Since the days of the pioneers of the United States, firearms
             have been part of the American tradition as protection and a means of
             hunting or sport. As we near the end of the 20th century the use of guns
             has changed significantly. Because of fast and steady increase in crime
             and the fight for the right to own a hand gun, the introduction of
             legislation for gun control, to try to reduce the crime in the United
             States, has been a hotly debated issue in recent years.
             Although many people feel that gun control violates the right of the
             people, given in the second amendment "the right to bear arms", controlling
             distribution and sales and the registration of guns and gun owners is
             necessary because of the homicide rate involving guns and the violence by
             Many people feel that gun control violates the right of the people
             given in the second amendment the right "to bear arms". Opponents of gun
             control, including the National Rifle Association, better known as the NRA,
             argue that the "right To bear arms" is guaranteed in the second amendment
             of the Constitution of the United States of America and licensing
             restrictions penalize law-abiding citizens while in no way preventing
             criminal use of handguns. It is also argued that by making it difficult
             for guns to be bought and registered for the American public there is a
             threat to the personal safety of American families everywhere.
             However controlling the sale and distribution of firearms is
             necessary because of the homicide rate involving guns. In 1988 there were
             9000 handgun related murders in America. Metropolitan centers and some
             suburban communities of America are setting new records for homicides by
             handguns. Larger Metropolitan centers have ten times the murder rate of all
             Western Europe. For example in Washington,D.C. there was an estimated 400
             In addition gun control has been seen
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