The Gun Control debate

The debate on gun control in America is a battle between personal freedom and public safety. For nearly 160 years, there are limits to the Second Amendment, which guarantees "the right of the people to keep and bear arms." In 1934, however, and particularly over the last four decades, Americans have begun to prohibit and discuss the scope of that right. The National Firearms Act of 1934 was the first restriction on gun rights in American history. Consequently, the automatic weapons are available only after checking the background of each owner.

In 1968, the term "gun control" gained new meaning with the passage of the Federal Gun Control Act. Ratified in the wake of two major political murders - Robert Kennedy and Martin Luther King, Jr. - the law requires that all guns carry serial numbers forever tied to the original purchaser. It is also prohibited gun ownership by convicted felons and, following an amendment in 1990, requires criminal background checks for buyers at the sale.

Some states have their laws on gun control, although all are governed by federal law in 1968. individual states can consider their own levels of restriction on concealed weapons and "open door", or transporting a weapon visible. And restrictions vary by state, with New York and Illinois seen as the most restrictive and Arizona and Texas, the most relaxed.

The latest incarnation of the debate was gun control in the form of the assault weapons ban in 1994 that Congress has not said its last session. The law prohibited the sale of all semi-automatic assault weapons manufactured after 1994. Supporters of the ban said it helped keep violent weapons off the street, while opponents claimed it imposed a confusing classification system, was overly restrictive and had little effect on controlling violent crime.

Gun rights advocates argue that a well-armed public helps prevent crime and ensure personal safety. Proponents of gun control, on the other hand, fear that widespread gun ownership actually increases crime rates and leads to negative results of others, both public and private. Change is the second out-of-date or does not guarantee a right integral?