Gun Control Since the days of the pioneers of the United
             States, firearms have been part of the American tradition as
             protection and a means of hunting or sport. As we near the
             end of the 20th century the use of guns has changed
             significantly. Because of fast and steady increase in crime
             and the fight for the right to own a hand gun, the
             introduction of legislation for gun control, to try to reduce
             the crime in the United States, has been a hotly debated
             issue in recent years. Although many people feel that gun
             control violates the right of the people, given in the second
             amendment "the right to bear arms", controlling distribution
             and sales and the registration of guns and gun owners is
             necessary because of the homicide rate involving guns and
             the violence by criminals using guns. Many people feel that
             gun control violates the right of the people given in the
             second amendment the right "to bear arms". Opponents of
             gun control, including the National Rifle Association, better
             known as the NRA, argue that the "right To bear arms" is
             guaranteed in the second amendment of the Constitution of
             the United States of America and licensing restrictions
             penalize law-abiding citizens while in no way preventing
             criminal use of handguns. It is also argued that by making it
             difficult for guns to be bought and registered for the
             American public there is a threat to the personal safety of
             American families everywhere. However controlling the
             sale and distribution of firearms is necessary because of the
             homicide rate involving guns. In 1988 there were 9000
             handgun related murders in America. Metropolitan centers
             and some suburban communities of America are setting
             new records for homicides by handguns. Larger
             Metropolitan centers have ten times the murder rate of all
             Western Europe. For example in Washington,D.C. there
             was an estimated 400 homicides including guns. In addition
             gun contro...