gun laws in the USA

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cmWiplR68DM

People killed by firearms per year:

• Germany – 381 • France – 255• Canada – 165• United Kingdom – 68 • Australia – 65 • Japan – 39

In the United States of America

more than

31.500

people are killed every year by firearms!

American gun laws

and their historical background

historical background

origins

• Hunting – source of food for settlers– defence against wild animals

• Militia– to protect themselves from Native Americans– to fight in the revolutional war

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

Gun Controll Act (1968)

• 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

“Brady Bill” (1994)

• No firearms with more than 10 bullets per magazine

• Federal background check

Age-Limits

• 18 years - longguns (shotguns, riffles) hunting

• 21 years – handguns self protection

“Open Carry“ - States

Problems:Why it is still easy to get a gun!

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

On the streets

• 24 % of the guns are bought on the black market or from drug dealers

• Many stolen guns (9%)

The Internet

Online portals make it easy:

• Second-hand guns– Cheaper

• No background-check• No age limit• No limit for bullets• Every weapon you want

shootings

• Columbine 1999 (13 murdered, 24 hurt)• Virginia Tech 2007 (32 murdered, 29 hurt)• Fort Hood 2009 (13 murdered, 29 hurt)• Tucson 2011 (6 murdered, 14 hurt)• Aurora 2012 (12 murdered, 58 hurt)

still no harder firearm-controlls!

National Rifle Association(NRA)

• founded 1871 • 4.200.000 members• Fighting for gun

rights• Criticised for

fighting against gun controll laws

sources

• “bowling for columbine“ (film)• http://www.mittelbayerische.de/• http://www.spiegel.de/thema/waffenrecht_usa/• http://www.youtube.com/AlJazeera (news channel)• http://www.fbi.gov/about-us/cjis/nics• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/

Gun_law_in_the_United_States

Videos

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cmWiplR68DM – (Ak-74)

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PyGkRXsD19U– (test)