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Gun Control Explained - The New York Times (State of gun control today?…
Gun Control Explained - The New York Times
State of gun control today?
Prohibations by the Federal law
Drug addicts :forbidden:
Immigrants without legal status :forbidden:
Criminal records or mental illness :forbidden:
Veterans who left the military with a dishonorable discharge :forbidden:
Background check :check:
The “small-scale sellers”, including many who do business at gun shows
Not required
The law’s provision on the mentally ill
Incomplete
Not enough protection
License or permit not required in most states
Different levels of controls
Law enforcement authorities?
Big-city police chiefs :check:
Small-town chiefs and sheriffs :red_cross:
The Northeast :check:
The South and West :red_cross:
The American public?
Americans’ support for stricter gun laws has been declining
Most Americans support background checks
Current situation
Arguments in favor?
:check:
More gun ownership than other developed countries
Sensible limits
Arguments against?
:red_cross:
Hunting or self-defense
2nd Amendment
An individual right to gun possession
The Supreme Court
The Second Amendment protects the individual right to have firearms.
Gun owners
A gun makes home safer
Why does nothing get done?
After a mass shooting
Not the time to argue
Most Republicans don't want the Gov. to act
Obama had never proposed to take guns away from lawful owners
Some states have made theirs gun laws weaker.