"Bill of Rights of the United States of America (1791)." Bill of Rights Institute. Web. 6 Nov. 2014.
<http://billofrightsinstitute.org/founding-documents/bill-of-rights/>.
-This online article gives background on the American constitutional right to bear arms. This article lets us know that our right to bear arm is written in the bill of rights. In order to illustrate this right, article defines what the bill of rights is and contains a copy of the bill of rights. The bill of rights is the first ten amendments added to the bill of rights. These were added to protect the rights of the average citizen. The amendment that is most relevant to this website is the second amendment which is more commonly know as the right to bear arms.
Colvin, Lindsay. "History, Heller, And High-Capacity Magazines: What Is
The Proper Standard Of Review For Second Amendment
Challenges?." Fordham Urban Law Journal 41.3 (2014): 1041-
1083. Academic Search Premier. Web. 29 Nov. 2014.
Edwards, Arthur A. "Firearms And The Mentally Ill: A Legislative
Overview And Jurisprudential Analysis." Behavioral Sciences & The
Law 11.4 (1993): 407-421. Academic Search Premier. Web. 29 Nov.
2014.
"Feinstein Goes For Broke With New Gun-Ban Bill." NRAILA RSS. 27 Dec. 2012. Web. 6 Nov. 2014. <http://www.nraila.org/legislation/federal-legislation/2012/feinstein- goes-for-broke-with-new-gun-ban-bill.aspx>.
-This article gives information on possible future bills for gun control. This article references many of the aspects of the assault rifle ban of 1994 and uses the positives of this failed bill in order to build new gun control laws. The possible new ban gives a new definition for an assault rifle, and proposes a new way to take care of the existing assault rifles. This possible new ban also has stricter rules than the past 1994 gun ban in hopes to be more effective to stop gun violence. This article is just one of the many ideas for future steps to stop gun violence.
"Gun Control And Gun Rights." US News. US News. Web. 5 Nov. 2014. <http://www.usnews.com/topics/subjects/gun-control-and-gun- rights>.
-In order to understand the the country is split between the two sides of this debate, this website gives information on how close the recent voting on gun control topics have been. In recent years, the topic of gun control has made it to the Supreme Court twice. Even after gun control reached the Supreme Court, the vote differed by a small amount at final vote of 5-4. This 5-4 decision was reached in 2008 in the District of Columbia v Heller case. In this case, The supreme court decided to reinforced a persons individual right to own a gun. The small amount of difference between the votes on each side of this debate shows how both sides have reasons and that there is no clear easy answer.
"Gun Control Overview." Congressional Digest 92.3 (2013): 3-
7. Academic Search Premier. Web. 29 Nov. 2014.
Jonsson, Patrik. "A year after the Sandy Hook shootings, America is at
crossroads on guns." Christian Science Monitor 14 Dec. 2013:
N.PAG. Academic Search Premier. Web. 29 Nov. 2014.
Keidan, Greg. "Talking About Guns And Violence: Strategies For
Facilitating Constructive Dialogues." National Civic Review 103.3
(2014): 48-54.Academic Search Premier. Web. 29 Nov. 2014.
Kirn, Walter. "I've Owned Six Guns I've Drawn Them On Bad Guys I Want To Be Understood." New Republic 244.1 (2013): 30-35. Academic Search Premier. Web. 29 Nov. 2014.
Koper, Christopher S., and Jeffrey A. Roth. "The Impact Of The 1994 Federal Assault Weapon Ban On Gun Violence Outcomes: An Assessment Of Multiple Outcome Measures And Some Lessons For Policy Evaluation." Journal Of Quantitative Criminology 17.1 (2001): 33. Academic Search Premier. Web. 30 Sept. 2014.
-Koper and Roth present many studies that challenge whether or not the gun bans were effective. In these studies, it showed that the average shooter fires less than 4 shots. The ban on large capacity magazines limited magazines to fewer than 10 rounds. Given both of the facts, it makes us question if there was a need for the ban. Another study showed that after the ban had started, the sale and trade of assault weapons did go down. But Koper and Roth suggest that many of those users could have easily switched to another similar weapon. These authors are fair, and do not try to persuade the audience to one side of the argument. This article has given a better understanding of the effectiveness of the ban.
Krouse, William J. Untied States. Congressional Research Service. Gun Control Legislation. Washington: GOP, 14 Nov. 2012. Web. 29 Sept. 2014.
-Krouse provides a lot of background information on the current gun laws. Krouse also talks about the rules that are currently limiting the gun use in America instead of talking about how the current rules should be changed. Some of the current restrictions are due to the Gun Control Act of 1968. One outcome of this act was that all unlicensed people selling or buying guns need a background check. He also provides many statistics of past gun use. Many of these statistics are useful to expand ones knowlage of gun use in America. Krouse is not bias towards one side in his work, but instead plainly stated the current gun laws.
