Firearm regulation has had little effect in decreasing the violence in California. Laws were passed to restrain in the rising percentages of violence. One example of such a law is the Brady Bill. The bill was passed in 1993 and enforced a fifteen-day waiting period for firearm purchases. Due to the passing of gun control laws in the state of California, a lot of controversy has risen because many citizens consider being able to carry a …
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…of a firearm. Even though gun control laws are passed, the violence on the streets still remains the same. The fifteen-day waiting period of purchasing a handgun in California did not make much of a difference in reducing the crime on our streets because many people still found other ways in obtaining a firearm. Yet as laws are passed, the violence on the streets remains even though it may be on hold for fifteen days.