gunsA mandatory jail sentence for using a hand gun while committing a crimeA license-to-carry law; a special license would be needed to carry a handgun outside a home or place of businessA ban on the manufacture and sale of snub-nosed handguns; the Saturday Night SpecialsA ban on the manufacture and sale of plastic handguns, which can get past metal detectors and other security screening devicesMandatory safety training programs for people who buy handguns”(Miller 24).Many gun control advocates believe that having guns in the home is not an effective means of self-defense against intruders or other criminals. “…a study by Arthur Kellerman, a doctor and researcher, found that a gun in a home is forty-three times more likely to be used to kill a member of the household than to be used in self-defense”(Bender & Leone 99). There have also been studies that found that having a gun in the home can lead to gun related accidents involving children as well as contributing to suicides in the household. Gun control advocates may propose many effective means towards ending gun violence, but anti-gun control advocates believe that these proposals restrict them of their constitutional right, the right to bear arms. Opponents of gun control do realize that there is a big problem with gun related violence in America, but they believe that putting restrictions on firearms will not change anything at all. These opponents say that violence is a social disease, and that putting limitations on guns won’t change anything, as people will find other ways to kill each other and themselves. The largest organization of gun advocates is the National Rifle Association (NRA). The NRA’s slogan, “Guns don’t kill people, people kill people” sums up the beliefs of most gun advocates. The NRA was founded in 1871, and today they have nearly 3 million members. Most of these members are gun collectors, gun deal...
