Gun Control

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Gun control and laws regulating this issue in the United States have been a controversial topic of debate for more than a decade. This paper explains that since the inception of extreme gun control laws in the late 1980s, the debate of how much crime is really prevented by gun control laws has raged on. The writer explains that it appears that the government and other anti-gun extremists have sided together against others in society who feel that public possession of guns should not be subjected to such extreme laws. The writer provides an exploration of these varied opinions, including that of the Bush Administration, some of its opponents, the National Rifle Association (NRA) and issues sparked by the Brady Law.
The Bush Administration
The National Rifle Association
The Brady Law
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"The 1994 assault weapons law entails that the manufacture and importation of certain types of semi-automatic rifles are banned, along with magazines of more than 10 rounds. Public outrage and debate has been sparked by an assertion from the Bush administration that this law will be reauthorized, as it was set to expire in September 2004. The Libertarian Party acts as one of the representatives of the public outcry. According to the Party, the fact that the President has renewed the ban on assault rifles results in a certain message being relayed to terrorists and criminals in the United States. Indeed, specifically the objection is that homeland security is being undermined by a law that is primarily aimed at law-abiding citizens. Criminals on the other hand deem themselves above the law, rendering any gun control laws obsolete and absolutely ineffective. The Party argues that Americans are vulnerable to criminals when they are not allowed to protect themselves. Furthermore it is said that the government cannot protect everyone in the country at the same time, and the only other reasonable recourse is to let law-abiding members of society protect themselves. The law then, according to these critics places power in the hands of criminals and terrorists, while disempowering those in society most in need of protection."

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