in toys, to be given to anyone who turns in aweapon. It was viewed as a safe way to get guns off the street. It was,however, considered an unsuccessful action. The guns recovered were notconsidered to be those that were being used in violent crime (the weaponsthe incentive was aimed at). Only 317 weapons were recovered. Ipersonally was surprised that *entrapment= wasn=t called on this one(Silvers C11). The past few actions were relatively unopposed by the NRA. As they were not active attempts to restrict the individual rights offirearm possession. The acts below however, are examples of *undesired=gun control methods. In recent years, councilmen passed acts to limitweaponry. New restrictions not only allowed for the sale of personalweaponry to be sold further (in an attempt to keep firearm levels at aconstant), but also to have particular weapons to be collected from homes,and removed from the city and destroyed (Spielman C1). Transportation ofweaponry also came under fire. Firearms could not be brought to gunstores or clubs, unless the weapons were disassembled and made inoperable. Any vehicle containing a weapon was immediately seized, and searched. Available to the owner again only after severe penalties were paid(Speilman C1). Some bills wich had been attempted to have been passedcalled for the forbiddance of sale of firearms to known gang members. Andalso called for the right to search for weapons on the persons of anyonewho was loitering. Through some effort of anti-gun control campaigns andpetitions, the bills were vetoed (Spielman C1). Although the ban of gunsand gun related items will indeed help to lower violent crime, it can alsolead to an increase. If a criminal with an illegally attained firearmgoes and attempts a violent crime, with the reassurance of his own healthbecause the person he intended to injure would not be able to defendthemselves...Then the crime would more likely be more violent. By takingguns...
