ckley, who had walked into a Dallas Texas, pawnshop and bought a handgun. "Hinckley lied on his weapons application and thus making it easier for him to acquire, and at the time, the state did not require a waiting period." (Landau 83). The Brady Bill would require a seven-day waiting period when purchasing a handgun from a licensed gun dealer. "Gun control proponents stress that the bill would help reduce gun violence on two levels. The imposed week-long waiting period would afford the local police ample time in which to do a background check on would-be gun purchasers. Also, it might serve as a cooling-off period for someone who might buy a firearm to settle a heated argument." (Landau 85) Some people would argue that if we ban the ownership of handguns, then other amendments would follow as well. For example: "If we lose the right to keep bear arms, then the right to free speech, free practice of religion, and every other freedom in the Bill of Rights are sure to follow." (Anderson 117). This is a common misconception that those amendments will follow. First of all, free speech is never going to get disapproved. Secondly, owning a handgun can lead up to serious injuries, while none of the others do. Also, it would be a good thing to have some kind of protection for your family, but why go the distance as to the possibility of shooting and killing someone. Many times, when people get woken up at night in the dark and reach for their gun, the often times shoot their child who was sneaking in coming from a party or something of that sort. Then you have a burden on your shoulders which is difficult to live with. Congress periodically holds hearings to discuss the issue of gun control in relation to proposed bills designed to weaken or strengthen the current existing laws. One example of this is the "Firearms Legislation&q
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