The people that are affected by these regulations are felons, domestic-violence offenders, controlled-substance addicts, and also the mental defective. While, "In more than 90% of cases, the check is completed with minutes"2 the small inconvenience of a background check is irrelevant with the benefits to public safety. For law abiding citizens, there should be no problem with the current regulations.
Private-party gun sales need the same regulations as licensed dealers. The reason for this is because private-party gun sales do not require screenings or backgrounds checks. This allows an easy way for criminals to get firearms. To buy guns from a dealer, you must show identification, certify that you are buying the gun for yourself, and also do background checks to confirm that the individual is allowed to buy guns. With private-party gun sales, none of the procedures and safeguards apply. They are anonymous and undocumented. "Some 85% of all guns used in crimes and then recovered by law-enforcement agencies have been sold at least once by private parties"2. Also, that "83% of self-reported gun owners and 87% of the general population endorsed regulations for all private-party gun sales."2 show public support be hide the regulation. A regulation on private-party gun sales would help the public safety. .
Adding more regulations to gun control will not help public safety. The presence of guns are increasing greatly as time goes on. With new technology and more production of guns, the Second Amendment dispute is becoming a larger debate. In 2000, the United States had 259 million firearms possessed by civilians.1 In 2009, the number of firearms had increased to 310 million.1 With more guns on the streets, it may be seen as a concern to the public safety; however, "the number of legal guns in private hands went up by a third, while the number of firearm-related crimes dropped by 74 percent.
And in the Bill of Rights holds the Second Amendment. ... The Second Amendment, along with the other Amendments and Constitution is for the people, by the people. ... Now does it say, "...of certain rights excluding the Second Amendment, shall...". ... So how can the other 9 Amendments be for the people, but not the Second? ... In the Second Amendment it consists of the word "militia". ...
First off, the Second Amendment of the Constitution grants the right for the people to bear arms; however, by many, the stipulations of the Second Amendment are unclear. ... By focusing on only the right of the militia, one can understand the standpoint that the Second Amendment's sole purpose was to allow a state to gather a militia. ... On one side, the United States could force a total ban of all firearms, but would require a revamping of the second Amendment. ... One solution to end all gun problems and swiftly settle all gun control disputes is a simple ban of all firearms. ... A...
One contemporary debate that represents these contradictory beliefs is the ongoing dispute over gun control. While the Democrats strive for stricter gun laws to better preserve society, the Republicans oppose gun control legislation, and use the Second Amendment to the Constitution, the right to bear arms, as justification for their beliefs. ... As stated before, the Second Amendment granted the right of a qualified citizen to own a gun. ... A solution to my problem has nothing to do with modifying the second amendment. ... They believe a national concealed weapons bill would infringe upon ...
One may begin to understand a bit more about the problem some find in the new gun control laws by knowing more about the Second Amendment. The question is whether revising gun control laws will interfere with the Second Amendment. ... The United States is currently protected by a trained volunteer military force, rather than a civilian militia, is the Second Amendment valid anymore? Does the Second Amendment give the rights to arms to supply a civilian militia or does it entail any citizen to have the right to bear arms (Green). ... The reason is because the Second Amendment protects the inter...
Congress and the states adopted the ten amendments in 1791. ... Second Great Awakening - a wave of religious fervor and revivalism that swept the United States from the early nineteenth century through the Civil War. The Second Great Awakening also provided further religious motivation for the reform impulse. ... The amendment passed the House twice but was defeated in the Senate. ... The treaty also settled the Texas border dispute in favor of the United States, placing the Texas-Mexico boundary at the Rio Grande. ...
These words form the entire text of the Second Amendment of the Constitution of the United States. ... The Second Amendment is the right of the people to keep and bear arms. If we allow gun control to get out of hand, and the Second Amendment is violated, it could lead to the destruction of other Amendments. The National Rifle Association and other members of the gun lobby cite the Second Amendment as proof of their Constitutional right to own guns. However, they rarely recite the entire amendment. ...
It is a vacuous amendment with no substance. ... The Tenth Amendment is one of the most broadly defined and interpreted amendments. ... Therefore, the status of the Tenth Amendment is never a very stable position. ... One way to define federalism is as a constitutional principle involving a distinctive territorial division of powers, usually an approach to representation within the national government, and mechanisms both legal and political to settle inter-level disputes. ... The reserved powers proposal (originally the Twelfth Amendment) became the Tenth Amendment when the first two pr...
But the fledgling coalition is deeply divided about what, exactly, the amendment should say. ... Underneath that dispute, moreover, are differing calculations about what language would appeal to the general public, and what would excite grass-roots conservatives. ... At least three versions of the amendment are circulating in Washington. ... Matt Daniels, president of the Alliance for Marriage, a bipartisan coalition of religious and political leaders backing that language, said the first sentence would ban gay marriage and the second is designed to stop courts from finding a constitut...
Lincoln's Plan consisted of two major points: the Proclamation of Amnesty and Reconstruction, which included the Ten Percent Plan and the acceptance of the Thirteenth Amendment. ... Lincoln might have been able to carry his plan through but he was killed shortly after the beginning of his second term in office. ... At first, the Radical Republicans thought this could be accomplished by outlawing slavery and by passing the Thirteenth Amendment. ... The dispute became even more great as Southern States reconstructed their congressional delegates with ex southern leaders, the ver...
