Firearm regulation has had little effect in decreasing the violence in California. Laws were passed to restrain in the rising percentages of violence. One example of such a law is the Brady Bill. The bill was passed in 1993 and enforced a fifteen-day waiting period for firearm purchases. Due to the passing of gun control laws in the state of California, a lot of controversy has risen because many citizens consider being able to carry a firearm a part of their legal. Ironically, restriction on firearms is not the right law to pass because; it increases the violence rather than decreasing it. Rapid increases of violence between the years of 1994-1997 clearly demonstrated how people were able to slip through the legal requirements of purchasing a firearm. .

             Obtaining a gun can be done with such ease because dealers sell them to just about anyone in order to make a profit. It seems as if every time a law is passed people always find ways to obtain a firearm either legally or illegally, resulting in gun violence. The laws that have been passed and enforced in California have not stopped the violence on our streets. Ironically, each time a new law was passed the percentages of violence arose. When the Brady Bill was .

             passed in 1993, it resulted in an increase of both crime and homicidal violence. The rapid increase of violence between 1994-1997 proved the Brady bill had no effect in stopping the violence. Even though the bill was passed it only resulted in a fifteen day waiting period that had no real effect on stopping the violence on the streets. I believe the waiting period only stopped the violence from occurring until the person who was purchasing the gun received it. Either way people always find ways to obtain objects such as firearms without going through all the legal requirements.

             The right to bear arms has been a part of the U.S. history dating back to the signing of the Constitution amendments.