History
What is the Brady Handgun Violence Act of 1933 that dissolved into the National Instant Check System?
The Brady Act, now known as the NICS, implemented a five day waiting period for all handgun sales, during which a background check was to be made on all prospective purchasers
How many school shootings occured in the U.S. this year alone?
There have been 18 school shootings in the United States this year.
What are the three most common guns for the public to buy?
The most common gun for an american to buy is a pistol, shotgun, or a rifle.
What is the Red Flag Law that some states have and others are considering?
A law allowing family members or law enforcement to get a court order to temporarily restrict a person firearm when showing “red flags” of putting themselves in danger or others.
How likely are Americans to be shot and killed with guns compared to developed countries?
Americans are 25 times more likely to be shot and killed.
Do all guns come automated (gun shoots by holding down the trigger)?
Any gun from a shotgun to rifles can come with an attachment that will let the gun shoot all of it ammo by just holding down the trigger unlike other guns that need to be pushed on the trigger every round.
In the state of Illinois what type of people can’t own a gun?
People under 21, but over 18, with a misdemeanor, a narcotic addict, patient in mental hospital within the past 5 years, people with intellectual disability, person confined in penal institution and felons.
What percentage of firearm deaths resulted from a suicide?
Nearly two-thirds (62 percent) of firearm deaths in the U.S. are suicides.
What does AR stand for?
AR stands for ArmaLite Rifle and the guns are labeled on the barrel to represent the company that created these guns. They don’t mean assault rifles or aluminum rifle.
The death of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Senator Robert F. Kennedy made way to what law in 1968?
The Gun Control Act ended mail-order sales of all firearms and ammunition and banned the sale of guns to felons, fugitives from justice, illegal drug users, the mentally ill, and those dishonorably discharged from the armed forces.
It is listed under the Centers of Disease Control that guns are #__ on the list of cause of deaths in people since 2016.
Number 12
What type of gun is most used in Chicago?
The gun that is most common on the streets of Chicago is a pistol or in other words a handgun.
What was the first major gun control control in the U.S legislation and what did it do?
The National Firearms Act in 1934 required the registration of certain firearms, imposed taxes on the sale and manufacture of firearms, and restricted the sale and ownership of high-risk weapons such as machine guns and sawed-off shotguns
How many U.S. adults with guns approve of laws to prevent the purchase of guns by the mentally ill?
5. 89% of adults believe background checks prevent criminals and other dangerous people from obtaining guns.
What are the 3 most deadliest guns?
The pistol comes in first with 119,000 deaths, in second place is the rifle with 320 deaths, and third place is the shotgun with 303 deaths.