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Western Carolinian Volume 64 (65) Number 27

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April 5, 2000 EDITORIAL WESTERN CAROLINIAN Are Gun Restrictions Unconstitutional, or a Means To a Better End? For many years now, the issue over new and stricter gun laws and restrictions on their purchase has raged on and on. From the view of the present generation, it seems this battle began when a lone gunman attempted to assassinate President Ronald Raegan and shot a man who started the battle. The Brady Bill, while disputed and often times labeled un-American by opposers of gun control, has had perhaps the most impact on gun control in our history. Amendments to this bill have been created many times over, including the changing of the terminology in the bill in 1999. The amendment to title 18 changed the term "firearm" to "handgun," to better specify. Such amendments also included banning the acquisition of or the disposal of a firearm. Just as gun laws have become more strict in the United States, individual states have taken the matter into their own hands, forming laws that seem to better suit the needs of the citizens, including more or less of a waiting period to purchase guns, increased protection of children who may happen upon a gun, registration laws, ' and record-of- sale laws. Some Americans, however, disagree with such laws. Cited by such individuals, and by the National Rifle Association (NRA), the Constitution provides citizens the right to bear arms. While both sides have good points, and no group should infringe upon another's constitutional rights, it is very obvious that in a very violent society, guns need at least some restrictions, including the possession of any firearm by a minor. With the exception of gun restrictions concerning minors, gun laws can easily make patriotic citizens feel uneasy about their rights. If their federal or state governments can restrict their right to own guns, can they take the right away all together? If they take away citizens' With the exception of gun restrictions concerning minors, gun laws can easily make patriotic citizens feel uneasy about their rights. If their federal or state governments can restrict their right to own guns, can they take the right away all together? If they take away citizens' guns, what other rights can they take away? guns, what other rights can they take away? In other countries, particularly countries in or formally belonging to the United Kingdom, citizens lost the right to possess any form of a handgun some time ago. Now, they have also lost the right to own certain styles of rifles, and, in some cases, the right to have any kind of shotgun. The only reason some of these governments have allowed rifles is for GREEK WEEK- Monday 10th: -Parade 4:00 pm (begins at Wachovia ends at Rugby field) -Chariot Race (begins immediately after parade) -Karaoke & Awards (at Dodson immediately after chariot race) Ttadayllth: luesaay inn: -Illusions 0:00 am-11:00 am Greek only Mt. Zion Church -Illusions 11:00 am-1:00 pm anyone Women's Battered Shelter Wednesday 12th: -Talent Show 8:00 pm at UC Grand Room Thursday 13th: -Variety Show 6:30 pm at UC Grand Room Friday 14th: -Kickball 4:00 pm at Camp Lab Saturday 15th: -Tuckaseigee River Clean-up 11:00 pm-2:00 -March of Dimes 11:00 pm-2:00 pm -Greek Games 3:00 pm at UC Lawn Everyone is welcome to attend! ■'„'■■ *enee sports, such as hunting and skeet shooting. However, acquiring handguns in England is supposedly still very easy through a large black market. Recently, Massachusetts _== passed laws that made the state's gun laws the toughest in the country. According to reports, Massachusetts plans to contact gun manufacturers and retailers to inform them of the massive changes in protection devices and paperwork. The state's new laws include built-in locks on all new guns sold in Massachusetts and tamper resistant serial numbers on all guns, either by being etched inside the barrel or labeled so they can only be seen by infrared light. Massachusetts' new laws don't stop there. The state has also passed the strongest law in the country concerning gun safety and children. The state will now require that all new guns have child proof trigger locks that could be key operated or a combination lock. The state has also banned all Saturday Night Specials, small and cheap handguns, and has also required all semiautomatic handguns to have an indicator that lets the user know when a round is in the chamber. It is not clear whether other states will follow Massachusetts' example, but other states do have their own laws that vary in strictness. North Carolina, while not as strict as Massachusetts, JOCK .E' 'ING FOR PC SI 1 nc IN B A s E S P R A I B 1 T S A C H Y T R A D E D L 1 G T A A L O E R O M A N ■ a S U 1 ■" ° W A R D s T E R N ■ m[ai I D sIIe L 1 D E D E L A P s E ■" E W R 1 1M L E A V K E a ■ CiA E dBj A R f sIr AIR EIrHg O R E M A rMs e R E R«S i E N< A ■ '<* BE D S ■ F A N N E D S P L E f '<■■<< A L S a ■ W O L F MA N J A C -Mu O N A T L A 1 1 A U S i ebb A T H B O E A M E 1 U E T ■ A s O A R S c S T has relatively tight, but very constitutional, laws and restrictions regarding the possession of handguns. North Carolina citizens are allowed to carry a concealed weapon, but must have a special permit for which there is a long waiting period. This state also has laws concerning child safety. Registration, despite common thought, is not required in North Carolina, but a license or permit to buy a gun and a bill of sale is required by law. South Carolina and Tennessee have ended up on the exact opposite end of this nationwide battle. Both states require a permit for concealed handguns, but neither state requires citizens to adhere to laws concerning the registration of the weapon, a license to buy a handgun, or have a substantial waiting period to buy a firearm. In fact, the only difference in the states' gun laws is that Tennessee requires a bill of sale for every gun purchased. With all the changes, and all the restrictions, Americans have to find where they stand and let their federal and state governments know what they think of restrictions, good or bad. Should our government control any of our rights that are outlined in the constitution? Don't they already? If the government can restrict rights, can the take them away permanently? If the right to bear arms is not a firmly grounded right in our country, is freedom of the press? The government controls other media; why not print? How about expression or religion? Will the government control, or restrict, those one day as well? Hopefully not. So, if you support gun control, in any form, or if you don't, Americans need to show the government officials that our rights still mean something to us. Seth R. Sams Managing Editor ■ ? *

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The Western Carolinian is Western Carolina University's student-run newspaper. The paper was published as the Cullowhee Yodel from 1924 to 1931 before changing its name to The Western Carolinian in 1933.
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  - Date original: 2000-04-05
  - Date digitized: 2020-02-20
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  - Dimension: 14" x 11.25"
  - Pages: 24 pages
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  - Jackson County (N.C.)
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  - HL_WesternCarolinian_2000-04-05_Vol64_No27
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