With gun control laws being enacted more often than before, some people wonder if these regulations will actually work. As of January 25 2013, an article on the Huffington Post states “An Associated Press analysis found that there are thousands of laws, rules and regulations at the local, county, state and federal levels. The laws and rules vary by state, and even within states, according to a 2011 compilation of state gun laws by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. These laws and regulations govern who can carry a firearm, what kind of firearm is legal, the size of ammunition magazines and more. In some places, a person can buy as many guns as desired.” In fact, this maze of gun control laws makes it more difficult for the government to maximize protection against gun related crimes to the extent of what they can at this current time.
Last month, President Barack Obama started to draw attention to the new gun laws and regulations recently passed by the state of Colorado which he believes will help him put public pressure in order to enact similar federal measures. Another article on the Huffington Post stated that “Obama was traveling to the Denver suburbs Wednesday, stepping up his call for universal background checks for gun buyers as well as his demands for Congress to at least vote on an assault weapons ban and limits on large-capacity ammunition magazines.” This would definitely help regulate the use of guns as well as protect the safety of innocents who abide by the law.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/01/25/gun-control-efforts_n_2549830.html
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/04/03/president-obama-colorado-gun-control-aurora_n_3004168.html
Vanessa Vasquez
