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Gun Control
In light of events like Sandy Hood, Columbine, the Charleston church shooting, the on-air shooting of two reports in Virginia and many others, gun control is a topic that has remained a topic that is ever-present in the twenty-four hour news cycle of modern day America. Further, there are several cities right now that are the sites of some major and protracted gun violence. This violence and depravity is to the extent that some people assert that gun violence is a public health issue. The author of this report will answer that question and will also speak to the ways in which gun purchases can be limited and regulated given the presence of the Second Amendment. While gun violence is certainly an issue that involves health, it is primarily a crime and punishment issue and should be dealt with as such.
Analysis
As easily discernible from the question and recent events, putting limitations on gun ownership is a bit difficult because the Second Amendment is deemed to be the law of the land. Further, that law of the land is deemed to guarantee that citizens have the right to carry guns. However, the Second Amendment is...
For example, the "crying wolf in a crowded theater" example is a common one and so is speech that is slanderous, libelous or otherwise defaming in nature. The Second Amendment is much the same way in that there are exceptions that can preclude people from owning guns. However, they are very specific and exist for very good reasons. For example, felons are often (if not always) precluded from owning guns because their criminal histories are a strong marker that they are engaged in malfeasance and thus their post-conviction ownership of a gun is almost inviting new crimes to be committed. Not all felons recidivate but the rate of at which it happens is quite high. On the same note, people that have prior established mental health problems are generally precluded from owning guns as well. This fact would speak to the fact that public health is indeed an issue when it comes to who should be able to buy or own guns, who should not be able to buy or own guns and why (Volokh, 2015).
However, a good many of the people (probably most) that engage in…
References
Ernst, A. (2014). Why does Chicago have so many illegal guns?. America.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 11 September 2015, from http://america.aljazeera.com/watch/shows/america-tonight/articles/2014/10/22/why-does-chicagohavesomanyillegalguns.html
Volokh, E. (2015). A rare Second Amendment exemption from federal ban on felons possessing guns. Washington Post. Retrieved 11 September 2015, from https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/volokh-conspiracy/wp/2014/09/27/a-rare-second-amendment-exemption-from-federal-ban-on-felons-possessing-guns/
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