Pros And Cons Of Gun Control Laws

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My project is about gun control laws to stop people who have bad background information about how they use the guns and in what way. I’m going to talk about the laws that could be used to stop the purchases that could end with a shooting and the killing of the innocent people. I’m also going to talk about the pro’s and con’s with gun control laws. If there was a side that I will pick I would chose it will be. No, because guns don’t kill people, people kill people. It’s not like a gun is just going to go off randomly, the trigger has to be pulled because guns don’t have a mind of there own.

States laws, and requires all handgun purchasers to first obtain a license, after undergoing a background check. But North Carolina does not have people to undergo a background check prior to purchasing a long …show more content…

In April 2013, the state of Connecticut (where the Newtown school shooting occurred) passed the country's toughest gun control law. The law's provisions included a first-in-the-nation statewide dangerous weapon offender registry, a ban on the sale of large-capacity magazines, universal background checks for gun sales, and a ban on assault weapons. President Barack Obama officially launched his campaign to reduce gun violence on Wednesday, signing 23 executive orders and calling on Congress to restrict access to weapons used in recent mass shootings. The president said he intended to use whatever weight his office holds to make his proposals a reality. The president’s executive orders included additional training for mental health professionals, ordering federal agencies to make more data available for gun purchase background checks, stiffer penalties for people who lie on background checks, and improvements to school safety. He also nominated B. Todd Jones to head the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives.The president’s proposals are estimated to cost $500 million. But Obama also challenged Congress to approve

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