Gun crimes how can it be reduced? What all ways it can be monitored?
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Guns need to be sold to responsible people.  I know all about the 2nd Amendment, but there's nothing in it saying you don't have to have a background check.
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Only criminals have to worry about it. The rest of us just need to \nstay out of the way of criminal activities. \n\nConversely, you stand a greater chance of being shot by a criminal\nthen by a police officer.\n\nThank you very much, while you're up!
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You may want to ask the ATF about this. The ATF would be the place that protects this type of law if I recall.
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The problem with getting gun rights restored lies not with the states, but with the Federal Government.  For that, you can thank Bill Clinton's Crime Control Act. You remember that one. It's the law that put 100,00 new cops on the street and ended violent crime.\nFirearm possession for felons is prohibited at the Federal level.  That means firearms possession by a felon violates Federal law, even if state law permits it. And yes, they will prosecute.\nOver ten years ago, a program was approved within the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Fireams that allowed a felon to petition to get his gun rights back.  However, Congress never actually funded the program and has no plans to do so, so it really doesn't exist.\nThis left petitioning in Federal Court as the only possible option to regain your gun rights. Sometime around 2002 (as I recall), the Supreme Court refused to rule on that one.  I believe that door has been effectively closed.\nI am an ex-felon, and that is only one of the many ways we are pretty much totally screwed.
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You can talk to your local police precinct/sheriff's department, ATF office, NRA branch, or reputable gun shop - any one of them will be able to help you.
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Too many people today feel they have had to resort to either keeping a firearm in their home, on them personally or in their cars for fear they cannot protect themselves any other way.  It is sad because all too often innocent people are fatally wounded, children included.  And even sadder is that children are now the ones shooting up the schools.\n\nUnless you were to take away all the weapons and make man stand up for himself on his own merit without the use of weapons gun violence will always be a factor in our society.  Were adults not warned to keep their firearms in a safe, locked manner not accessible to children?  It didn't help because people think it won't happen to them...and it does.\n\nGuns are as common in Tx here as are cattle and oil and believe me, unless society itself makes the changes as a whole and communities band together once again as they once did...we are fighting a losing battle and that is such a shame!
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Desuka's basic premise is flawed.  The argument is that outlawing handguns will remove them from both the criminal and the non-criminal, thereby eliminating handguns as a cause of death, either intentional or accidental.\n\nThe fatal flaw here is that ablsolute enforcement of such a law is impossible (note the total lack of cocain on the streets?).  In which case the BEST possible result would be the elimination of most accidental deaths (even some criminals probably shoot themselves accidentally), and a few intentional deaths.  However, even this does not consider the increased use of "illegal" handguns for "illegal" purposes that would result if the criminal knew for certain that no one would have the abilty to defend themselves adequately.\n\nBased on the statistical evidence seen in violent crime rates of states who have adopted "right to carry" legislation, one could well assume the opposite of the intended outcome; the total number of deaths caused by handguns would increase as a result of outlawing them.
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It would mean the end of most crime.  Just like when that town in Georgia enacted a law requiring all homes to have a gun.  Just about put the police out of business.
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it does not matter what country\ntake away the guns..and the only people who will have guns is the police ( and we all know how long it takes for the police to come once we call them...your a dead person if your waiting for the police to save you in a home invasion....\nand the CRIMINALS.. criminals will ALWAYS have guns...\nand the criminals in state prisons have said..they vote for the ban on guns..so the can rape, rob and car jack and break into any home and know that no one can defend themselves..taken from the mouths of inmates from state prisons...\nand people always forget that most all inmates get out of jail...and start their criminal acts the same day they get out...\n\nthe only way to stay safe is to protect ourselves ...and by the criminals not knowing who actually is carrying hand gun for protection...\nif no one has them..like fishing in a barrel...\n\nand by implementing all these laws to buy and own a  gun..only makes the law abiding citizen pay much more money and make it hard for good people to get a Gun to protect their families..because criminals NEVER buy them legally...so the law does not affect the criminals ..it only affects the GOOD tax payers...\nso we need our guns..every one write to save our guns it is for your safety \nGood Luck
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The REAL gun nuts are worried that the Republicans will take their guns away too!  Quit teasing the gun nuts!  It's mean.  How is that supposed to help them get over their paranoia?
