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The Pros And Cons Of Gun Control Laws

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Gun Control Laws always has two good argumentative sides either what should be allowed and what should not be allowed when gun Control is involved.The U.S. has more than 300 million guns every and stands out as for its gun death rates.When Japan has less than one gun per 100 people, and fewer than 10 gun deaths a year in the entire country.It Started with the violation of the second amendment that states “A well regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed” meaning a man from sixteen to sixty has the right to carry weapons and the giver my should not try to stop that or take away that right . After the assassination of the president at the time John F Kennedy.This situation raised public awareness on the little amount of Control on the amount of people that have firearms in the U.S because at that time handguns, rifles and shotguns were sold over the counter,mail, catalogs and magazines to any adult anywhere.Then The Gun Control Act was to keep firearms out of hands of people who weren 't legally entitled to carry one because of age or criminal background.The Gun Control Act of 1968 must be 18 years old to buy shotguns or rifles and ammunition. All other firearms for example handguns can only be sold to people 21 and older.Also controls imported guns, expands the gun licensing and record keeping requirements, limits on the sale of handguns. The list of people banned from buying
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