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Balancing Rights and Control
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Approx. 40-45% of households have a gun in the US 66% of all homicides in 2006 were committed with a firearm People between 20-24yrs old are the most common victims
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30,896 people were killed by firearms in 2006 compare w/ page 86 stats 12791 were homicides 16883 were suicides 642 were accidental shootings 360 resulted from legal intervention 220 were undetermined causes
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Created after assassinations in the 1960s Prevents the following people from obtaining firearms Federal Felons, State felons that received a jail term of 2+ years, Fugitives, Illegal drug users Mentally defective people or those who were institutionalized Illegal aliens, Former citizens who have renounced his or her citizenship Dishonorably discharged armed forces members Anyone under a restraining order from an intimate partner or child or who has been convicted of a domestic violence misdemeanor
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Firearms dealers must be federally licensed Min. age to buy long rifles and shotguns: 18years Min. age to buy handgun: 21 years Guns must have a serial number- removing is a felony
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Background checks must be completed before purchasing a firearm National Instant Criminal Background Check System(NICS) is maintained by the FBI Private sellers are not required to perform background checks
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Rifles and Shotguns No Permit to purchase No Registration No Licensing of owners No permit to carry rifles and shotguns Handguns No Permit to purchase No registration of handguns No Licensing of owners of handguns Permit to carry handguns if concealed. DE Gun Laws
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a) 2000: 2 million property or violent crimes in schools (ages 12-18) 28,000 (1%) were serious violent crimes: rape, assault, robbery b) 2001 10% males carried gun to school at least once in a 30-day period; 3% females c) 2001: 33% of students report drug availability; 6% in 1993
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During 2000: 20 murders 1858 forcible sex offenses 1933 robberies 3644 aggravated assaults 26543 burglaries 5792 motor vehicle thefts
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