Gun Control Laws in the United States: Issues and Solutions

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The gun control laws in the United States of America operates under a number of federal
and state laws governing the laws of owning a gun in the country. The major laws in the country
affecting the overall gun control take into consideration the minimum age such as The Gun
Control Act of 1968 (GCA) which limits the minimum age to 18 years and the local licenses
needed to keep and carry a gun (Atf.gov). The permit laws regarding the carrying of guns vary
from country to country. The different issues that can be highlighted in this context is the
variance of the laws related to the gun control leads to a major discrepancy in the acceptance of
the laws in the different states (Bloomberg:44).
There are a number of different cons of the gun laws in America as the gun laws in the
country as there are a number of different loopholes in the gun laws in America which enables
the people in the society to own the guns without inhibitions and use them. the slack laws about
the owning of the assault rifles that allow the people to own assault rifles in the country as long
as they are older than 1986 is another issue (Atf.gov). The gun laws should restrict the sale of the
semi assault and the assault weapons as they are too dangerous a weapon to be just present for
someone’s safety. The handguns and rifles are good enough to provide the safety to the normal
Americans in the society as it is backed by an able police force. The February 1st 2018 shooting