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GUN VIOLENCE  

An overvierw of some U.S. and foreign laws that limit the use of guns, and commentary on gun control and its ppotential problems

In addition to reevaluating to braod interpretation of the 2nd Amendment to the constitution there may be other cogent reasons why gun control in America should be considered

current gun control laws, statistics on gun related violence and deaths, why guns are a threat to public health.

In recent decades, an intense debate over the right to bear arms, more specifically firearms, has divided society and caused an important right of Americans to be put into jeopardy

This short article analyzes two other articles with opposing views on gun control and the interpretation of the Second amendment and explains why one article is stronger than the other by comparing and contrasting the two.

Reaction to Supreme Court ruling is widely varied. Pros and cons and reactions are discussed.

I think that the existing gun regulation laws should be reinforced, but I also believe that regulation should not be the main focus of people who wish to reduce gun violence, because it is not the guns but the people behind them that are the real problem.

Is Washington, D.C.'s gun control law constitutional?

this column goes into why we should support strict regulation on citizen firearms

In the advent of too many school massacres to now count, including Virginia Tech, we should be questioning our gun laws. The Right to Bear Arms, as stipulated in the Bill of Rights, is an antiquated right and needs to be revisited in these violent times.

The concept of gun control is in need of re-examination and re-interpretation; the needs and demands of the eighteenth century, when the Second Amendment to the Constitution was drafted, are not applicable to current society.

The US Supreme Court ruled today in a 5-4 decision that individuals have a right to gun ownership. The majority decision stated that this right is protected under the Second Amendment.

Ted Nugent and Tom Plate get to the heart of the gun control debate taking shape across the United States in the wake of the Virginia Tech massacre.

Thoughtful insights into the right to bear arms as provided in the Constitution.

Are guns the danger to society? Or are the people who wield them the greater danger?

The Republican Presidential Candidates who have expressed their opinions on gun control on their Republican Presidential Candidates web site do agree that there must be some form of gun control.

As the nation mourns the deaths of 33 individuals at Virgina Tech University on Tuesday, political debate is heating up over the the United States' lack of gun laws. While some big players are keeping silent, others are speaking out.

Sleepy Blacksburg, Virginia and its pride, Virginia Tech, will long be the unfortunate symbols for the dire need for gun control in the U.S.

Gun control means placing restrictions or limitations on owning a firearm. Guns give power to the weak, enabling them to defend themselves against the strong.

In the wake of the deadliest school shooting in U.S. history, some people would point to guns as part of the problem. However, the gun lobby is taking this opportunity to suggest that even more people take up arms. Would Virginia Tech really be safer with more guns?

Will the latest school massacre at Virginia Tech cause a movement for more gun control? Or will people think hard about the implications of law abiding people being denied access to guns?

As part of a relaxing holiday weekend, I read this controversial book to get another perspective on the whole issue of gun rights vs. control.

"This intellectually bankrupt and feeble argument has been used by gun control advocates to...deny Americans their civil rights."

The United States Supreme Court has ruled 5-4 that the Washington DC ban on handguns is unconstitutional.

Many people consider supporters of the 2nd amendment to be gun nuts. If that's true then I'm the exception that proves the rule.

We have the right to carry a gun.

This is the meaning of how the founding fathers designed the Second Amendment. Everyone should know their rights and what freedom really means.

In the light of the recent VT shootings, many are calling for stricter gun control laws. Which I agree with, but not by taking guns away, by protecting people and letting them protect themselves.

My opinion on how tougher gun control regulations could help the crime-ridden city of Philadelphia.

Finland has one of the highest rates in gun possession, but one of the lowest firearm murder rates. As Finland examines gun control, the United States government may want to look more closely at what causes violent shootings.

Oppressive gun control does little to take guns out of the hands of those who truly desire to do damage. It does deprive the average citizen of the right to protect him/herself and family.

It seems that the only people that seem to be discussing the issue are those who have taken up the banners of either Gun Control or Anti-Gun Control, dug in, and fortified their position. But couldn't we mix guns, gun control, and common sense?

There is a wide range of thought on gun control form the Third Party Candidates who have their positions on their Presidential web sites ranging from doing nothing to repealing all existing gun control laws

The Virginia Tech tragedy has special resonance for me. I thought I was having a flashback.

In America it is legally our right to bear arms for protection or hunting but there are laws that must be followed. Following is a brief summary of Ohio Gun Laws.

A concrete policy analysis on gun control in America.

Thousands of people die every year in gun related deaths. People on both sides of the issue are very passionate in their stance. This article argues both sides and finishes with my own opinions on the issue of gun control.

"The Supreme Court's decision may be the most important ever regarding the Second Amendment."

The Rev. Jesse Jackson and other protesters put Chuck's Gun Shop under fire.

An article urging action against gun violence in America.

The one thing that many people do not get about the "Second Amendment" is the interpretation. The Second Amendment is supposed to be the right to bear arms in case of defense.

An article written about gun control

How the results of the next election may forever change the statistics of youth gun violence

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit struck down the strictest gun control law in the nation. The court rejected the District of Columbia's ban on individual handgun ownership.

Gun control is a touchy issue with many American's. The Second Amendment is a reasoned and timely protection against tyranny- it has been tested over time and doesn't need to be eroded, yet it is being eroded right under our eyes.

Gun control is an major issue in our society. Should guns be banned?

When it comes to restricting private individuals' Second Amendment rights, it seems that the world must turn upside down to justify gun control. Mr. Stolyarov describes the wildly unrealistic assumptions of gun control proponents.

Gun Violence in American School

Is banding guns the answer? Is arming everyone the answer?

