For foreigners who come to America to work or sightseeing, it is always a matter of how Americans feel with the weapons themselves and express their surprise when they realize that American Constitution guarantees the right to become the second bear arms amendment states that "A well regulated militia, necessary to the security of a free State, the right of citizens to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed." But for the American people,roamed wild in the country many years ago, it was not strange to bear arms, to themselves and their families in comparison with the Indians who had come many years ago and the white people came on board of the New World provided. Has in fact turned the weapon toward the concept of American culture throughout history, even today are still praised by many Americans.
A look beyond the debate shows that recently the right to bear arms ishas led to severe problems exaggerated. For example, we all remember the assassination attempt of assassination of John F. Kennedy to Ronald Reagan recently, and unfortunately the death of some American students from their friends, the weapon that had killed their schools.
So, as a result of all these incidents, the debate over gun control is turned to the "hot button" issue in American politics. Some arguments for and against arms control and some of them are against weaponsand control. For example, the National Rifle Association (NRA), one of the most powerful lobby, the gun control legislation supports the U.S. Constitution, Second Amendment, the right to bear arms, given the American people opposed.
Pro-gun lobby, NRA was founded in 1870, "as one body, training and education to the use of firearms offered specifically as a response to the poor marksmanship of Union soldiers to use military and civilian later represented the interests ofthe use of weapons for hunting and sport. "(McKay, Et, al.2002.p.95)
However, since the pro-gun lobby, NRA most powerful of them, focus more on the fight against the legislation which restricts the right of citizens to access to a weapon, the anti-gun lobbies have also tried to grow in strength. The incident led to the demand for reform of gun legislation in Congress, the attempted assassination of Ronald Reagan, Reagan survived, but his press secretary, James Brady, was seriously injured. Soas a result of the wife of James Brady, Sarah Brady, who was extremely anti-gun legislation, no attempt has been in the opposite direction to reach the gun legislation in Congress, "although it took many years, Congress finally adopted the Brady Law in 1993. The law required a five-day waiting period and background information about buying a gun. "(McKay, Et, al.2002, p. 95)
In 1994, Congress passed a series of laws against the gun-bearing, which were supported by U.S. president Bill 'Clinton, anti-crime legislation including the law, the Violence Crime Control and Law Enforcement.
But in terms of all these experiments are pro-gun lobby's most powerful and organized to support the most anti-gun lobby, interesting, with the majority of the American population. Although most of the American people insist on their right to keep and bear arms, but there are also many people who support the Brady Bill and a sort of gun ownership. For example, Gallop poll conducted in January 2001showed that 54 percent of people in America wanted to make gun laws stricter and only 14 percent favored the weakening of existing laws.
Prevail to answer the question of how we see the gun lobby political process should be for most of the American population to support all forms of anti-gun legislation, but in passive mode with no established organization to focus.
So, as a result of gun control liability lawyer, Charlton Heston, president of the National RifleSupport the association is that "you can have my gun when the tear from my cold hands and death." (McKay, Et, al.2002, p.96)
He has sustained as a pro-gun supporters, about the need to carry weapons and the American way of life to justify the most important reasons for this requirement.
According to Heston, the founding fathers of the concerns of the powerful central government that tries so hard to add the Bill of Rights, in particular, the Second Amendment to the United StatesConstitution the right of citizens to arm themselves against Washington DC, when it was necessary to guarantee. "The beauty of the Constitution, in the way it takes human nature to be found eligible. We are not a docile species capable of side by side in a perfect society in a permanent state benevolent. We are what we are. Selfish, corrupt, vengeful, sometimes also some power-mad. The Bill of Rights recognizes this and builds the barricades that need to be in placeProtection of individuals. "(McKay, Et, al.2002.p.97)
He also believes that the Second Amendment is more important than the First Amendment, because it is not without weapons to defend his / her lesson.
But anti-gun advocates to hate guns, as they kill people, the story is different. Proponents urge the people of all wars in which the U.S. has been involved and the number of Americans killed in these wars, as the War of Independence against England, civil war, calling Primeand the second world war, etc. They also point to the weapons of all deaths in recent years.
Anti-gun advocates also criticize the American national politics with a question, why is it so easy for a person, a licensed gun in America than it is to get to get a driving license.
DECISION
To answer a particular problem, such as gun control exercised on the decision process, you must address the following factors presented inDecision-making process of the Congress:
Information gathering, constituency interests, expertise, and political consequences of personal choices.
To play in this process, members of Congress have an important role. And 'your responsibility to choose and decide on a variety of bills, motions, amendments and all the topical issues such as abortion rights, school safety, gun control, etc.
Expression, before the final decisions, provided that members with materials on both sides do notSubject, including letters, emails and phone calls all the different and conflicting opinions. But in reality there are many members who are not in truth but for the benefit of interest groups and political parties, the election results.
To be honest it really hard to be indifferent and firm against all the influences that attack members of the decision.
As mentioned previously, the collection of information is the first step in the process of decision making in relation totopical issues such as the issue of gun control that allows members of Congress to the most important topics on both sides of the debate.
Members can use the Congressional Research Service, committee reports, newspaper articles and even information from interest groups or groups that are against the issue of gun control problem, in this context provided the material has helped to make their important decisions. Members are required to explain why they have chosen, these statements are based onresources that members have mentioned.
The second step is an interesting election, focusing on members of Congress, the responsibility for the views of the majority of the members to reflect, in their area members' who are taking the problem seriously. Members must follow this step if you want to be elected for the forthcoming elections.
The third step, as mentioned above, the evaluation team. Although members of Congress are responsible for the specific issue through the analysis of numerous researchdebates to make their decisions, but some of these problems are so complex, the need to consult with members of the experts on this particular issue, and one of the benefits of expert advice in the process of decision making.
Political branch is the fourth step and influential in decision making. It is necessary that members of Congress, the political consequences of a vote, members should fully understand the means to understandPolitical parties are in favor or against the topic. Regarding the important issue is common to see that two different parties are in different positions when they are required to vote for this topic. It is also common to see that some of the older members of their colleagues for a vote of the problem, the preferred, specific interest groups and parties, including the influence of the President, a point that should not be ignored in relation to promoting the processdecision-making process.
And finally, the fifth step is the opinion that the congressman's ideological point of view refers to the problem. In fact, their beliefs on the basis of religious or political trends.
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