hello, so im supposed to be pretending im a senator that is proposing a bill. My bill is to prohibit the buying, selling, and possession of handguns.
please i need a good grader than knows about this subject. im in 7th grade, and my teacher grades hard cause he was previously a lawyer okay so this is my persuasive speech about my bill
Senator Sam Cherfas’s speech on law #8
I am in favor of the bill that will prohibit the buying, selling, possession of firearms because I personally feel that guns cause so many casualties whether if it is homicide, suicide or just a mere accident.
But more importantly, what is gun control? Why do we need it? Is it really worth the money? Do the pros over power the cons of this bill? These are all questions a citizen would ask about this bill.
Gun control is the regulation of the sale and use of firearms. According to the centers for disease control and prevention, roughly 30,000 people are killed by guns in the U.S than in any other developed countries, making this an important issue. But guns are not only involved in deaths. For instance in 2003, there were roughly 348,000 murders, robberies, and aggravated assaults in which guns were used.
Now is the time to act. The federal Bureau of investigation reports that in 2008, the U.S murder rate rose 5%, the largest one year increase since 1991! But what are the cons. Every bill has cons and so does ours. Mentions of the NRA, (the national rifle association, the largest- gun rights lobbying group) work hard to keep the 2nd amendment and have won every case to keep it from being erased. But when this bill is passed, this will change.
Since 1939, the Supreme Court has not lead any further 2nd amendment cases, the most recent ruling. In 1997, overturned part of the 1993 Brady bill, but did not address 2nd amendment rights.
The Brady Bill, passed by the United States Congress signed into law by President Bill Clinton on November 30, 1993, and went into effect on February 28, 1994. The act was named after James Brady, who was shot during an attempted assassination of President Ronald Reagan on March 30, 1981. The Brady Bill initially required purchasers to wait up to five days for a background check to occur before being allowed to purchase a handgun. Unfortunately, The five-day waiting period for handgun purchases expired on November 30, 1998 and was replaced by a computerized criminal background check prior to any firearm purchase from a dealer holding a Federal Firearms License (FFL).
According to “gun control” written by Tom streissguth, people against gun control feel gun control laws are a threat to the personal freedoms of America. On the other hand, according the federal bureau of investigation, who recently conducted a survey, which stated that 91% of Americans in a survey of 1000 thought that there, should be at least minor restrictions on gun ownership?
But what also did American people think, after all this is a democracy, 57% of Americans say that there should be a major restrictions or a ban.
Innocent children also suffer from guns. According to the federal Bureau of investigation, 40% of homes in the U.S have guns. In 1996, 140 children died after being accidentally shot. According to on the issues, a registered database, 1,500 children are hurt every year. How can we let the future of America die so young?
The founding fathers knew that over time laws would have to be changed. That is why they made the laws capable of being amended. Honestly, do you really think that because of the 2nd amendment the founding fathers would know this would cause 260,000,000 firearms being on the streets and roughly 30,000 people dying each year because of firearms?
With deaths involving guns, occurring a lot more than in any other well developed country, This bill will make this horrifying statistic untrue in less than six months.
