Transcript Gun Control
Gun Control By: Magen Cooper I don’t believe that guns should be legal to everyone because most of the time guns are used in the wrong way. People use guns to kill people. Most of the time the people being killed by these guns are in innocent people. I believe the only people Allowed to carry guns should be people of the law, Facts •In the United States during 1997, there were approximately 7,927,000 violent crimes. Of these, 691,000 were committed with firearms. •In the United States during 1997, there were 15,289 murders. Of these • 10,369 were committed with firearms. Americans use firearms to defend themselves from criminals at least 764,000 times a year. This figure is the lowest among a group of 9 nationwide surveys done by organizations including Gallup and the Los Angeles Times. Right to carry laws * Right-to-carry laws require law enforcement agencies to issue handgun permits to all qualified applicants. Qualifications include criteria such as age, a clean criminal record, and completing a firearm safety course. In 1986, nine states had right-to-carry laws As of 1998, 31 states have right-to-carry laws, and about half the U.S. population lives in these states. Florida adopted a right-to-carry law in 1987. At the time the law was passed, critics predicted increases in violence. The founder of the National Organization of Women, Betty Friedan stated: "lethal violence, even in self defense, only engenders more violence." Children killed by guns In 1999, there were 3,385 firearms-related deaths for children ages 0–19 years. They break down as follows: 214 unintentional, 1,078 suicides, 1,990 homicides, 83 for which the intent could not be determined, and 20 due to legal intervention. sources http://www.justfacts.com/guncontrol.asp#S CHOOL_SHOOTINGS http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0922329.html