At the beginning of class we assigned our new forum leaders. After that we talked about who the rebels were with the whole deal in Syria. The rebels are the people in Syria that is fighting Alasuad the Syrian president. Then we restarted our presentations with our topics.
Gun Control
- Gun control starts out with the 2nd amendment because it stated that all people should be allowed to have a gun for protection
- Major killings are MLK, JKF, Robert Kennedy
- After all these major killings the gun act of 1968 was passed that said you had to have a background check done on you before you can buy/purchase a gun.
- NRA- National Rifle Association started in 1971
- NRA believes that guns are necessary
- The Brady Bill was passed after president Ronald Regan was shot and injured in 1981
- Brady Bill said that you had to wait 5 days after buying a gun so that a background check can be complete
- Handguns are the most used weapons to kill people in the United States.
- However the government wants to eliminate all assault rifle use
- We need gun control because that way crime rates would decrease, it would limit types of guns that are able to be used/sold, and it would cut down the chance of all major shooting events such as school shootings
- Why to not have gun control because no matter what criminals are going to find a way to get those restricted weapons, it would also open up smuggling trade, and it would make it hard for people to protect them selves.
- In China illegal possession or sale of firearms the minimum punishment would be 3 years in prison or possibly put to death
- Other countries such as France, Germany, and Australia have similar punishments as China.
- People under the age of 21 cannot have a handgun
- You must have a license to carry a gun in the United States
- The assault weapon ban was enforced in 1994 and it said that only certain semi automatic firearms are allowed
- Largest school shooting is the Virginia Tech Massacre.
That was all for today
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