Gun crime and debate about gun control was brought to a heightened discussion in 2012 because of several mass murders. Comment on the role of gun control and the constitutional guarantees of the right to bear arms

Question

Include analysis of the Newtown and Aurora shootings and the effect they had on the communities and gun control.

Answer 1

Guns and gun crime seem to pervade American culture. In the 2012 Newtown, Connecticut, school shootings 28 people died, including the shooter and 20 first graders. Also in 2012, James Egan Holmes opened fire in a crowded theater in Aurora, Colorado, during a midnight showing of the movie The Dark Knight Rises, killing 12 people and injuring 58 others. In 2011, another random mass shooting claimed the lives of six people and wounded 13 people, including U.S. Representative Gabrielle Giffords, who was shot through the head. These three events, happening in rapid succession, led to strident calls for gun control at both the state and national level. Constitutional guarantees of the right to bear arms have combined with historical circumstances to make ours a well-armed society. Guns are used in many types of crimes. Both federal and state governments have responded to the public concern over the ready availability of handguns. In 1994, Congress passed the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act.