Part one of term paper
Both of these articles deal with The Brady Gun-control Law, which puts certain restrictions on the sale of guns. The bill, which started in 1994, does not allow the sale of guns to people convicted or indicted of a felony, people with a history of drug use or mental illness, and various other people. During its first 28 months in effect it ...

Part two of term paper
... in a 5-4 decision, saying that the federal government cannot make local police decide whether people are fit to buy handguns. The issue at hand is if the government can expect local authorities to run criminal background checks on every person wishing to purchase a gun. This 5-4 decision would be easy to overturn in the court decides to revisit it later. This case was brought up by sheriffs in Montana and Arizona who said that running background checks would take valuable time away from other l ...