The Brady Bill was implemented on February 28, 1994. This law established a national 5 business day waiting period on handgun purchases through licensed dealers. It also required local authorities to conduct background checks on handgun purchasers. "Gun Control Facts." By James D. Agresti. Just Facts, June 10, 1999. Revised 6/27/08. http://justfacts.com/guncontrol.asp Brady Bill has saved many lives and put away would be criminals who wish to do harm. There were 9 criminals who tried to purchase a gun in gun shops legally but the Brady Bill stopped them cold in their tracks. As of December of 1998, an amendment to the Brady Bill replaced the five business day waiting period with a national "instant" felon ID system."Gun Control Facts." By James D. Agresti. Just Facts, June 10, 1999. Revised 6/27/08. http://justfacts.com/guncontrol.asp Because of the waiting period of five days, criminals had to wait to have their background checked for legalities sake just like the rest of us law abiding folk who wish to do no harm unto others. But we want to have protection in our homes. There is nothing more worth protecting than your livelihood whether it be your place of business that provides for your family and loved ones or keeping a gun in your home to protect against would be intruders. Having the Brady Bill implemented in 1994 has eliminated many people since from purchasing a handgun or rifle would would want to use it for nefarious plans.
The often repeated claim that 12 children per day die from gun violence includes "children" up to 20 years of age, the great majority of whom are young adult males who die in gang-related violence. Lampo, David. "Gun Control: Myths and Realities." The Cato Institute. May 13, 2000. 30 Jan 2010 http://www.cato.org/pub_display.php?pub_id=4706 I think it is amazing that we are told that twelve children die every day when in fact that most of those so called "children" are in fact legal adults who choose to participate in gun play with other "children" which is all tied into gang related gun deaths. What are the real estimates when it comes to gun related injury of children? How many children actually die from gun related deaths?
This all ties back into the Brady Bill that was encouraged by politicians on both sides of the spectrum. So how is it that today we cannot depend on our politicians to stand up fro what they believe in. We have to wait for Congress as a whole to make the decision on something that effect all of society. T he Brady Bill has made it possible for citizens to feel more safe. Knowing that our guns are not falling into the wrong hands just because they have the money to buy a gun. "Just because you want to, doesn't mean you can." I want to do lots of things with my life, quite possibly own a gun in the very near future. That doesn't mean that I can just hand over the cash and be done with it. I have to wait just like everybody else.
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The problem is that the guns are falling into the wrong hands because of what is called straw purchase. “A straw purchase is an illegal firearm purchase where the actual buyer of the gun, being unable to pass the required federal background check or desiring to not have his or her name associated with the transaction, uses a proxy buyer who can pass the required background check to purchase the firearm for him/her.” (dontlie.org) Even though straw purchases are illegal and you can get up to a $250,000 fine and up to 10 years in prison it still happens. There are also other ways to get fire arms without going through the required background checks, such as buying a gun from a second party who is only selling one gun and is not a dealer anyone can do it as long as they don’t want to continue to sale firearms, and anyone can buy them. Another point that I want to bring up to see if we can start another discussion, is you say that you would someday you may possibly want to own a gun. What for? And do you plan on having children?
ReplyDeleteNational Shooting Sports Foundation Don't Lie for the Other Guy 2/1/2010 http://www.dontlie.org/FAQ.cfm