https://padlet.com/3703734/bsbl9ysd1sre4l6 Made for cohort groups 1 and 2. After viewing the presentation, groups 1 and 2 will provide a brief paragraph explaining what they learned and how they will go about with this new information. en-us 2021-05-24 20:42:56 UTC 2021-06-03 04:31:59 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.com/3703734/bsbl9ysd1sre4l6/wish/1580741097 Most Effective to Least Effective
1. Lautenberg Amendment - I find this gun law to the most effective because it directly prevents individuals who already had committed previous acts of violence--even at the level of a misdemeanor--from obtaining a firearm. Focusing on preventing firearm sales to these types of individuals can help stop them from committing more crimes in the future. This is because people who have a criminal history tend to be the ones committing a crime again, as mentioned in the presentation. 
2. The Brady Act - This law is effective, but there is still the legal loophole that was mentioned in the presentation. While mandatory federal background checks will prevent most dangerous individuals from acquiring a firearm, this only applies when that individual is purchasing from a licensed dealer--not an unlicensed one. This means that a person with a criminal record can purchase a gun from a gun show--an unlicensed dealer. Additionally, the FBI database is also outdated so that might leave out some criminal records from individuals that purchase a gun from a licensed dealer, allowing them to purchase gun regardless of the background check. 
3. Section 922d of U.S. Code, Title 18  - Less than 5% of shootings are committed by people with a diagnosable mental illness and only 25% of mass shooters have been showed to be diagnosed with a mental illness. It's only due to media portrayal and misinformation that significantly associates mental illness with shootings. So I think this law is targeting the wrong overrall population. Although, it still does make a difference in gun violence. This is because some criminals who have committed shootings do show signs of a mental illness--just not most of them. This is why I think this is the least effective out of the top three. It is effective, just not as much. 
4. HB (910 (84th Leg. Session, 2015) - I feel like gun law promotes more gun violence than it prevents. Allowing individuals to openly carry a handgun, increases the chances of a possible gun fights breaking out or rage-induced violence. That's why I think this is the one of the least effective gun laws.
5. The Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act (PLCAA) - I find this law to be irrelevant to the overall discussion about gun violence. There may be an association between firearms manufacturers and gun violence, but I never saw any mention of that in the presentation so that's why I find this the least effective gun law. ]]> 2021-06-02 20:52:58 UTC https://padlet.com/3703734/bsbl9ysd1sre4l6/wish/1580741097 https://padlet.com/3703734/bsbl9ysd1sre4l6/wish/1581275727 Most effective to least effective 
1. The Brady Act: I believe this law is the most effective because, it’s mandatory for federal background checks before being able to purchase a firearm. Just like explained in the presentation, background checks have been found to reduce giving firearms to those who have had a dark past when it comes to crimes or anything along those lines, causing the decrease of mass shootings in the U.S.. 
2. Lautenberg Amendment:  Although this law is very effective, it isn’t as effective as the first one, due to the fact that it isn’t stated how they will know whether or not the person purchasing the firearm is  past criminal or not, unless they also do a background. check on the person before hand, then it will be just as effective as the first one. Meaning they will only be able to catch a punish the person for having a firearm when they’re not supposed to, but it’s not stopping or avoiding the first problem which is how the person was able to purchase the firearm
3. Section 922d of U.S Code, Title 18: I believe this is effective, although the presentation stated that people who have caused shooting aren’t all diagnosed or found to have a  mental illnesses, but even then, prohibiting firearms to this group of people can have be a small but effective solution.  
4. HB 910 (834th Leg. Session, 2015): It’s dangerous to open carry, but with the presentation I was able to see a new view of this, especially since his law only allows open carry to those who are only licensed. In the presentation it was stated that before purchasing a firearm, or even having a background check done, they ( firearm customers) need to go through safety classes in owning a firearm. 
5. The Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act (PLCAA): This law doesn’t seem to have a benefit to the point of this presentation, because protecting the company making the guns from being sued for a shooting caused by purchasers isn’t going to help decline the number of deaths, mass shootings and suicides caused with those firearms. ]]> 2021-06-03 02:08:00 UTC https://padlet.com/3703734/bsbl9ysd1sre4l6/wish/1581275727 https://padlet.com/3703734/bsbl9ysd1sre4l6/wish/1581311369 1. The Brady Act

