Gun Control

Gun Control

Introduction

Since the beginning of America history, Guns have played a very important role in creating the violence in the society especially in the school and learning environments. It was actually since 1791, when the constitution to control the gun use and exploitation were made and amended in the United States Constitution. The English Bill of Rights which was passed in 1689 has been the greatest influence for including the amendment regarding the gun use and its control. Since 1856, many arguments regarding the gun use and control are in the United States Supreme Court. The most common argument is whether the slave's or the victims are allowed to carry the gun as well or not. The constitution of the United States says that every citizen of the states has the full liberty to keep and control the gun (Brown, 2010).

In the American history, the first ever legislation to control gun was passed in 1960 by Martin Luther king, Jr. This legislation was made to limit the transfer of firearms to all people except the ones with the license to carry, manufacture and import. It was most prominently President Bill Clinton who signed the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act in 1993 which was turned into a firm law. Later it was in 2008 when the debate over gun procession holds immense attention when the Supreme Court of America wanted to restrict the use of gun and firearm to people with service in the militia. America in the past has been seen quite reluctant in supporting the gun laws and its accountability. It is the event at Connecticut which killed 27 innocent people including the children of the elementary school that have opened the eyes of all the Americans to take some serious measure to control the gun use ( Brown, 2010).

Gun Ownership & its Analysis

Reducing the violence in the country simply means to prospect restriction of guns and constitute all the details such as how people get hold of firearms, why they want to own a gun and how they will evade the use of gun by resisting themselves in indulging in unlawful deeds. In 1990, according to an estimate more than 200 million guns were in the hands of the people. This is a big figure which requires special attention and concern to reduce the overall supply of the guns (Honga, 2012).

In the United States, only the federal Laws can be effective in reducing the overall Supply of the guns. The debate lies on the facts that the United States Laws allow the person from militia to get possession of the gun, but why cannot a private citizen want a gun and other firearms. Since many years, American government and Federal Laws have failed to keep the guns and other firearms away from the approach of high risk individuals. The laws have only approached to make the amendments about the use of guns and weapons, but they have failed to stop its sale and ...