... a person will simply find another way. One of the major issues mentioned by gun control lobbyists is the banning of assault style rifles. Statistics compiled by the FBI show that in 2011 more people were killed by "personal weapons"(fists, hands, feet), than by all kinds ... of rifles combined1. A criminal is going to find a way to be a criminal. Banning guns is not going to stop criminals, banning guns is going ... Newtown, Connecticut have left us Republican and Democrat, liberal and conservative, appalled and disgusted. They have left us wanting to blame something, anything, like semi...

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... Fast forward to 2013 and the Assault rifle is back on the table again. The government wants to reinstate the ban on assault rifles to prevent tragedies from happening, like the one at Sandy Hook Elementary on December 14, 2012. One flaw with this ban is the fact that assault ... rifles do not fire bullets at a faster rate than that of a pistol. When comparing the assault rifle to a pistol the only real differences are the ... , shotgun, pistol, and a double action revolver. So what makes the assault rifle any more dangerous than those other guns? After the Sandy Hook school shooting, as...

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... Guns." Shakespeare Shortly after eleven o"clock on April 20th, 1999, at Columbine High School in Littleton, Colorado, two outcast students walked in through the cafeteria door carrying with them shotguns, rifles, and pipe bombs. They went on a rampage killing twelve students, one teacher, and ending the massacre by killing themselves. This is one of the examples how people are out of ... . ("America's Weapons of Choice." 1999) -In 1997 about 8,000 people were killed by people using handguns, about 500 people were killed with shotguns, and another 500 people were killed with rifles. ("Ame...

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... outside pressures." When the United States and the Soviet Union went to war, they both used several types of weapons and bombs such as, Pistols. Rifels. Assult Rifles, Sub-machine guns. Machine guns, Sniper Rifles, Shot guns, Anti- tank weapons, Flame throwers, Grenades, Grenade Launchers, Mortars, knives and the soviet union used Mines also including all the weapons listed above. The majority ... ...

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... 't be able to revolt. It's best remembered that citizens make up the government, the military, other official jobs, and they also have families also. Assault rifles and handguns are the biggest threat to American lives. Assault rifles are high-powered guns that can eliminate many targets (even those at great distance) in seconds. Handguns, the more popular weapon of criminals, can be ... ...

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... recently on June 27, 2012.In Heller, the court addressed a broad law in the District that prohibited handguns. The law went so far as to say that people who owned rifles must keep them unloaded. Dick Heller, a police officer, wanted to keep a handgun in his home but was denied a permit. He challenged the law in court on the ground that the ... ...

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... states do not require firearms registrations or even limits on the types of firearms a person can own. Especially in the southern states such as Texas, a person can legally own automatic rifles or semi-automatic guns given they do not possess certain features such as an extended ammunition magazine. Alaska has similarly loose gun laws where a gun license and state background check ... ...

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... comes before the right to keep and bear arms. They also argue that gun control laws will negatively affect the sportsperson who only uses guns responsibly for hunting. People use rifles and shotguns for hunting, not handguns and semiautomatic weapons. Everyone has a share of the responsibility, because we as a society have made guns and even explosives, readily obtainable. If there were ... ...

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... guns sold illegally and another 1,600 guns. According to the report by Fox Butterfield (1999), handguns were by far the most common weapons in killings, accounting for 52%, while the rifles and shotguns each accounted for only 4% of all homicides. The predominant role played by handguns in homicide underscores the belief that the world's gun violence problem is largely a handgun problem ... ...

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... a small arm as one that can be fixed, maintained and transported by one person whereas a light weapon is used by a small crew. These terms cover such arms as pistols, assault rifles, machine guns, grenade launchers and anti-aircraft missiles. " An estimated 500 million small arms and light weapons are circulating throughout the world today - one for every 12 people.7 " Small arms ... ...

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... a school in Jonesboro, Arkansas. Of the 13, nine survived and five people, classmates and teacher, died as a result of the shooting (Liesen, Owens). One of the boys had taken two rifles from his grandfather. They positioned themselves about a 100 yards from the schoolyard and when the bell for recession sounded and people started to exit the school building the two boys ... ...

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... . At Kent State University in Ohio, students burned down the ROTC building. On the same day, National Guardsman at Kent State responded to taunts and a few rocks by firing their M-1 rifles into a crowd of students, killing four, wounding nine others. Kent State was a heartland school, far from elite, the very type of campus where Nixons "silent majority" was supposed to be ... ...

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... the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), Congress has had a tough time passing any legislation that would benefit the public and curtail the sail and manufacture of armor piercing bullets, automatic rifles and Uzi's. Unfortunately, we tend to interpret the Constitution to broadly. Obviously, in the late 1700's, there were no deadly weapons to contend with. They had muskets, which could hardly ... ...

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... done. At the time of their shooting there were no licensing or registration requirements related to firearm purchase or possession and no waiting period for purchase of handguns, shotguns, or rifles in Colorado (Shapiro 66). "In the twisted world of adolescence, songs about rage, violence and self-destruction make adolescents feel better. They acknowledge and sometimes even exorcise the hypocrisy, loneliness ... ...

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... was sending their sons and brothers and their husbands to fight and die As I walked among the desperate, rejected and angry young men, I have told them that Molotov cocktails and rifles would not solve their problems, but, they asked, what about Vietnam Their questions hit home, and I knew that I could never again raise my voice against the violence of the oppressed ... ...

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... agree that gun ownership by ordinary people is not a problem, and that most people who commit violent crimes have a violent background (Opposing Viewpoints p.5). 91% of street officers oppose banning assault rifles (Opposing Viewpoints p.17). Also, 76% of street officers believe that concealed weapons permits should be issued to every qualified adult applicant (Opposing Viewpoints p.16). These facts make it safe to ... ...

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... playground, where about 400 children were playing. He began to fire with his assault rifle. Thirty-five people were struck by the bullets, twenty-nine were killed. Even though assault rifles are designed for modern warfare, they were still available in gun shops all across America. These guns fire as many as seventy-five rounds, very fast, without reloading. The law ... ...

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... and to enforce the federal firearm laws (US Gov. Info 1). In 1977, Washington D.C. became the first state to enact gun registration laws. After the handguns laws had been enacted, all rifles and shotguns were required to be registered (US Gov. Info 1). "In 1986, the Armed Career Criminal Act increased penalties for possession of firearms by persons not qualified to own them ... ...

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