America is in a deadly love affair with firearms which kill nearly 35 000 people every year. Many blame the "blood soaked statistics" on the world's weakest gun laws, while others blame it on the guns, the culture or even just bad parenting.

America is one of the world's richest countries but it has the world's weakest gun laws. Some people blame this for all the gun-related deaths. Gun related deaths in Great Britain and Australia have decreased dramatically as a result of stricter gun laws following the Dunblane and Port Arthur massacres. This shows that countries not as rich and powerful as America have done something to prevent it from happening again where as one of the richest and most powerful countries has done nothing to prevent massacres happening again.

It took 12 years after President Regan narrowly escaped an assassination attempt for Congress to pass the Brady Bill (A 5-day waiting period and background checks of prospective pistol purchasers). As a result of the "Brady Bill" it has prevented some 250 000 people from purchasing handguns and probab

ly prevented a lot of fatalities. If it took this long after the president narrowly escaped an assassination attempt to devise this law how long will it take to sort out simple everyday shootings across the nation?

Although many states in America have toughened their licensing laws, many people can purchase guns through illegal channels. To obtain a gun license is much like obtaining a driver's license, where you must pass a thorough, extensive background check. This will disqualify any potential buyer with a past conviction or any violent misdemeanor or any gun-related crime, also they have to show that they can handle and use a gun safely. When they get their licensee they must register any gun they purchase and report if their gun(s) are stolen or destroyed so they can stop any illegal sales on these guns.

In Texas there are 68 million guns and there are only 17 million Texans which is 4 guns for every man, woman and child. For that reason that is why America is in the mess it is in now. With this simple statistic it is no wonder the gun situation is as bad as it is at the present time.

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