Contrary to the popular figure of 20,000 often cited by various circles, even among the academia, America has only about 300 state and federal legislations designed for gun controls (Evaluating Gun Policy, The Brookings Institution Center on Urban and Metropolitan Policy; Jon Vernick and Lisa Hepburn).
However, the figure still remains a source of discontent for both advocates and opponents of gun control legislations.
Gun Control is a very important issue. To keep a gun safe at home should be made mandatory.
While its advocates continue to lament the absence of truly stringent laws and the lack of consistent enforcement on the existing ones, opponents are increasingly upset at the perceived efforts to gradually diminish their constitutional right to bear arms.
In the surprising absence of an independent across-the-board analysis of the causal effects of gun legislations against the universal denominators - crime, violence and deaths - both sides often had to rely on selective data and empiric interpretations to push forward their causes.
This fact was echoed very loudly by Professor Gary Kleck of Florida State University in his research agenda on the study named Guns, Violence, and Gun Control:
“Therefore, law enforcement agencies should be encouraged to develop indicators of criminal gun possession/carrying levels, which could serve not only scholarly research purposes but also as valuable indicators of whether law enforcement efforts are succeeding in reducing criminal gun possession.”
In fact, this has created a situation where the seven most significant gun control laws passed in the last century being cited by both parties to substantiate their respective contentions.
Now It is your choice which party would you choose either Congress or Democratic party.