No other law set by Congress until 1968, in which year "the gun control act" regulated imported guns, and widend the list of people uneligible to purchase a gun to,minors, felons, people considered 'mentally incompitent', and users of illegal drugs. In 1986 federal legislation established a law which made 'cop killer' bullets illegal because of the fact that they could pierce bulletproof clothing. then in 1994 Congress passed a law banned SOME assault weapons. ...

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A poll was taken of 3,825 members of the Southern States Police Benevolent Association found 95.8 percent rejected an outright ban on all fire arms and 96.4 percent strongly supported firearm ownership for self protection. ... 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. ... Some of the follow...

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In the midst of surging controversy concerning gun control, the NRA argues that complete banning of guns would exacerbate rather than alleviate gun violence. ... 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 shot and crippled during an assassination attempt on President Ronald Reagan in1981.** This law requires a background check on any person purchasing a handgun, which allows merchants to deny sales to convicted felons, drug or alcohol addicts, non-U.S. residen...

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Our society has become a universal battleground for rapes, robberies, drug trafficking and a variety of firearm-related shootings. ... They all should be banned - the sooner the better." says David Kopel. (1) Anti-firearm activists feel that firearms are only a necessity to do harm upon another human being and firearms should be considered "killers". ... This extensive background check would make it more difficult if impossible for minors, drug addicts or people with a past history of violence to obtain a firearm. ...

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There is much debate between those who would ban guns as a danger to society and those who regard them as a necessary protection for the citizen. ... Is banning all guns the answer to our nation's crimes? ... 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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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. ... Some states don't ban guns from addicts. ... Other sources included pawnshops (6%), fences (5%), and family members and drug dealers (4% each), (Wright,1986). ...

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