Gun Control in the U.S.
Gun Control in the U.S.Gun control, as we know it, consists of the government
restricting the ability of individual citizens to purchase weapons.
The different types of gun control vary from waiting periods between
when you purchase the gun and when you actually get it, background
checks so that high-risk people can't purchase guns through legal
channels, and completely banning certain types of guns. There are
countless ways for criminals to avoid these government regulations,
causing them to only render the ability of innocent citizens
protecting their home and family's ability to purchase guns.
The "waiting period" method of gun control is basically a
two-step process. The first step in the procedure is that the person
wanting a gun goes to his local shop (or calls a reputable mail order
outlet) to place the initial order. Then, he must wait one to two
weeks while the government performs a small background check for past
criminal activities, disorderly conduct, or lack of mental/emotional
stability. During this time, if the purchaser of the gun wanted the
gun for impulse reasons (out of rage), it is hoped that they will not
still want to cause bodily harm after a couple weeks.
The problem with this method of gun control is that it stops
the ordinary citizen from purchasing a gun on the whim, but it
actually protects the common criminal. Underage buyers and other
delinquents can purchase mass quantities of weapons through "dummy
buyers" that have clean backgrounds. So if a burglar enters a house
with full intention to maim or kill, the innocent victim (who can't
get a gun to protect his...
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