Illegal Gun Purchase Research Paper
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Laurene Stagliano
Ms. Catherine Piela
Comp 101
29 November 2010
Illegal Gun Purchases in the United States For years, people in the United States of America have been allowed to own firearms. This was a right given to them by the constitution, and if the person met all the requirements for a gun. But, within the last couple of years people who are not legally allowed to own a gun in the United States have found different ways in which to obtain one. Some ways in which people are able get guns appears to be perfectly legal, but when looked at closely it can be seen that this way of purchasing is not so legal. The ways in which people are able to illegally obtain guns is through gun shows, private sellers and the black market. …show more content…
This means that if a person was to go to a private gun seller, they could easily get a gun the same day without having a background check performed on them. A major problem as of right now with this act is that it has just expired, making it so that licensed gun sellers no longer have to perform background checks at gun shows. Other laws that have helped put a stop to the illegal sales of firearms are the Firearms Owner’s Protection Act of 1986. This act made it so that it was illegal to buy assault weapons from gun sellers. This act went into effect because for some time people where able to go to gun shows and buy an assault weapon that is normally used by the military for their own personal use. The name of the act that listed the people who are not allowed to own firearms is called Omnibus Crime Control & Safe Streets and the Federal Gun Control Acts of 1968. This act made it so that people could not receive guns through the mail or have them imported. This act also banned the selling of guns to convicted felons, drug addicts, illegal aliens, and to people who are not considered to be mentally competent. These laws have helped put a stop to the illegal purchases of guns in the United States, but it did not solve all of the ways in which people where able to illegally obtain a gun. One of the main ways in which people are able to purchase a gun without a waiting period or background check is through the gun shows. This is a big loophole in the United …show more content…
The main place that unlicensed sellers appear is at gun shows that happen throughout the United States. What happens most of the time is the person will get a booth and then advertise the fact that they do not perform background checks on people and that all a person will have to do is give their name and age. This kind of advertising catches the attention of people who are not legally allowed to own a gun. Another way private sellers try to sell their guns is going to a gun show and handing out fliers that advertise that they will sell a person a gun without a background check. The only thing that the person has to do then is to call the
Laurene Stagliano
Ms. Catherine Piela
Comp 101
29 November 2010
Illegal Gun Purchases in the United States For years, people in the United States of America have been allowed to own firearms. This was a right given to them by the constitution, and if the person met all the requirements for a gun. But, within the last couple of years people who are not legally allowed to own a gun in the United States have found different ways in which to obtain one. Some ways in which people are able get guns appears to be perfectly legal, but when looked at closely it can be seen that this way of purchasing is not so legal. The ways in which people are able to illegally obtain guns is through gun shows, private sellers and the black market. …show more content…
This means that if a person was to go to a private gun seller, they could easily get a gun the same day without having a background check performed on them. A major problem as of right now with this act is that it has just expired, making it so that licensed gun sellers no longer have to perform background checks at gun shows. Other laws that have helped put a stop to the illegal sales of firearms are the Firearms Owner’s Protection Act of 1986. This act made it so that it was illegal to buy assault weapons from gun sellers. This act went into effect because for some time people where able to go to gun shows and buy an assault weapon that is normally used by the military for their own personal use. The name of the act that listed the people who are not allowed to own firearms is called Omnibus Crime Control & Safe Streets and the Federal Gun Control Acts of 1968. This act made it so that people could not receive guns through the mail or have them imported. This act also banned the selling of guns to convicted felons, drug addicts, illegal aliens, and to people who are not considered to be mentally competent. These laws have helped put a stop to the illegal purchases of guns in the United States, but it did not solve all of the ways in which people where able to illegally obtain a gun. One of the main ways in which people are able to purchase a gun without a waiting period or background check is through the gun shows. This is a big loophole in the United …show more content…
The main place that unlicensed sellers appear is at gun shows that happen throughout the United States. What happens most of the time is the person will get a booth and then advertise the fact that they do not perform background checks on people and that all a person will have to do is give their name and age. This kind of advertising catches the attention of people who are not legally allowed to own a gun. Another way private sellers try to sell their guns is going to a gun show and handing out fliers that advertise that they will sell a person a gun without a background check. The only thing that the person has to do then is to call the