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MICHIGAN STATE LAWS - Click On Law Below For Details\n\nAnti-Trafficking \nIs there a one-handgun-per-month limit on gun sales? \n No   \n \n Assault Weapons \nAre there limitations on assault weapons and magazines? \n No   \n \n \nAttorney General Regulations \nMay Attorney General regulate guns? \n No   \n \n Background Check At State Level \nDo state police perform a background check in addition to federal NICS check? \n Partial   \n \n \nBallistic Fingerprinting \nMust handguns be ballistic fingerprinted prior to sale? \n No   \n \n CCW Limits \nMay police limit carrying concealed handguns? \n No   \n \n \nChild Access Prevention - CAP \nAre gun owners held accountable for leaving guns accessible to kids? \n No   \n \n Child-Safety Locks \nMust locking devices be sold with guns? \n Yes   \n \n \nGun Manufacturer Accountability \nDo cities have authority to hold gun makers legally liable? \n No   \n \n Gun Show Checks \nAre background checks required at gun shows? \n Partial   \n \n \nJuvenile Possession \nAre minors restricted from possessing guns? \n Yes   \n \n Juvenile Sale \nIs it illegal to sell guns to kids? \n Yes   \n \n \nLicense or Permit to Purchase \nIs a license/permit required to buy handguns? \n Yes   \n \n Local Gun Laws - Preemption \nMay cities enact laws stronger than the state's? \n Partial   \n \n \nRecord Keeping \nMay police maintain gun sale records? \n Partial   \n \n Registration \nAre all guns registered with law enforcement? \n Partial   \n \n \nSafety Standards \nAre there consumer safety standards on guns? \n Partial   \n \n Safety Training \nIs safety training required for handgun buyers? \n Yes   \n \n \nSaturday Night Specials \nAre there limitations on 'junk' handguns? \n No   \n \n School Zones \nIs it illegal for CCW permit holders to carry guns into schools? \n Partial   \n \n \nSecondary Sales \nAre background checks required on 'private' gun sales? \n Partial   \n \n Waiting Period \nIs there a waiting period on gun sales? \n No   \n \n \n\n\n--------------------------------------------------------------------------------\nANTI-TRAFFICKING\nIs there a one-handgun-per-month limit on gun sales?  No\n\nNo state restrictions on gun-trafficking such as a limit on the number of handguns that can be purchased at one time. Gun traffickers can easily buy large quantities of handguns at gun stores and resell them on the street to criminals.\n\n\n\n\nASSAULT WEAPONS\nAre there limitations on assault weapons and magazines?  No\n\nNo state restriction on the sale or possession of military-style semiautomatic assault weapons like the AK47 and Uzi. Assault weapons are as easy to buy as hunting rifles. No restriction on the sale or possession of rapid-fire ammunition magazines that can fire up to 100 bullets without reloading. Federal law does prevent the sale of some assault weapons and rapid-fire magazines manufactured after 1994, but the federal law will sunset in 2004 unless Congress and President Bush renew it. \n\n\n\nATTORNEY GENERAL REGULATIONS\nMay Attorney General regulate guns?  No\n\nMichigan: State law does not clearly authorize the Attorney General to independently regulate firearms or establish gun safety standards as part of the Attorney General?s responsibility to protect consumers. \n\n\n\nBACKGROUND CHECK AT STATE LEVEL\nDo state police perform a background check in addition to federal NICS check?  Partial\n\nMichigan: State law requires handgun buyers to go through a state-based criminal background check in addition to the federal NICS check. But buyers of long guns (rifles, shotguns and many assault weapons)only go through the more limited federal check. This could create a serious problem since in many states the federal records are not as complete or up-to-date as state records. Failure to check state records may allow prohibited gun buyers, like those under recently-issued restraining orders or those with mental illness, to improperly buy guns. See also: Li
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No. I live in in a rural area of the country where it is commonplace for the farmers and avid deer hunters to have guns. It is common for teen boys to be given a gun and taken out to the woods, dad and son, to learn how to hunt and be responsible with it. Considering how prolific the guns are here yet there is very little crimnal use of them, I don't see a correlation of quantity of guns to use of them in crime. \n\nThat doesn't mean crime is non-existent here. Shortly after moving to this state I was called for jury duty. It was a murder trial. Of interest to this discussion, the man murdered was hunting and had a gun in his hands when the confrontation began. The murders had ready access to guns themselves. Though there were several guns present when the man was murdered, the guns were not used. The man was beaten and kicked to death. You don't need guns to kill. You just need hate mixed with alcohol to dull your self restraint.
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Just legalize pistol duels, then people will know when to mind their business.
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Back then...some time ago....Crime was lower, hood looms didn't carry guns...one did not get sued for interfering in tricky situations...those were the good old days...Long gone.\nNow people are so desensitized that nothing faces them,they don't want to be bothered,don't want to get involved , so what if a crime is being committed...Turn away,close your eyes...make pretend it doesn't happen...that sadly is the norm now these days.\nIf I would have seen a drunk or anyone bother another human being that is incapable of defending him/herself, I would kick some serious A$$...been there done that and had to report to the police.Charges were dropped.\nWe need to watch out for each other...get involved...I do.
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Exactly!  I figure if the country has a person who committed murder or drug or gang crimes, why would they tell the US about it on enquiry with a background check?  They will be glad to be rid of the problem person from their society.
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Only in the minds of people who don't own guns.\nAs I stated in another question, criminals don't go to the store to buy their guns. Only law-abiding people do that. And they're not the ones you need to worry about.\nIf the laws were ever to become ridiculous enough to effectively ban all weapons, the criminals will still have theirs. They will simply get them from gun smugglers, as they've always done.
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Home safety improvements can start with alarm systems, add a good dog, then get and learn to use a firearm. (Note: Firearms are not for everyone.  If you have kids, think long and hard about a firearm.)\n\nMy opinion on poverty is (1) bad or corrupt government (2) poor education due to bad system (back to government) or lack of funds (3) lack of opportunities (government again)\n(4) lack of motivation are the cause of poverty.\n\nThe solution is replace "bad and lack" with "good and plenty".