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    Gun Control Act Of 1968

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    The Gun Control Act of 1968 is a U.S. gun policy which is set by both state and federal law. Since there have been a lot of rise in the crime rate in the States, thus there have been many friendly policies which have been there and it’s not just about the 2008 Supreme Court saying that there is no handgun ban in Washington, D.C., and held even said that the people have a right to keep guns in their homes. Goals of this policy is to make sure that the general people can have enough safety and know

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    In A Gun Controlled Society According to the Second Amendment, citizens of the United States have the right to bear arms while protecting ourselves. Gun control is set into place to retain firearms from the hands of the ‘good guys’. In most cases, it is highly plausible for a bad guy to reach hands on a weapon, whether it be from black market, cross borders, or illegal street sales. These men won’t be stopped by just any gun laws. As the saying goes: where there’s a will, there’s a way. Gun control

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    significant figures, such as President John F. Kennedy and Martin Luther King Jr, and urban riots beginning in 1964, the Gun Control Act of 1968 renewed the fight for gun control in the United States. Prohibiting convicted felons, raising age to purchase handguns to 21 are just two of the many actions the Gun Control Act of 1968 put into effect. The law renewed the fight for gun control, and was welcomed with acceptance and disapproval when announced to the United States citizens. Though with President

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    Guns In The United States In today’s society of political turmoil, violence, and economic tragedies, many gun control advocates are pushing for more gun regulations from the government. Guns have been a part of America’s way of life for centuries. However, it was not until the 20th century that the government enacted it’s first gun control act. The National Firearms Act was enacted in 1934, as stated in “Firearm Laws, Regulations, and Ordinances,” edited by Sandra Alters, in response to the

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    GUN CONTROL LAWS There is a need in this country for gun control laws as well as benefits for the citizenry who own them. With the current state of our society these days, owning a gun has become a necessity for some, if not all, household. I, myself, conform for every household having a gun. Although we have our police force always ready to rescue anyone in distress, every second matters when we are facing face to face with danger. Granted that the authorities are already underway, having something

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    threat. “History of Gun-Control Legislation.” The Washington Post, WP Company, 22 Dec. 2012, https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/history-of-gun-control-legislation/2012/12/22/80c8d624-4ad3-11e2-9a42-d1ce6d0ed278_story.html?utm_term=.ddac4f660b02 Gun control are laws or policies that regulate the manufacture, sale, transfer, possession, modification, or use of firearms. The first type of gun control was the National Firearms Act of 1934 was proposed by Franklin D. Roosevelt. The act required a taxation

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    channel on, I’d always hear about a shooting. Whether it was a shooting in a small neighborhood of New Jersey or the mass shooting in Las Vegas, all of them would bring the same question to my mind: are guns really protecting people? Many people in this country believe that they have the right to own a gun to protect themselves and their loved ones, and I understand where they are coming from because I’d want to make sure my family is safe too. So I decided to take a good look at the situation. I needed

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    “The boundaries of the Second Amendment do not coincide with the boundaries of gun control” (Blocher and Miller, 2016, p.296). Guns and the idea of gun control have been a high valued topic, between the Federal Government and state governments since the beginning of the 20th century. How strictly guns should be regulated is a common topic between the Federal Government and state governments, especially with the increase in mass shootings over the years. Although there are regulations set by the

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    As opponents against gun control have numerous reasons as to why guns should not be restricted amongst the American public but pointed to the Second Amendment to the United Constitution as the main reason why gun control should not be permitted in the U.S. However, what these critics do not want to accept is that since 1980, several crucial events in the United States have led to excessive gun control movement. Remarkably, it takes a lot more than one appalling catastrophe to influence Americans

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    Politics and Gun Control Essay

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    need for private gun ownership. The founders at that time had considered that private firearms were efficient to protecting personal liberty, both as a means of opposing foreign threats and also as a check against excessive government power. “The founders were passionately devoted to the idea that a self-sufficient armed citizenry is the best means of preserving liberty”. (Jost, 2008, pg. 893) However, In the 1960s after the assassinations of

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