And we should consider how flaws in current gun policies contribute to this disparity.
Mr. Baker said he also raised questions about whether current gun laws were being sufficiently enforced, and talked about the need for increased security at schools.
But you wouldn't know that from the current gun-control debate.
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Bloomberg is an outspoken critic of current gun laws.
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In fact, the only argument for opposing gun background checks is that you believe the U.S. is already so gun-saturated and current gun owners are so reckless about allowing access to their guns by prohibited parties, that even if they can't buy them, the criminals and insane will get their hands on guns in any event.
I'm even cautiously optimistic that the current impasse over gun regulation is a bad-equilibrium that few consumers actually want, and that a reconstructed Freedom Group, fighting for sensible change as a fifth column from within the industry, might well find that many people -- even a significant portion of the NRA's members -- would buy from a truly responsible (and high quality) gunmaker if given the chance.
There are no current, definitive statistics on how many gun sales occur annually and what portion occurs without the checks.
With Republicans controlling the legislature and Republican Gov. Jan Brewer supporting most gun-rights proposals, Senate Democrats introduced 18 gun-related bills in the current session and all failed.
Larry Ward, chairman of Gun Appreciation Day, says the event is a response to gun control laws being proposed in the current session of Congress.
People involuntarily committed by court order to a hospital for psychiatric disabilities within five years would not be allowed to possess a gun, up from one year under current Connecticut law.
People applying for gun licences could be asked to prove that their current or recent partners have consented to the application, Theresa May has suggested.
This year, former New York City mayor and current Republican presidential candidate Rudy Giuliani, a longtime supporter of gun control, says the matter should be left to the states.
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Current law already requires background checks by federally licensed dealers selling at gun shows, but not on private sales at those shows.
The new laws include a statewide gun registry and a uniform licensing standard, altering the current system in which each county or municipality sets its own standard.
New York's new laws include a statewide gun registry and a uniform licensing standard, altering the current system in which each county or municipality sets its own standard.
Meanwhile, Democratic Senator Joe Manchin of West Virginia and Republican Senator Pat Toomey of Pennsylvania were working on a bipartisan gun measure designed to appeal to a broader range of lawmakers than the current proposal.
It includes a statewide gun registry and adds a uniform licensing standard across the state, altering the current system, in which each county or municipality sets a standard.
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Some anti-gun control congressmen and senators have indicated they are prepared to consider changes to the current legislation.
Not being an expert in gun control or an advocate one way or the other, I do know the current system does not work and it is time for people on both sides ot the debate to agree that saving lives is an important enough goal to change the system.
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Officials said in its current form, the machine could be mounted on a truck and deployed to sites identified as prone to gun violence.
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