Gun Control:Public Opinion
Gun Control: Protecting Rights or Protecting PeopleWhether writing the Articles of Confederation in 1776 or watching the Columbine Shootings in 1999, the right to bear arms has been a public and political debate since the beginning of our nation. Who should have the right to bear arms? What laws can be passed that can effectively control guns, but not infringe the Constitution? Should there be certain gun laws for certain people or states? Will gun control laws lower the homicide rate in America? Will gun control laws keep guns out of our schools? These are all questions that have been asked since the dispute over gun control. There is plenty of time and money spent by lobbyist and other organizations to convince the United States Congress that gun control is the solution for America's murder problem or a violation of there second amendment rights. Either way, the people of America are split down the middle over this debate. Quoted from the United States Constitution's Bill of Rights, the Second Amendment states, "A well regulated militia, being necessary to the security of free state, the right to bear arms, shall not be infringed." Gun collectors, hunting sportsmen, and people that own guns for protection do not be
In the 1991 Gallup survey on this question, for example, 78% of all men and 84% of all women surveyed agreed with legislation that would require registration of all handguns, excluding those of held by law enforcement officers and authorized individuals. In an ABC News/Washington Post Poll in September of 1999 41% were dissatisfied, not angry with Congress for the ways they handle gun control, but only 10% had contacted a public official to express their views on gun control, and only 13% had contributed money to an organization with the gun control issues. Support of gun control seems too widespread, with every demographic group within society approving of such laws. Between January 1, 1991and June 30 1993, the NRA spent a total of 2. They trusted the Democratic Party in Congress to pass the right laws controlling guns, but yet supported the Republican Candidate for the Presidential election for his views on gun control. Department of Defense were all ruled according to this formal interpretation of the second Amendment. The Democratic Party is trusted more by people asked in a CBS News Poll in August of 1999 with 35% support defeating the 25% support of the Republican Party. Every state has different laws for gun control such as South Dakota has only a 48 hour waiting period for the purchase of handguns while Massachusetts has up to a 40 day waiting period when purchasing a handgun.
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