. However, this will be changed if proposition 63 is passed. Ballotpedia.org also states that “Proposition 63 would remove the ownership exemption for pre-2000 owners of large-capacity magazines.
The Supreme Court’s decision in this case will determine the power of states and municipalities control the possession of handguns. The Supreme Court discussed the topic of self-defense and personal safety in relation to this case. They discuss that infringement of the second amendment would inherent the basic human right of self-defense. Several California district attorneys added that handguns in particular are especially useful weapons to defend the average citizen or their property against criminals to keep the basic human right of self-defense still in
The language of this proposition is misleading only focusing on positive outcomes rather than negative ones. Since Proposition 47 got passed November 4th of 2014 , within that month or two criminals were being released. They walked the street like they owned it. What many voters did not realize while voting is that they are okay with jeopardizing the safety of not adolescents but adults. Everyone's safety is being jeopardized. Statistics by the FBI show that crime rate has actually gone up due to the Proposition. People are actually taking advantage of this Proposition.,they know they will not get arrested for any misdemeanor crime, so they go and do it. I have experienced hand in hand with this Proposition. In my neighborhood their
Not only is this law unclear to gun anti gun owners, but also to gun owners themselves. Many have researched this and come up empty handed this is just another fantastic reason the state should clarify and inform all of this law. This can be done by having a meeting in every government building once a month with creators of the law to help explain it present. Once done there will be no more little incidents such as Sandy Hook. This House Bill truly is needed and i can not explain enough how urgent it is to inform everyone so the law can begin to serve its intended
The bill, To Increase Gun Control Act will provide a secure background check for people who are trying to buy or own a gun. This bill will only provide legal gun to people who have no criminal history and clear background checks. This will create a rule to make background check more efficient and faster for the FBI to check a person background information accurately and increase weight time period. The purpose of this bill is to provide people the sense of safety in their neighborhood and their house. One million dollars will be provided to each state to provide police stations for Cash for Gun programs. Cash for Guns programs will offer people to recycle the gun they don’t need in exchange for 100 dollar per gun. 93% of the crimes used in
result in death. However, this doesn’t count all of the injuries not reported to police. This
The issue at hand has been the focus of news, social and political debate in the recent years. Gun control refers to the attempt by government to regulate the right to keep and bear arms based on a preconceived criterion. This debate has been due to prominent cases of mass gun violence, especially against civilians and children. Gun violence affects every American citizen. About 40% of all Americans carry or own licensed guns. This gives value to the issue and its implication on society. There has been an equal uproar on both sides of the debate. The issue at hand is the addition of measures to
Gun control in the United States has been a controversial issue for some time now. So much so that the Supreme Court even refuses to address this issue directly. Gun control really boils down to the the Second Amendment of the Constitution. Many people have different interpretations of the Second Amendment and the trenches are dug in deep on this issue. The Second Amendment can not provide the right to bear all types of arms to protect the people from governmental tyranny. If the Second Amendment was absolute, then we would allow the public to possess nuclear weapons, missiles, and other such arms, because like the 9 mm handgun that is an arm, a nuclear warhead is also a type of arm. The more our government restricts our rights to own
California gun control laws are not focus on the overall wellbeing of the public. This current law encourage the people who are commenting crimes. Most legal buyers are prejudged as a potential threat; prior to purchasing a gun, rather than on their proper paperwork and qualifications. During this process criminals are still obtaining weapons illegally and using them. The laws which prevent personal protection with a gun most be changed in order to control and deter the increasing threat from predators.
Mass shootings are increasing in the United States, and gun control advocates are seizing the opportunity to push anti-gun legislation to deter gun violence in America. Guns and the Second Amendment have come to the forefront of political rhetoric, leading to conflicting views between lawmakers on the future of gun legislation. Republican lawmakers are encouraging law abiding citizens to acquire firearms and to defend themselves against acts of violence by criminals. On the contrary, Democratic lawmakers believe the only way to slow gun violence in the United States is to remove guns from society. While certain politicians believe strict gun laws would protect the American people, the proposed policies would make our nation more vulnerable
While it is easy to focus on the national issues, gun control expands to much more such as, suicide and even accidents. As James B. Jacobs mentions in his book, Can Gun Control Work?, “Indeed, I believe it makes sense to understand ‘the gun problem’ as three separate problems: fatal accidents, suicides, and homicides.” (Jacobs 4) While the main threat is often seen as mass shootings due to the many times Americans see it across the television screens as national news, “the gun problem” hits a lot closer to home than many might like to think. That is why it is needed for a local gun reform group to educate locals on the laws about guns and how gun control can help their society in
President obama said at a press conference on October 01, 2015 “The solution to such violence is obvious. It cannot be this easy for somebody who wants to inflict harm on other people to get his or her hands on a gun.” (Simple Minded Gun Control). Gun control is a controversial issue worldwide. The reason why this has attracted so much attention is because not everyone is in favor of gun control and each side brings up excellent points about the issue. Research related to this issue strongly supports the claim that there SHOULD be more gun control laws. Three arguments that prove this position are (1) Incidents like Sandy Hook will be less likely to occur (2) It reduces the high rates of accidental deaths (3) As the years pass by and technology updates the laws should be up to date as well. Members from the National Rifles Association state that No law-abiding American should be forced to face evil with empty hands. I say I agree with President Obama there SHOULD be more gun control laws because it should not be as easy as it is for someone who wants to inflict harm on others to get their hands on a weapon.
Statistics on an issue such as gun control are not hard to come by. The numbers seem to sway in the favor of gun control being ineffective against the epidemic of gun violence that is facing this nation today. There is evidence to support that many guns used for illegal activities are obtained by illegal means anyway, making laws to restrict the purchase of said guns ineffective at keeping firearms out of criminals hands. Evidence also supports the statements that guns are used in defense more often than not, that the age old statistic that “13” children die each day by guns is inaccurate, and that there are numbers that show the direct relationship between the loosening of gun laws and the lowering of the crime rate.
Ever since guns have began to be more accessible, gun control has been the talk of the land within the U.S. With so many different shootings occurring nationwide, leftist states like California have decided to actually do something about it, however their progressive actions might not serve California’s needs in the best way. California has begun to implement certain regulations that are too restricting on the average citizen, this not only poses problems statewide regarding gun ownership between law-abiding citizens and criminals, but also nationwide as it’s a step toward mitigating the second amendment and all that it stands for.
My name is Angelena Rodriguez and I live in the 51st district of California, your district. I am writing to you about one of the most controversial topics in the United States, the third amendment , our right to bear arms. I am writing to argue if guns kill people or if people kill people. I am writing to you because I have some very deep concerns in regards to guns and how we treat them. I worry that the Government is too concerned with politics and not the loss of life and the rapidly growing frequency of such events. I also fear that the people are growing desensitized to these horrifying events.