This report looks at past gun control legislation and also how recent events (such as the shootings in Newtown, Connecticut, Aurora, Colorado, and Tucson, Arizona) have influenced current congressional discourse and legislation. The report also specifically examines certain contentious, gun related topics including universal background checks, gun trafficking, and military style firearms.
9 Francis E. Sweeney, City of Cincinnati v. Beretta USA Corp. etal., No. 2002- Ohio-2480 (Ohio, June 12, 2002). The Future of Gun Control in the United States 1 John Ashcroft, letter to the National Rifle Association, May 17, 2001.
As the story unfolds, Don is forced to make a choice: Will he turn a blind eye to the abuse of power, or will he choose-for the first time in his life-to make a stand on principle that will put everything he cares about at risk?