The question of weather or not to have tougher gun control laws is a major issue for the American society. Violence with guns in the United States seems to be ever growing. Gun violence claims the lives of an estimated 34,000 Americans each year. It is evident that some people should just not have the right, or privilege to own a gun. Such was the case of Colin Ferguson, who boarded a Long Island Railroad train in New York City. Ferguson proceeded to pull out a 9-millimeter pistol and walk down the aisle shooting anyone he saw. At the end of his shooting spree six passengers where dead and nineteen where wounded. The question remains of why a man like Ferguson would consider doing such a horrible act, or how even a man like Ferguson obtain a firearm.
             In 1994 after high debate from anti gun control activist's congress passed the Brady Bill along with the ban of assault weapons. The Brady law established a national five-business day waiting period for the purchase of a firearm. This law provided a waiting period for local law enforcement to conduct background checks on firearm purchase. Unless law enforcement notifies the dealer that the sale buyer is violating a law, the sale may proceed five days after the purchaser signs the statement for the firearm. Colin Ferguson purchased his nine-millimeter handgun in 1993 in a hunting store in California. California at the time had a fifteen-day weighting period for the purchase of a firearm. Since Ferguson had no Criminal background he had no problem purchasing the weapon.
             One of the main problems for gun control legislation is keeping guns out of the hands of criminals. In fact it is impossible to keep criminals from obtaining them. They can either steel them or purchase one on the black market. Most of the criminals tend to be teenagers. These kids have grown up thinking that carrying a gun will protect them. Mix a teenager with a gun and alcohol and
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