"The list of people banned from buying guns has expanded to include people convicted of any non-business related felony, the mentally challenged, and users of illegal drugs" (Guncite 1). In 1972, the bureau of alcohol, tobacco, and firearms was created to control the illegal use and sale of firearms and to enforce the federal firearm laws (US Gov. ... The "fingerprints" can then be entered into a computer and are accessible to law enforcement agencies. ... The IBIS system will increase law enforcement's ability to link guns with crimes. ... Common sense would tell us that this would no...

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The officers surveyed ranked drugs, the decline of family values, and the combination of light prison sentences and early release programs as the top three reasons for the nations upsurge in violent crime. ... An even more alarming fact is that assault weapons were the firearms most commonly traced for organized crime and drug trafficking offenses. Assault weapons are designed primarily for military or law enforcement use. ... These instances where guns play a negative role can be drastically reduced if the United States tightens its grip on firearms by enforcing harsher gun laws and emphasizi...

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If everybody was shooting at eachother during a rampage, law enforcement wouldn't be able to determine who the bad ones are. ... Students had concerns with the mixture of alcohol/drugs and guns, and also the increase of suicide rates. ... Through statistics, surverys, personal opinions and abstracts I learned that most law enforcements, parents, and students are opposed to allowing college students the right to carry concealed fire arms on campus. ...

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For me, I feel that in order for us to lower the crime rate, gun control would have to be made as a main focus and strictly enforced. ... The act states that owners do not have to register guns that they already own, and that dealers cannot sell to minors, felons, drug addicts, or the mentally ill (Kevin, p.g10). ... Clearly due to certain existing gun laws, the 2nd Amendment is only valid to a certain extent, meaning you have the right to bear arms, but within the guidelines enforced. ... I feel that if we expect to see changes within our surroundings it would help if the laws of owning guns ...

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Gang members involve themselves in " serious crimes, drug-related behavior, and fire arm use."" ... Because guns are easy to obtain, drug trafficking increase, violent media, no real family structures, and the number of gun-related cases involving adolescence has rose. ... In order to get control now before it is too late, tighter gun restrictions should be enforced in the United States. ...

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Enforce what's on the books. This encourages police and prosecutors to enforce federal gun laws. By following just 1 simple rule for 1 year: arresting someone for carrying a gun while in possession of drugs. ...

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The Second Amendment to the Constitution, which concerns the right to bear arms, has been a hot-button issue in America for the past few years. Gun rights and gun control groups alike have been lobbying Congress for decades to craft legislation in their respective favors. This issue has not only bro...

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Most states prohibit the purchase of guns if you are: a convicted felon, alcoholic, drug addict, mentally ill person, alien, or a fugitive from justice. ... Other sources included pawnshops (6%), fences (5%), and family members and drug dealers (4% each), (Wright,1986). ... Along with changing gun legislation we must also enforce our gun policy laws better. ...

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The Second Amendment of the United States Constitution states, "A well regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed"(Witkin). A question that might be asked upon this would be, does it mean that al...

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The NRA's Refuse To Be A Victim program focuses on preventing crime, and many law enforcement officers around the country train to become certified to lead safety seminars. Due to the program, tens of thousands of people have been reached and educated about safeguarding their private information, cars, homes, and traveling via 2,300 volunteer instructors, 20 percent of whom are law enforcement officers***. ... The aforementioned Brady law, which was passed in November 1993, harbors good intentions towards keeping guns out of the wrong hands.** The law was named after Jim Brady who was s...

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Nearly most of murderers are already legally disqualified from owning firearms (before they committed their murder), so they could not acquire a firearm from a gun dealer anyway; no waiting period will be enforced by the local drug dealer who has a handgun business on the side. ...

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"Criminologists say that the drug world has created an intense, violent scene and will continue to buy more and more guns" (Best 16). ... Guns are needed in our law enforcement agencies, which are used to protect the citizens of our country. ...

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Until 1934 firearm registration was rarely an enforced offence. ... Also prohibition is an ineffective means of controlling firearms because like drugs, they are illegal, and yet it is still a major problem in society. ...

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Americans are confronted with a massive problem of violence in our society, these have become a place where young women are being pounced on and raped, where young boys shoot for some chance to sell their illicit drugs, where old folks are trampled for their Social Security benefit check, and finally kids everyday are caught in-between flying bullets during shootouts. ...

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Abstract:       The second amendment and gun control have been a controversial issue, switching back and forth from guns are needed for protection and the only cause injury and lead to increased crime. The second amendment gives citizens of the United States of America a right to bear arms. And that right should not be infringed. Some people feel that the right needs to be amendment since it puts society at risk. In the research paper we will discuss; the history of the second amendment, why pro-gun supporters say it is an important right, and why anti-gun supporters think guns are just...

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