THE REAL PROBLEM WITH GUN CONTROL.

Because of the recent Colorado shooting, many anti-gun advocates are now calling for more gun control legislation. However, the proposed legislation does not resolve the supposed problems they are trying to combat. For example, on July 30, Sen. Frank Lautenberg and Rep. Carolyn McCarthy introduced a bill that would ban the sale of ammunition online and by mail. However, the implementation of this bill would not have prevented the shooting that sparked it. The proposed bill would make the rules for buying ammunition the same as those for buying a gun. However, the shooter in Colorado was able to legally buy a gun from a dealer and would still have been able to buy the ammunition, even if this bill was in place. In addition, the bill would "mandate licensed ammunition dealers to report the sale of more than 1,000 rounds of ammunition to an unlicensed person within any five consecutive business days." The shooter in Colorado allegedly planned his attack well in advance, which means he would have been able to spread out his purchases of ammunition over time to conceal his purchases. The bill is a danger for gun advocates because it makes the process of buying ammunition much more difficult and people would be reported if he is buying more than 1,000 rounds, but these laws do not resolve the issue of mass shootings, like in Colorado. Gun advocates need to let their voices be heard and oppose this detrimental legislation. In an interesting side note, besides the shooting in Tucson last year, every public shooting in the U.S. since, at the latest, 1950, where more than three people were killed, have been in places where citizens are not allowed to carry their own firearms.