1. Carlson, Kierstan Lee. Fighting firearms with Fire in the OAS: A Critical Evaluation of the Inter-American Convention Against the Manufacturing of and Trafficking in Firearms, Ammunition, and Other Related Materials. American University International Law Review. 2010. Web. November 2, 2011.
In this article it explains the importance of bringing the trafficking of illegal weapons to a halt. Carlson tells the reader that there is a legitimate market for the small arms and light weapons. But there are also extreme amounts of trafficking happening in the background on the black and grey markets. And from this ease of access to these arms it is becoming a danger to the people on our streets of our towns. Carlson also tells us what has become of countries in Latin American and how the trafficking of arms had affected these regions.
2. Lott, John R. Jr.. Does Allowing law-Abiding Citizens To Cary Concealed Handguns Save Lives?. Chicago, Il. University of Chicago Law School. 1997. Web. November 2, 2011.
In Lott’s essay he states they “The solution is clear: more regulations or even the complete eliminations of guns.” In my perspective I believe that the complete elimination of guns would be going a bit far but I would strongly encourage the strengthening of the regulations and the laws behind owning a gun. He tells us that if guns are placed into an environment that would be more prone to out rages of anger there is a higher chance of someone dying in the situation. He also gives the facts of how owners protect themselves from being attacked using guns between 700,000 and 3.5 million times each year. I believe that if you have the right training and know how skills of operating a gun that it is perfectly legal to own a gun.
3. Phillips, J.; Barnes, T.; Fusselman, R.; Haskell, Z.; Ganschow B. . An Individual’s Right to Poses a Firearm. Idaho. Brigham Young University. 2009. Print.
This essay is being pushed to give the owner of a gun the knowledge of what right s he or she has and how they have the right to own a gun. These rights are extremely important because it comes from the Second Amendment of the Bill of Rights of the United States. Each individual has the opportunity to interpret the amendment as they choose and have the right to own a gun but in having that right they should have the knowledge how to use it and operate the weapon. This essay tells us how the people have every right to own a gun and the government can’t take that from them but they do posses the power to stricken and set regulations that the people must abide by.
4. Kates, Don B.; Mauser, Gary A. . Would Banning Firearms Reduce Murder and Suicide? A review of International Evidence. Bepress Legal Series. 2006. Print.
In the “Would Banning Firearms Reduce Murder and Suicide? A review of International Evidence” essay they talk about the relation that a firearm being widely available to the public has any affect of the rates of murder, suicide and violence itself. On one had a person would say yes 80% of the crimes and 90% of the murders are caused my guns but are they; the saying guns don’t kill people, people kill people comes into play here as the study showed that guns aren’t the cause of the crimes, murders and violence it is the social issues and economical factors that play the major role in crimes. The is an important study because it give the officials of our government the knowledge that putting stricter demands of the regulations of gun ownership is a strongly encouraged thing and would be a better thing the long run.
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