have been part of the American tradition as protection and a means of

hunting or sport. As we near the end of the 20th century the use of

guns has changed significantly. Because of fast and steady increase in

crime and the fight for the right to own a hand gun, the introduction

of legislation for gun control, to try to reduce the crime in the

United States, has been a hotly debated issue in recent years.

Although many people feel that gun control violates the right

of the people, given in the second amendment "the right to bear arms",

controlling distribution and sales and the registration of guns and

gun owners is necessary because of the homicide rate involving guns

and the violence by criminals using guns.

Many people feel that gun control vi

feel that gun control is unfair. People against gun control feel that

witness in South Jamaica, Queens where he was shot four times in the

sitting alone in his police car guarding the house of a drug trial

necessary because of the homicide rate involving guns. In 1988 there

handled in this country because of the homicide rate involving guns

control legislation were to go through there would be a significant

homicides by handguns. Larger Metropolitan centers have ten times the

States of America and licensing restrictions penalize law-abiding

used by gang members. Many police officers are killed every year due

decline in gun related crimes and fatalities.

necessary for there to be certain limits on the way that firearms are

people given in the second amendment the right "to bear arms".

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