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US Gun Controls in US
The US is among the few countries globally that legally allow citizenry ownership of
firearms as long as they remain registered. The US Second Amendment provides a legal
framework for the acquisition and ownership of guns as a constitutional right (Bernick 1). The
right to own firearms in the US, therefore, has authorities both local and state-mandated to the
regulation of the guns that find themselves into circulation through registered ownership. The
laws however vary across state borders with residents allowed to carry guns in public under
either concealment or holstered on permitted areas.
Currently, the existing cases of gun violence in the country have increasingly led to the
call to regulate if not limit the access of the citizens to guns (Smith et al. 114; Safavi et al. 148).
Such proposals have turned emotive and divisive across the national level with politicians
playing to the undertones of Gun Laws. Despite the existing restrictions that include restraining
orders either by courts on secluded members of the population who fall under variously defined
categories, nonimmigrant visa holders on temporary visitation pass, discharged military
personnel, those with the renounced citizenry (Bernick 6). The paper discusses the concept of
gun control with a significant contention on access and how to limit the extent of such
accessibility.
The Second Amendment in establishing grounds for accessibility for such firearms with
good intent created restrictions that so far have proved to be lacking in their enforceability. The
challenge, therefore, continues to draw from the extent to which eligibility and determination of
what gets into circulation have been. The legal parameters that include licensing of holders, age
limits, the types of acceptable firearms in circulation, and the background check guidelines
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before licensing. The legally outlined areas have made it possible to have enforcement though
with quite some loopholes prone to exploitation with unscrupulous gun owners who have
continued to possess all manner of ideas in their exploitation of their rights to gun ownership.
The wake of increased gun-related criminal cases with quite a number of these cases
leading to loss of lives and property have informed the decision of the majority of citizens to call
for changes in gun laws in the country. Over time, the continuous calls for changes in gun
regulations continuously faced resistance from large population cohorts as people argued again
stricter gun laws that appeared to limit the Second Amendment and the rights in owning
firearms. The absence in public aspiration and a political will to arrest of the situation led to the
deterioration of a condition that quickly spiraled out of hand to a state of fear and anarchy where
civilians have continued to live in fear for the increasing cases of violence involving firearms.
However, the time has helped change a lot of public perception when it comes to gun laws. The
existing goodwill from both the public and the political divide should be used purposefully to
draft new better regulations that are much precautionary than reactionary when dealing with
firearms. Americans should exercise a vote on issues gun related and public policies that are in
the interest of the public without any partisan leaning ideologies but for the benefit of their
safety.
The stalemate experienced over the years has been on the ever-powerful gun lobby
groups that continuously have appeared to arm-twist the political class leading to enactment of
leaner laws, which have proved costly in finality. According to Webster, Cassandra, and Vernick
(297), the Second Amendment gun law rights have enjoyed some waivers on the part of
politicians who have continuously remained adamant that the status quo held the best interest of
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every member at heart. As such, some legislators have chosen to avoid the dreaded gun laws
fearing for their political careers. The few politicians, who have strongly come out to defend
their ground on controls especially proposing for changes in the existing laws, have always
received unprecedented resistance from the population. The jeopardy in the change to these rules
has been the National Rifles Association gravitas in both National and State politics. The NRA
has a political influence that bolsters its influence in political agenda and the difficulty in making
changes to the Second Amendments’ gun laws. Through funding and endorsement, Congress and
lawmakers have continued to dread from facing the Association face on in the political scene.
Despite the continued obstacles facing the gun laws and changes in possession of arms,
believably Americans love their guns, and no one would let the government near them. However,
a majority of this section of citizens remain optimistic that there would be an enabling
