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OUTLINE FOR A PAPER ON GUN LAWS IN AMERICA AS THE ONLY SOLUTION TO BARBARIC PUBLIC SHOOTINGS

1. INTRODUCTION

I. What are gun laws in the US?

II. Reason for their implementation.

III. Thesis statement- Gun laws ought to be implemented because they are the only Solution to the ever-increasing barbaric public slayings.

2. BACKGROUND INFORMATION

I. In the beginning…

II. Other failed Solutions.

III. The gun Industry.

IV. Where did we go wrong as a nation?

V. 300 million people with 300 million guns?

VI. Amazing guns causing amazing figures.

VII. Other countries that have put the law into force.

3. STATE BY STATE LAWS

I. License to purchase and possess firearms.

II. Registration of guns.

III. Concealed Carry.

IV. Open Carry.

V. Assault Weapons.

VI. NFA weapons.

VII. The ‘stand your ground’ law.

4. WHY GUN LAWS?

I. Have Americans failed to exercise control on usage of fire arms.

II. Are other developed countries suffering the same fate?

III. Other possible Solutions.

5. WHY I SUPPORT THE GUN LAWS

I. Too many gun deaths.

i. 12,000 gun deaths in America compared to 11 in Japan (2008).

ii. Many gun accidents.

II. Public Opinion.

i. 60 % of Americans wanted stricter gun laws in January 2013.

III. Organizational endorsements.

i. Americans for Responsible Solutions & Law Centre.

ii. American Public Health Association.

IV. High monetary and human costs.

i. 12,000 murders by 2008.

ii. Too much public funds used to treat gun injuries at the expense of other sectors. .

V. Barbaric Public Slayings

i. Sandy Hook Elementary School Shooting.

ii. Chardon High School Shooting.

VI. Lawlessness.

6. OPPOSITION TO THE GUN LAWS.

I. If the government will not protect you, who will?

II. Even with very strict gun laws, shooters will still access guns.

i. Laws don’t apply to criminals.

III. Armed civilians help eliminate bad guys.

IV. Murder will always be there, even if guns are banned.

i. The UK case: Apart from guns being banned, there is still murder.

ii. Any effort to shift trend in opposite direction will benefit future generations.

V. Gun laws that limit assault rifles also limit the citizens’ second amendment rights.

VI. Protecting state from invasion.

VII. Soft targets.

VIII. There is no perfect world.

IX. Self-defense .

X. Better to have it and not need it than need it and not have it.

7. RECOMMENDATIONS

I. The Massachusetts Way.

i. Mental Health services.

ii. Doubling penalty for illegal gun possession.

iii. Safety School Plans.

iv. Access to a two way communication to the police.

8. CONCLUSION

Bibliography Bradley Scott, M. B. (1997). The Effectiveness of Gun Control Laws. The journal of American Economics and Sociology, 41-50.