Milligan, Susan. "We Need Gun Control to Stop More Than Criminals Gun Laws May Not Stop Criminals, but They Will save Lives." US News. US News, 16 Jan. 2014. Web. 5 Nov. 2014. <http://www.usnews.com/opinion/blogs/susan- milligan/2014/01/16/we-need-gun-control-to-stop-more-than- criminals>.
-Throughout this online article, Milligan argues for further gun control. She believes that in order to keep gun violence down the only option is to allow fewer guns to the public. She realizes that if we were to have stricter gun control laws, it will still not stop all criminals from carrying firearms. But she still wants further gun control to keep guns away from the average citizen. She believes that if less people have guns, there will be far less small shootings involving few people. In Milligan’s eyes, in many cases it is the presence of the gun that causes the murder and not the shooter themselves.
PETERMAN, A. J. "Second Amendment Decision Rules, Non-Lethal Weapons, And Selfdefense." Marquette Law Review 97.3 (2014): 853-901. Academic Search Premier. Web. 29 Sept. 2014.
-PETERMAN provides a different option of self-defense other than firearms. He argues that the constitutional right to bear arms should be extended to allow people to carry non-lethal weapons. Non-lethal weapons such blunt force objects, electrical weapons, and irritant sprays. These weapons are very effective for self-defense, and also greatly lower the risk of death and damage to surroundings. In this article he explains why the courts have denied many of these non-lethal weapons because they are not in “common use.” PETERMAN favors the 2nd amendment being extended, but he is not overly bias to this side. He believes that non-lethal weapons are the best option because they cause far less damage while still providing a high level of protection.
Phelan, John J., IV. "The Assault Weapons Ban-Politics, The Second Amendment, And The Country's Continued Willingness To Sacrifice Innocent Lives For ‘Freedom’." Albany Law Review 77.2 (2014): 579- 614. Academic Search Premier. Web. 29 Sept. 2014.
-Phelan’s writing goes into a lot of detail on the assault weapon ban of 1944. He discusses why the ban was put into effect and also why it is no longer in effect today. Phelan attempts to define what an assault weapon actually is, even though there is no clear answer. In Phelan’s words, an assault weapon is a gun with “high ammunition capacity” and “enhanced control during rapid-fire.” He also discusses how these assault weapons are used in many mass shootings. This source is bias in favor to ban assault rifles. This information has provided a reason as to why the assault weapon ban was created, and it gives a clearer definition of what an assault weapon is.
SCHERED, MICHAEL. "THE NEXT GUN FIGHT. (Cover Story)." Time 181.3
(2013):24-33. Academic Search Premier. Web. 29 Nov. 2014.
SHAKESPEARE, LYNDON. "Friendship, Love, And Mass Shootings: Toward
A Theological Response For Gun Control." Anglican Theological
Review 95.4 (2013): 607-625. Academic Search Premier. Web. 29
Nov. 2014.
Trotter, Gayle S. "Should Congress Pass Stronger Gun
Laws?." Congressional Digest 92.3 (2013): 25-31. Academic Search
Premier. Web. 29 Nov. 2014.
VOLOKH, EUGENE. "Textualism And District Of Columbia V. Heller." Harvard Journal Of Law & Public Policy 37.3 (2014): 729- 736.Academic Search Premier. Web. 30 Sept. 2014.
-In this article, VOLOKH elaborates on why there is so much debate on the meaning behind the 2nd amendment. He goes into detail on how the amendment if full of subtle phrases that can be interpreted in a variety of different ways. This is precisely why there is so much debate on the topic. For example, the common word “arms” could have many different definitions. Arms could stand for civilian weapons, military weapons, or possibly even armor. VOLOKH is very fair in this source and does not show an opinion on this topic. This article gives a better understanding of why there is so much confusion and debate over the meaning of the amendment.
Wilson, James. "Gun Control Isn't the Answer." Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2007. Web. 5 Nov. 2014. http://www.latimes.com/la-oe-wilson20apr20-story.html.
- In this online article, Wilson argues against further gun control. He argues this for multiple reasons. One of the reasons is because it is virtually impossible to get all of the guns out of the hands of the people. Another reason is because if we were to have stricter gun control, the only people who would have firearms would be criminals. Wilson argues that we need to keep guns in the hands of law-abiding citizens. There have been multiple times throughout history that a average gun holding citizen has stopped a mass shooter and saved many lives. In an example provided by Wilson, he explains how a gunman entered a Mississippi high school, and an armed administrator diffuses the situation before it could have gotten any worse.