The Brady Act is without a doubt the very foundation of gun control in the United States. Without mandatory background checks, any illegality in the purchase of a firearm is likely to be missed by sellers who either are unmotivated or unwilling to do their own background checks on their customers. While the five-day waiting period seems somewhat redundant considering the background check is performed prior, it could prove useful if a person has an active investigation into them which would allow the proper authorities to be notified ahead of time and take proper precautions should they be later deemed a threat.

2. Lautenberg Amendment

A tendency to be violent and guns don't mix, hence the Lautenberg Amendment. While sexual assault is somewhat irrelevant to gun violence due to the nature of the crime, all other forms of misdemeanor assault including domestic violence should absolutely result in revocation of the right to carry a firearm. Without these powder kegs possessing firearms, there would certainly be less domestic shootings.

3. Section 922d of U.S. Code, Title 18

Mental illness is a very difficult thing to predict, which is exactly why mentally ill people should be restricted from accessing firearms. There are many people who, in their mania, go on crazed episodes and attack people for any minor inconvenience. Enabling them with deadly weapons is not a very wise decision and taking action to prevent firearms from falling into the hands of those unable to form rational thoughts at times would reduce unnecessary deaths from gun violence.

4. HB 910 (84th Leg. Session, 2015)

Open carrying can be helpful in preventing shootings since it alerts people nearby to the fact that someone is carrying a firearm. For example, many police officers will go up to those open-carrying to ask them why they are doing so (though not at the expense of their rights and no action would be taken as that would be against their civil rights [also, those open-carrying in a march or protest would naturally not be questioned since their motive is quite clear]). There isn't a downside to allowing open-carry other than the possibility of a criminal stealing the weapon.

5. The Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act (PLCAA)

There's nothing innately wrong with the PLCAA. Even if firearms manufacturers were held liable for crimes committed with their products, it would only either kill the gun industry forever or change nothing since, at best, they'd just require background checks already present. As it is, there's nothing gun manufacturers can nor should do against gun violence, just like there is nothing car manufacturers or brewers can do against people committing DUIs. This law neither promotes nor inhibits gun violence.]]> 2021-06-03 02:25:03 UTC https://padlet.com/3703734/bsbl9ysd1sre4l6/wish/1581311369 https://padlet.com/3703734/bsbl9ysd1sre4l6/wish/1581543819

Brady act: I think the brady act is the most effective gun law due to the reason that individuals who want to purchase a firearm, must go through a background check. It’s important to know who the firearm is going to be in the hands of, and with the Brady Act, federal background checks are able to see if the individual purchasing the weapon has had any charges or committed any crimes. 

Lautenberg Amendment: The second most effective is the Lautenberg Amendment. With this amendment, individuals who want to buy a handgun are not allowed to do so since they were charged with previous misdemeanors, which I think is important since the individual has committed these misdemeanors before, people selling the firearms to them have to be cautious since there’s a chance they might use the weapon for bad intentions. 

Title 18: Lastly, I would rank Title 18 the third most effective. Title 18 prohibits selling/disposing of firearms/ammunitions to people who have been diagnosed with a mental illness or have been in a mental institution. Many mass shootings have happened because of individuals who have been diagnosed with a mental illness, but most of the time, having a mental illness was not a main factor that causes these shootings.

Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act and HB 910: These two would rank the least effective as I don’t think that manufacturers who produce firearms should be held liable for crimes that they did not commit since it is out of their power for what a person could do with one of their firearms. Along with that, carrying a holstered handgun is also least effective as it can’t really stop anyone with a license from bringing a holstered handgun into open areas.

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