It Should Be More Difficult For People To Purchase Guns.

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It Should Be More Difficult For People To
Purchase Guns.

• Jolie Nubani
• Section 619

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History of Guns and Gun Control

• The Second Amendment in the Constitution allows
  Americans the right to bare arms.
  
• One of the earliest gun laws passed was after
  reconstruction.
  
• - It stated that all freed blacks could not own
  guns.
  
• Into the mid 19th century people were expected to
  carry guns for both protection and hunting.
  
• Beginning in 1910 the National Revolver Act Law
  was passed in most states.
  
• -It established a permit law regarding
  guns.
  

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Current Laws Regarding Guns and Gun Purchases

• The laws regarding guns are different in every
  state.
  
• Child Access Prevention Laws
• - Many States have passed laws making it a
  crime to have a loaded weapon within easy access
  of a minor.
  
• Concealed Weapon Law
• - About seven states prohibit concealed
  weapons. Many others require an individual to
  show a need prior to obtaining a license to carry
  a concealed weapon.
• Only one state, Vermont, has no licensing or
  permit requirement.
  
• Regulation of Private Sales to Minors
• -Under federal law, minors under 18 are
  prohibited from possessing guns and minor under
  21 are prohibited from purchasing guns from
  dealers.
• Background Checks are required in most states.

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Ways To Purchase Guns

• Above the age of 21 and without a Criminal
  Record
  
• Gun Store
• -Background checks are done and permits are then
  issued for the gun. 95 of all background checks
  are completed within two hours, and most are
  completed within two minutes.
• Gun show
• -Background checks are sometimes done and
  permits are sometimes issued. They are the second
  leading source for illegal gun trafficking.
  
• Private Hand Gun Sales
• -Background checks are usually never done and
  permits are very rarely issued.
  
• Below the age of 21 and with a Criminal Record
• Gun Shows
• -Because background checks are not always done
  it makes it much easier for a person who should
  not have a gun to obtain a gun.
  
• Private Hand Gun Sales
• -As a result of background checks never being
  done virtually anyone with cash no matter what
  the age and criminal background can purchase a
  gun.

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Interesting Facts

• About 35 of American households own 192 million
  firearms.
  
• Number of federal firearms licensees in the US
  124,286
  
• Percentage of Americans who feel that "the laws
  covering the sale of firearms should be made more
  strict" 62
  
• Percentage of L.A. High School students who say
  they could obtain a gun for less than 50 25
  
• Percentage of arrestees who say it is easy to get
  a gun illegally 55
  
• Percent increase in juveniles arrested for
  weapons violations from '85-'94 113

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Kids and Fire Arms the Facts

• For every child killed with a gun, four are
  wounded.
  
• Over 3,500 students were expelled in 1998-99 for
  bringing guns to school. Of these, 43 were in
  elementary or junior high school.
  
• During 1999, 52 of all murder victims under 18
  in the U.S. were killed by guns.
  
• In 1998, more than 1200 children aged 10-19
  committed suicide with firearms.
  
• In 1998, 3,792 American children and teens (19
  and under) died by gunfire in murders, suicides
  and unintentional shootings. That's more than 10
  young people a day.

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Columbine The Results of Private Hand Gun Sales

• On April 20, 1999, Columbine High School students
  Dylan Klebold and Erik Harris killed 12
  classmates and one teacher.
  
• They used a rifle, 2 shotguns and a TEC-DC9
  assault pistol.
  
• Both were under the age of 18. The boys were not
  old enough to purchase the guns themselves so
  their 22 year old friend purchased them and then
  sold the rifles to the boys.

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Gun Related Deaths
Per 100,000 People
Year
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Overall

• "It's not going to kill anybody to wait a
  couple of days to get a handgun while we do a
  background check on somebody that wants to buy a
  gun." President Bill Clinton
• Guns need to be harder to obtain and access
  for both criminals and non-criminals as well as
  persons over 21 and persons under 21.
  
• No one should be able to obtain a gun without a
  thorough background check and a permit. If they
  want it that badly they can wait.

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Reference

• Bennett, Mathew. Myths and Facts. Americans
  for Gun Safety. 2000. 13 Nov. 2003
  html
• Kleck, Gary. Gun Control. GunCite. 2003. New
  York. 15 Nov. 2003
  
• Open Secrets. Gun Control vs. Gun Rights. 1999.
  13 Nov. 2003 /
  
• Shorney, Ananda. Gun Control. Speakout.com.
  2001. 13 Nov 2003