<http://billofrightsinstitute.org/founding-documents/bill-of-rights/>.
-This online article gives background on the American constitutional right to bear arms. This article lets us know that our right to bear arm is written in the bill of rights. In order to illustrate this right, article defines what the bill of rights is and contains a copy of the bill of rights. The bill of rights is the first ten amendments added to the bill of rights. These were added to protect the rights of the average citizen. The amendment that is most relevant to this website is the second amendment which is more commonly know as the right to bear arms.
Colvin, Lindsay. "History, Heller, And High-Capacity Magazines: What Is
The Proper Standard Of Review For Second Amendment
Challenges?." Fordham Urban Law Journal 41.3 (2014): 1041-
1083. Academic Search Premier. Web. 29 Nov. 2014.
Edwards, Arthur A. "Firearms And The Mentally Ill: A Legislative
Overview And Jurisprudential Analysis." Behavioral Sciences & The
Law 11.4 (1993): 407-421. Academic Search Premier. Web. 29 Nov.
2014.
"Feinstein Goes For Broke With New Gun-Ban Bill." NRAILA RSS. 27 Dec. 2012. Web. 6 Nov. 2014. <http://www.nraila.org/legislation/federal-legislation/2012/feinstein- goes-for-broke-with-new-gun-ban-bill.aspx>.
-This article gives information on possible future bills for gun control. This article references many of the aspects of the assault rifle ban of 1994 and uses the positives of this failed bill in order to build new gun control laws. The possible new ban gives a new definition for an assault rifle, and proposes a new way to take care of the existing assault rifles. This possible new ban also has stricter rules than the past 1994 gun ban in hopes to be more effective to stop gun violence. This article is just one of the many ideas for future steps to stop gun violence.
"Gun Control And Gun Rights." US News. US News. Web. 5 Nov. 2014. <http://www.usnews.com/topics/subjects/gun-control-and-gun- rights>.
-In order to understand the the country is split between the two sides of this debate, this website gives information on how close the recent voting on gun control topics have been. In recent years, the topic of gun control has made it to the Supreme Court twice. Even after gun control reached the Supreme Court, the vote differed by a small amount at final vote of 5-4. This 5-4 decision was reached in 2008 in the District of Columbia v Heller case. In this case, The supreme court decided to reinforced a persons individual right to own a gun. The small amount of difference between the votes on each side of this debate shows how both sides have reasons and that there is no clear easy answer.
"Gun Control Overview." Congressional Digest 92.3 (2013): 3-
7. Academic Search Premier. Web. 29 Nov. 2014.
Jonsson, Patrik. "A year after the Sandy Hook shootings, America is at
crossroads on guns." Christian Science Monitor 14 Dec. 2013:
N.PAG. Academic Search Premier. Web. 29 Nov. 2014.
Keidan, Greg. "Talking About Guns And Violence: Strategies For
Facilitating Constructive Dialogues." National Civic Review 103.3
(2014): 48-54.Academic Search Premier. Web. 29 Nov. 2014.
Kirn, Walter. "I've Owned Six Guns I've Drawn Them On Bad Guys I Want To Be Understood." New Republic 244.1 (2013): 30-35. Academic Search Premier. Web. 29 Nov. 2014.
Koper, Christopher S., and Jeffrey A. Roth. "The Impact Of The 1994 Federal Assault Weapon Ban On Gun Violence Outcomes: An Assessment Of Multiple Outcome Measures And Some Lessons For Policy Evaluation." Journal Of Quantitative Criminology 17.1 (2001): 33. Academic Search Premier. Web. 30 Sept. 2014.
-Koper and Roth present many studies that challenge whether or not the gun bans were effective. In these studies, it showed that the average shooter fires less than 4 shots. The ban on large capacity magazines limited magazines to fewer than 10 rounds. Given both of the facts, it makes us question if there was a need for the ban. Another study showed that after the ban had started, the sale and trade of assault weapons did go down. But Koper and Roth suggest that many of those users could have easily switched to another similar weapon. These authors are fair, and do not try to persuade the audience to one side of the argument. This article has given a better understanding of the effectiveness of the ban.
Krouse, William J. Untied States. Congressional Research Service. Gun Control Legislation. Washington: GOP, 14 Nov. 2012. Web. 29 Sept. 2014.
-Krouse provides a lot of background information on the current gun laws. Krouse also talks about the rules that are currently limiting the gun use in America instead of talking about how the current rules should be changed. Some of the current restrictions are due to the Gun Control Act of 1968. One outcome of this act was that all unlicensed people selling or buying guns need a background check. He also provides many statistics of past gun use. Many of these statistics are useful to expand ones knowlage of gun use in America. Krouse is not bias towards one side in his work, but instead plainly stated the current gun laws.
