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The United States of America is the most heavily armed population in the world. There are 200 Million guns and 60 to 65 Million legal owners who have one or more guns. In the United States, more than half of the households have guns. In 1974, nearly two million guns were produced in the United States, and four hundred thousand guns were imported. In 1975, the House Judiciary Committee Report Number 94-1103 stated that there were about three hundred thousand actual or potential handgun deaths annually! Those figures are increasing rapidly, if we do not do anything to stop it, it will became a disaster in the future. The definition of a gun is "a device that discharges a shot, shells, or bullets from a straight tube by a spark-producing mechanism that ignites the gunpowder." Although there are several different kind of guns, they all work in the same way.( Gun, Encarta '95)Many people think that the second amendment gives the United States Citizen the right to bear arm. However, according to the Supreme Court decision on October 3, 1983, the possession of handguns by individuals is not part of the "right to keep and bear arms." The Second Amendment only applies to the states' right to keep militaries(Long
They are short in the barrel, low in caliber, and made of inferior materials, they only cost a few dollars, so anyone who wanted to commit a crime can afford to buy one. (Dolan 76, 100)The most dangerous kind of firearm is a cheaply made handgun, who also called "Saturday Night Special. We require driver licenses for vehicles and drivers, so it is necessary to require licensing for the more dangerous weapons-guns. "Rifle", Photograph, Microsoft Encarta'. Another advantage of extending the control to federal lever is to prevent the stolen legal gun into illegal gun. Guns are not very useful for self protection since 90 percent of all break-ins are committed when tenants are away. Under present law, a customer's name and the serial number of the gun are recorded by the dealer when he or she purchases a gun. New York: Aldine Publishing Company, 1983. With strict law enforcement and education on the danger of guns, these gun and crime related problems may be solved.
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