The new Gun Law
O yea, of little faith. Mayor Frank Jackson of Cleveland,Ohio feels the new gun law will help our streets fight the high number of crimes we seen in our country. [2] There needs to be more than just a change in gun laws. People that have registered guns are not criminals. It is the people on the streets carrying illegal firearms that are the problem. "In this year there have been an 26.5% increase of homicides using firearms in cleveland.
The evidence room at the Cleveland Police Department is overflowing
with more than 19,000 weapons confiscated during a growing number of
arrests."[3]The Buckeye Firearms Association is one of the many non-supporters of this new legislation stating that it is "knee-jerker". There are many more issues that are part of the problems we face in Cleveland,Ohio sliding economy.
"In 2006, Cleveland police confiscated 1,173 guns, 1,045 of them hand
guns, a 10 percent increase from the year before.Of those guns, 22 percent were taken from suspects ages 18 to 21, and
9 percent were in the hands of juveniles."[3]. The information aquired for the buckeye Firearms Association proves that minors with guns are not the biggest problem. According to my calculator 22% of 1,173 still leaves 915 guns left on the streets.
It really bothers me that the crime turns into this inner-city dynamic so easily. This is a world problem. There are gun problems in every state. People want to kill other people. But why in my city?
These are Ohio gun laws:
FACTS CONCERNING FIREARMS POSSESSION IN OHIO BY PERSONS UNDER 21
------------> It is illegal, under 18 USC 299 b1, for a licensed
firearms dealer to sell or deliver a handgun or its ammunition to a
person under 21 years of age, or a shotgun or rifle or its ammunition
to a person under 18 years of age.
------------> It is illegal, under Ohio Revised Code 2923.211, for a
person under 18 years of age to purchase, or attempt to purchase, ANY
firearm.
------------> It is illegal, under Ohio Revised Code 2923.211, for a
person under 21 years of age to purchase, or attempt to purchase, a
handgun*.
------------> It is illegal, under Ohio Revised Code 2923.21, for a
grown-up to sell ANY firearm to a minor under 18, or to sell a handgun
to a person under the age of 21*.
------------> It is illegal, under Ohio Revised Code 2923.21, for a
grown-up to furnish any firearm to a person under 18 or, to furnish a
handgun to a person who is under 21, except for lawful hunting,
sporting, or educational purposes, including, but not limited to,
instruction in firearms or handgun safety, care, handling, or
marksmanship under the supervision or control of a responsible adult.
------------> It is illegal, under Ohio Revised Code 2923.21, for a
grown-up to sell or furnish a firearm to a person who is 18 years or
older if they have reason to believe that person will then sell the
firearm to a person who is under age.
------------> It is illegal, under Ohio Revised Code 2923.21, for a
grown-up to sell or furnish a handgun to a person who is 21 years or
older if they have reason to believe that person will then sell the
handgun to a person who is under age.
------------> It is illegal, under Ohio Revised Code 2923.21, for a
grown-up to purchase a firearm with the intent of selling it to a
person who is under 18 years of age.
------------> It is illegal, under Ohio Revised Code 2923.21, for a
grown-up to purchase a handgun with the intent of selling it to a
person who is under 21 years of age.[3]
[1] http://www.nraila.org/News/Read/InTheNews.aspx?ID=10011
[2] http://www.cleveland.com/plaindealer/stories/index.ssf?/base/opinion/118...
[3] http://www.buckeyefirearms.org/article3945.html
[4] http://www.ccrkba.org/pub/rkba/press-releases/cleveland.mayor.all.wet.ht...