Milligan, Susan. "We Need Gun Control to Stop More Than Criminals Gun Laws May Not Stop Criminals, but They Will save Lives." US News. US News, 16 Jan. 2014. Web. 5 Nov. 2014. <http://www.usnews.com/opinion/blogs/susan- milligan/2014/01/16/we-need-gun-control-to-stop-more-than- criminals>.
-Throughout this online article, Milligan argues for further gun control. She believes that in order to keep gun violence down the only option is to allow fewer guns to the public. She realizes that if we were to have stricter gun control laws, it will still not stop all criminals from carrying firearms. But she still wants further gun control to keep guns away from the average citizen. She believes that if less people have guns, there will be far less small shootings involving few people. In Milligan’s eyes, in many cases it is the presence of the gun that causes the murder and not the shooter themselves.
PETERMAN, A. J. "Second Amendment Decision Rules, Non-Lethal Weapons, And Selfdefense." Marquette Law Review 97.3 (2014): 853-901. Academic Search Premier. Web. 29 Sept. 2014.
-PETERMAN provides a different option of self-defense other than firearms. He argues that the constitutional right to bear arms should be extended to allow people to carry non-lethal weapons. Non-lethal weapons such blunt force objects, electrical weapons, and irritant sprays. These weapons are very effective for self-defense, and also greatly lower the risk of death and damage to surroundings. In this article he explains why the courts have denied many of these non-lethal weapons because they are not in “common use.” PETERMAN favors the 2nd amendment being extended, but he is not overly bias to this side. He believes that non-lethal weapons are the best option because they cause far less damage while still providing a high level of protection.
Phelan, John J., IV. "The Assault Weapons Ban-Politics, The Second Amendment, And The Country's Continued Willingness To Sacrifice Innocent Lives For ‘Freedom’." Albany Law Review 77.2 (2014): 579- 614. Academic Search Premier. Web. 29 Sept. 2014.
-Phelan’s writing goes into a lot of detail on the assault weapon ban of 1944. He discusses why the ban was put into effect and also why it is no longer in effect today. Phelan attempts to define what an assault weapon actually is, even though there is no clear answer. In Phelan’s words, an assault weapon is a gun with “high ammunition capacity” and “enhanced control during rapid-fire.” He also discusses how these assault weapons are used in many mass shootings. This source is bias in favor to ban assault rifles. This information has provided a reason as to why the assault weapon ban was created, and it gives a clearer definition of what an assault weapon is.
SCHERED, MICHAEL. "THE NEXT GUN FIGHT. (Cover Story)." Time 181.3
(2013):24-33. Academic Search Premier. Web. 29 Nov. 2014.
SHAKESPEARE, LYNDON. "Friendship, Love, And Mass Shootings: Toward
A Theological Response For Gun Control." Anglican Theological
Review 95.4 (2013): 607-625. Academic Search Premier. Web. 29
Nov. 2014.
Trotter, Gayle S. "Should Congress Pass Stronger Gun
Laws?." Congressional Digest 92.3 (2013): 25-31. Academic Search
Premier. Web. 29 Nov. 2014.
VOLOKH, EUGENE. "Textualism And District Of Columbia V. Heller." Harvard Journal Of Law & Public Policy 37.3 (2014): 729- 736.Academic Search Premier. Web. 30 Sept. 2014.
-In this article, VOLOKH elaborates on why there is so much debate on the meaning behind the 2nd amendment. He goes into detail on how the amendment if full of subtle phrases that can be interpreted in a variety of different ways. This is precisely why there is so much debate on the topic. For example, the common word “arms” could have many different definitions. Arms could stand for civilian weapons, military weapons, or possibly even armor. VOLOKH is very fair in this source and does not show an opinion on this topic. This article gives a better understanding of why there is so much confusion and debate over the meaning of the amendment.
Wilson, James. "Gun Control Isn't the Answer." Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2007. Web. 5 Nov. 2014. http://www.latimes.com/la-oe-wilson20apr20-story.html.
- In this online article, Wilson argues against further gun control. He argues this for multiple reasons. One of the reasons is because it is virtually impossible to get all of the guns out of the hands of the people. Another reason is because if we were to have stricter gun control, the only people who would have firearms would be criminals. Wilson argues that we need to keep guns in the hands of law-abiding citizens. There have been multiple times throughout history that a average gun holding citizen has stopped a mass shooter and saved many lives. In an example provided by Wilson, he explains how a gunman entered a Mississippi high school, and an armed administrator diffuses the situation before it could have gotten any worse.