6. origins
• Hunting
– source of food for settlers
– defence against wild animals
• Militia
– to protect themselves from Native Americans
– to fight in the revolutional war
7. the Second Amendment
(1791)
“A well regulated Militia being necessary
to
the security of a free State,
the right of the people to keep and bear
Arms shall not be infringed.”
every American has the right to own a
gun
8. Gun Controll Act (1968)
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Limits for sending guns per mail
Forbidden to sell guns to criminals
Only sold to people from the same state
Only for Americans and immigrants with
green-card
9. “Brady Bill” (1994)
• No firearms with more than 10 bullets per
magazine
• Federal background check
10. Age-Limits
• 18 years - longguns (shotguns, riffles)
hunting
• 21 years – handguns
self protection
14. At home
• Guns are not locked up
– Dangerous for little children
– Easy to get acces to a gun for teenager
• Family traditions
– Parents teach their children to shoot
15. On the streets
• 24 % of the guns are bought on the black
market or from drug dealers
• Many stolen guns (9%)
16. The Internet
Online portals make it easy:
• Second-hand guns
– Cheaper
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No background-check
No age limit
No limit for bullets
Every weapon you want