The Virginia Tech Massacre helped renew the debate on how to handle or not, madmen/women on campus. This article looks at how it was done at one campus in 2002 and how the debate is being stifled at another campus near Boston.

In the aftermath of the Virginia Tech shootings, gun rights advocates have come up with a solution to end the violence: more people need guns.

The leading Republican presidential contenders defended their credentials on Tuesday night during a discussion on abortion, gun control, and tax cuts.

James Webb, the junior Senator from Virginia, has gotten himself caught up in a situation brought about by the carelessness of one of his aids and the dispirit gun laws in and around D.C.. How the story is being handled says much about Senatorial Privlege.

An article covering firearms ownership in America

The purpose of the second amendment was to prevent a corrupt federal government from threatening an entire country. With an armed society, the federal government cannot dictate policy. With guns we are citizens, without them we are defenseless sheep.

Guns and schools do not go together, but have had two fatal ends in the span of two weeks. Solutions?

This is a nearly complete transcript of my convo with Eugene Volokh, founder of law blog The Volokh Conspiracy. The only thing I left out was the 90 seconds at the end where we discussed one of his top-10, all-time favorite films: Robocop.

The Second Amendment protects the right of the individual to own and use guns. Without this right, our country would never have existed.

Finally, after nearly 70 years, the Supreme Court seems ready to define the parameters and meaning of the "right to bear arms."

Does the Second Amendment still apply? Sould every ciizen be legally permitted to own a gun? My opinion explores the issue and injects a common sense approach to our constitutional right.

Typically the pro and anti gun control organizations are as far apart in disagreement on guncontrol measures as any two groups can get. It seems they finally found one measure to stand together on...but are the rights of the mentally ill being trampled?

Gun violence is out of control in America. Honor Martin Luther King and John F. and Bobby Kennedy by working to promote nonviolence.

This explains how the Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution is a shield of freedom against tyranny by our own government.

This right to own and carry firearms is particularly upheld by the National Rifle Association (NRA), a non-profit organization that promotes the sport of marksmanship as well as the right to personal protection.

If lenient gun laws actually reduce gun violence, the U.S. should have the lowest rate of gun violence. However, a look at the numbers from other industrialized countries does not show this to be the case.

"The activities of Tinley Park village officials will be closely monitored by this new grassroots organization."

An article to examine what Barak Obama's positions on gun control are, and what they mean to us.

Leaders from Britain, Germany, Mexico, China, Afghanistan and France all stopped short of criticizing President Bush and the U.S. gun laws. They then offered their sympathies to all of the families of Monday's victim's of the Virginia Tech College shooting.

Demonstrators call for stricter laws regarding firearms.

The proper role of gun laws

A reply to a reply on the gun control issue

Finally, lawmakers come to their senses with this overturning of this gun ruling.

An examination of the current gun control issue in the United States...

The dust has far from settled after the recent massacre of 32 students and faculty at Virginia Tech. Already the event is being seen as a crossroads from which we must choose a better road for our national future.

The question is, how do we know whether or not these weapons will be used in a correct manner? There are two extreme sides to this controversial topic, one claiming that the permit makes our community safer, the other claiming it causes more violence.

The United States hosts the most gun crime of any industrialized nation, while Switzerland experiences virtually none at all-except when it comes to suicides. Then the statistics become alarming.

Gun control has long been a heated debate in the United States and, this next Presidential election, is no exception.

How will teens respond to an enforced curfew? Is it legal or a violation of their constitutional rights? Should we be concerned with the time that these vicious crimes are commited or should we focus on why? Is the parents responsible or the child?

This college research paper focuses on the issue of gun control in America, demonstrating the pros and cons of both sides.

Recent articles on the Second Amendment and Gun Regulation prompt these views.

The National Academy of Sciences "could not document a single gun regulation that reduced violent crimes or murder"

The Liberal gun registry doesn't work. It's past time to scrap it.

According to the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence, the United States Senate has cleared a bill on Thursday for strengthening background checks in the aftermath of the tragedy at Virginia Tech University.

Controversies in relation to the first and second amendments.

A record number of gun owners turned in their guns to city officials, for a $100 incentive. Reportedly 6,705 weapons were turned in for the "no questions asked" program to get guns off the streets of Chicago.

Indiana's Court of Appeals ruled today that a lawsuit holding gun manufacturers responsible for criminal activity can go to trail. The gun industry had argued that a Bush "legal shield" protected the gun makers and dealers from prosecution.

Chicago Mayor Daley and his band of gun grabbers are at it again. Bush's disasterous leadership last November let a few more Democrats slipped into the state legislature on narrow margins. This time the penalty can be life imprisonment for simple gun ownership.

Rev Pfleger an activist priest seems to have crossed the line with remarks construed to be threats against a gun shop owner, the Cardinal addresses the situation at hand

Protesters will gather at The Showplace in Richmond, VA at noon to draw attention to the loophole in the Brady Gun law that allows gun purchasers to forego a background check when the purchase guns from unlicensed gun dealers.

An overwhelming number of Americans agree with the U.S. Supreme Court's interpretation of the Second Amendment, a new poll finds.

Most likely a few reasons as to why some people dislike guns and oppose them is due to the fact that...

An evaluation of the argument for increased legislation regarding ownership of handguns by the mentally ill. Inspired by the April 2007 shooting at Virginia Tech.

After the Virginia Tech Massacre, Governor Rod Blagojevich signed a law to close a loophole in the Illinois gun law.

After a recent shooting here in Lexington Kentucky, this CP is selling his rifle.

With all the talk of Concealed Carry permits, people often forget that long before state issuance of CCDW, people carried their firearms on their side...and it didn't worry anyone except the bad guys.

Like most big cities, Denver certainly has its share of violent crime. But people are fighting back by taking self-def