Congressional proposals include background checks for all gun sales, including all private sales; while increasing penalties for those who buy guns for other people. Reinstating bans on assault weapons and high-capacity ammunition magazines. Finance programs to train more police officers, first responders and school officials on how to respond to active armed attacks. Also, increase funding to help school develop emergency response plans and for mental health programs for students. His Executive actions will require federal agencies to make relevant data available to the federal background check system and getting the states to share information to the system too.
Pros and cons of gun control Sarah Cooney CJ327W Research Methods in Criminal Justice Dr. Harry O. White, Jr. Western Oregon University Table of Contents Abstract ........................................................................................................................... 3 Introduction ..................................................................................................................... 4 Literature Review .......................................................................................................... 4-11 Methodology………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..12-13 Design………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….13-15 References ........................................................................................................................ 16 Abstract This paper is about the heavily-debated issue of gun control in the United States, breaking down the arguments of Gun Control Activists and Gun Rights Activists. A brief history of gun control is included to provide sufficient awareness to the historical background attached to the issue. Most discussions in this paper focus on both the Pros and Cons of gun control and how research evidence demonstrates that the Second Amendment upholds an individual‘s constitutional right to own and use firearms. The people that will be studied upon will include a broad range of 18 and older people who are students at Western Oregon University.
Tyler Tew Mr. Combs Policing America 24 September 2011 Analysis Report of “Do Shall Issue Laws Save Lives?” This paper is about an article by Dr. John Lott, professor of The School of Law at The University of Chicago. In his article “Do Shall issue Laws Save Lives,” he discusses how concealed carry permits save lives and reduce crime. Concealed carry refers to the practice of legally being able to carry a handgun or any other weapon in public hidden or in close proximity. As of now there are no federal laws requiring someone to issue a concealed carry permit. Forty nine states have laws that allow citizens to carry certain weapons concealed in public.
There are people who are mentally ill that are able to purchase guns with the intent of killing people. Laws for purchasing guns should be strengthened. A simple background check should not be the only thing in the way of a person purchasing weapons. The National Rifle Association was founded in 1871 as a sporting and hunting association, they supported most gun control regulation for its first 100 years. Now the National Rifle Association members are in favor requiring an extensive background check, and “69 percent support requiring all gun sellers at gun shows to conduct criminal background checks of the people buying guns; 59 percent favor mandatory registration of handguns; and 77 percent favor a waiting period for the purchase of a handgun.” All of these are would make it harder for people to purchase guns and allow proper documentation for every gun.
If the foreign national chooses to exercise that right, the peace officer shall notify the pertinent official in his or her agency or department of the arrest or detention and that the foreign national wants his or her consulate notified. All the evidence was used during the trial to convict Oliver of these charges. He was convicted for posession of a firearm in public and silencer and convicted for
This can be seen through the laws that followed after the St. Valentine’s Day massacre, John F. Kennedy assassination and the killing of Martin Luther King Junior which were meant for the government to control the type of guns that citizens could carry and use. I would highly recommend that leaders and citizens to take part in the gun control measures and laws in order to improve their safety and that of their family from crime. I decided as I said in the beginning to pick this topic because a majority of individuals have been affected by gun violence and it has become a menace to society. I will end with “Guns do not kill people. People kill people” at the end of the day gun lobbyists, owners a like and the general public should advocate for laws that encourage buyers and owners to demonstrate that they can possess a firearm lawfully and responsibly.
Crime Reporting and Reporting Crime: Uniform Crime Reports vs. National Crime Victimization Survey Vanicia Carr Roosevelt University Abstract The Uniform Crime Reports (UCR) and the National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS) are two reports in which the Federal Bureau of Investigation uses to measure crime across the United States. Through traditional methods of collecting crime data to new and improve ways of collecting data the UCR/NIBRS program has been an important part of the FBI crime reporting, however, the program falls short on crimes not reported. With the development of the National Crime Victimization Survey data is collected on unreported crime. Weakness and strengths are presented on each program, with particular emphasis on domestic violence. The strengths of the NCVS outweighed the UCR/NIBRS program in measuring domestic violence.
Daisy Ortiz October 5, 2011 Period 5 GUN CONTROL: is it a Federal or State policy issue Congress continues to debate the efficacy and constitutionality of federal regulation of firearms and ammunition. Various federal laws have been enacted since 1934. Gun control speakers argue that they control access by criminals, juveniles, and other "high-risk" individuals. They contend that only federal measures can successfully reduce the availability of guns. Some seek broad policy changes such as near-prohibition of non-police handgun ownership or the registration of all firearm owners or firearms.
Obama’s Administration and NRA on Gun Control Debate in America Guni K. Bal PR 336 by Jack Saunders Golden Gate University - Spring 2013 White House Chief of staff Denis McDonough said in an appearance on CNN that, “Obama is not giving up on assault weapons ban being added to an amendment. We are going to work on this. We are going to find the votes. It deserves a vote.”1 It’s easy to get a gun in this country. Hence America has the highest rate in gun violence in the world.2 One big enabler is the Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution: Obama’s administration says that guns are weapons of crimes and the NRA says that guns are for safety and protection.
Buck Maples Government April 18, 2013 Constitutional Right……or Wrong The newspaper headlines read: “26 Dead at Sandy Hook Elementary School”, “Shooter Opens Fire in Colorado Theater. 16 Dead, 58 Wounded”, “U.S. Representative Giffords Shot in Safeway Parking Lot”, Columbine, Virginia Tech…….the list could go on and on. There is no doubt that gun violence is prevalent in society today, which is why the topic of guns and gun control is being argued across the nation. There are compelling arguments for both sides of this debate, but the ultimate principal of gun ownership is written within our Bill of Rights in the form of the Second Amendment stating an individual’s right to bear arms.