As a result of the many school shootings that have taken place in the last few years, there has been a huge push for stricter gun control laws. Many people don't feel safe in today's society. The government has been listening to the people and has already passed laws to help this. But, there are some people who are opposed to stricter gun control laws. Many gun enthusiasts don't believe that gun control laws really work because only the law-abiding citizens would follow them and they aren't the ones creating the problem. .
Anti gun control groups feel that they have a constitutional right to own guns because of the second amendment in the Bill of Rights. There are many people who think that guns should be banned all together. According to the constitution, this can't be done. All people have the right to own a gun if they want to. If the people are given this right by the constitution, then this right can't be denied.
The government hasn't gone so far as to ban guns completely, but they have started to pass some laws aimed at controlling guns. One thing that they have done is to require a waiting period and a background check before people can buy a handgun through using a computerized system. This is very useful because the system prevents potentially dangerous people from owning a gun. But many people argue that this system doesn't really work. According to Newsweek, the system does block some people from getting guns, but it isn't 100% effective. The system is only as good as the information entered into it, and many local courts are careless about reporting convictions (Newsweek). Even if a potentially dangerous person is stopped from buying a gun, they could still get one if they wanted to. According to John R. Lott Jr., from the Chicago School of Law, these regulations only apply to gun dealers. "If someone couldn't buy a gun because they failed the background check, they could still get one from a private owner or a gun show.
